Cherry Health will implement a new Infant Mental Health Program serving all of Kent County, Michigan. This program will improve the health and wellbeing of infants through the certification of two Infant Mental Health Therapists that will provide in-home support and...
This grant will support a volunteer-mediated, home-based intervention program to enhance quality of life for terminally ill patients and their family caregivers. This novel pilot project will use trained volunteers to share caregiving best practices with family...
This project will reduce infant mortality and other negative birth outcomes by improving services and resources for expectant and new fathers. The project team will implement the Engaged Father program at seven Michigan Health Start home visitation sites, provide...
Hospice of Michigan will provide home-based care management to support Michigan children who have life-long serious illnesses. Community nurse practitioners and social workers will partner with pediatric specialists to provide family-centered, sustainable, and...
This planning project will develop its existing model through testing iterations of home assessment for seniors and persons with disabilities, including formal and informal support services, into an enhanced evidence-based program. The resulting model will be readily...
This project aims to improve the mental health and resilience of Michigan’s infants, toddlers, and their families by providing more rigorous, high-quality infant mental health workforce training. This Michigan Department of Health and Human Services will...
This project will create a single access point for information, assistance, and service delivery for older adults in Flint who have been impacted by the Flint water crisis. The Valley Area Agency on Aging will host biweekly information sessions. visit homebound older...
Community Health and Social Services (CHASS) will implement a healthy lifestyle intervention to support children in their first 1,000 days, laying the foundation for optimal child development. The program is based on a previous NIH-funded initiative and offered home...
This grant supported the development and evaluation of the Engaged Father Program, a pilot project of Genesee County Healthy Start, the Genesee County Health Department, and the University of Michigan School of Social Work. The Engaged Father program seeks to improve...
