A nurse is part of the team to assure good health care for the families. A. Intensive home visiting by a consistent, trained professional or paraprofessional, which occurs weekly for the first six months but may then be reduced according to a planned regime which may provide services for up to three years. Nurses will also provide regular home visits and serve as the family s link to health care options. B. Center-based services for families include weekly groups for parents and children with childcare and transportation as needed. The centers also provide other family support services, training and referrals.
Staff collaborate with other community service providers to assure an array of relevant services.
C. Intensive training and supervision of the home visitors by a multi-disciplinary team of child development, family support and health specialists, through individual and group reviews of cases and ongoing relevant training. D. Caseload limits for the home visitors are a minimum of 20 and a maximum of 25 families. One multi-disciplinary team may provide supervision and backup for up to five home visitors. It is designed to produce changes in services delivery and funding systems through a process that requires both planning and implementing systemic change for the purpose of preventing child abuse and treating its victims. Proceeds from this purchase help fund child care licensing programs, child injury prevention programs, county children's trust funds, and the California State Children's Trust Fund.