Family-centered care puts parents in the driver's seat. Families should be central participants in designing and building their own services. Funded programs will be expected to go beyond direct service to the individual children and families in order to build and sustain effective systems of care. The goal is to assure access to services by creating and nurturing partnerships among service providers, families, and key civic and business leaders. A Health Promotion and Resiliency Approach Health promotion is a cornerstone of public health and prevention.
Prevention is more than risk reduction.
The health promotion model must address issues such as social support, decision making, self-esteem, and skill building. Cultural Competence Programs must serve all racial, ethnic, and cultural groups. They must demonstrate and sustain the knowledge and practice of cultural competence - i.e. the ability of a system, agency or individual to honor and respect the beliefs and unique needs of various racial, ethnic, cultural, and faith based groups. Projects involve ongoing evaluation, work to hire people of cultures that match with the cultures of the people they serve, seek advice from community leaders of different cultures, and develop the ability to see strengths in all people.