Project LAUNCH: Brief Overview Jennifer Oppenheim, Coordinator jennifer.oppenheim@samhsa.hhs

1. Project LAUNCH: Brief OverviewJennifer Oppenheim, Coordinatorjennifer.oppenheim@samhsa.hhs.gov 2

2. Goal: To foster the healthy development and wellness of all young children (birth through age 8), preparing them to thrive in school and beyond. Project LAUNCH 2

3. Project LAUNCH:Basic Facts • 5 year grants • Focus on prenatal/birth to age 8 • Collaboration across all sectors serving young children and families • 40 states, tribes, & communities have been funded since 2008 • Funds to state Title V & mental health agencies • State/tribe picks pilot community to partner • Dual focus on systems improvement/integration & implementation of evidence-based prevention and promotion practices 3

4. Project LAUNCH Grantees

5. Grantees by Cohort 2008 2009 2010 2012 2013 Cherokee Nation, OK Florida Indiana Maryland Missouri Muscogee (Creek) Nation, OK New Hampshire Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi, MI Pascua Yaqui Tribe of AZ Pueblo of Laguna, DOE, NM Vermont • Arizona • Maine • New Mexico • Red Cliff Band of • Lake Superior • Chippewa • Rhode Island • Washington California District of Columbia Iowa Illinois Kansas Massachusetts Michigan New York North Carolina Ohio Oregon Wisconsin Aliviane, Inc.; El Paso, TX Fund for Public Health; New York, NY Multnomah Education Service District; Portland, OR North Colorado Health Alliance; Greeley, CO University of Missouri; Columbia, MO Wheeler Clinic; Plainville, CT New Jersey Tennessee Oklahoma Louisiana Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, ND

6. Project LAUNCH: Dual Focus

7. 3 Guiding Principles Holistic Perspective Ecological Framework Public Health Approach

8. Dual Focus: (1) Systems Change

9. Dual Focus (2): 5 Core Strategies Family Strengthening Screening and Assessment in a range of child-serving settings Mental Health Consultation in Early Care and Education Enhanced Home Visiting with a focus on social/emotional wellbeing Integration of Behavioral Health into Primary Care

10. Two Cross-cutting Approaches

11. PROJECT LAUNCH Activities along the Continuum of Care PROMOTION PREVENTION TREATMENT Universal/selected/indicated wellness illness

12. LAUNCH Communities at High Risk Compared to U.S. as a Whole 12

13. Breadth of Representation on LAUNCH Child Wellness Councils 13

14. Project LAUNCHImplementation at a Glance Three years into the initiative: • 49,000 children and parents screened & assessed in diverse settings • 11,400 community providers trained on social-emotional and behavioral health • 723 primary care providers received integrated Behavioral Health Consultation • 1,146 Early Childhood staff received LAUNCH-supported Mental Health Consultation • 2,240 families served in 27 LAUNCH-supported home visiting programs • 4,800 families served in 31 LAUNCH-supported family strengthening programs 14

15. Project LAUNCH Special Studies Special studies are underway looking at a variety of population outcomes for young children and their families: • Birth outcomes • Utilization rates of preventive and emergency health care • Child development outcomes (ages 1 – 5) • Kindergarten readiness and behavior (through Grade 2) • Academic performance (kindergarten through Grade 3) • Referrals to special education • Attendance rates • Maternal well-being 15