Family and Youth Engagement (includes fatherhood involvement, family-centered care)
Workshop
Kaci Gaub-Bruno, MA
Lead Program Specialist
State of Montana, Department of Public Health and Human Services
Helena, Montana
Janice Fries, MPH
Epidemiologist
State of Montana, Department of Public Health and Human Services
Helena, Montana
Healthy Montana Families (HMF) has implemented a new collaboration with the child welfare system within the State of Montana to support early childhood system coordination. This new project is a new policy initiative created by the Governor of Montana and the Director of the Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS). First Years Initiative (FYI) will focus on providing targeted home visiting services with resources, education, and services during the early critical period in the lives of children and their parents; during pregnancy and the weeks and months after birth; and extending through the first years of a child's life.