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South Bronx Early Head Start: Implementing Early Head Start among High-Risk Families in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Lisa White, LCSW Michelly Garcia, MSW

Meeting the needs of an especially vulnerable population: NICU infants and their families

SBEHS targets premature, low birth weight babies admitted to the NICU at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital

Program staff provide support and psycho- educational services to families with children at great risk for developmental difficulties

The challenges faced by our infants and parents are exacerbated by their exposure to chronic social stressors linked to poverty

Promoting maternal sensitivity and infant responsiveness

Minimizing parents’ stress and anxiety and building confidence in their abilities as caregivers

Supporting attachment and bonding

We strive to enhance parent-child interaction both in the NICU and after discharge in order to prevent disruptions to the attachment process which threaten the social-emotional development of our infants

Tracking developmental outcomes: Non-NICU Children NICU Children 10 20 30 10 20 30 10 20 30 42 43 45 53 54 55 56 57 6 6 5 5 4 3 4 2 Total Score Across Ounce Domains Total Score Across Ounce Domains 3 39 41 44 47 51 2 6 23 28 31 40 5 4 6 3 2 5 29 33 34 36 38 4 3 6 5 2 4 3 4 10 11 16 2 6 2 3 8 9 27 5 6 4 5 4 3 3 2 2 10 20 30 10 20 30 10 20 30 10 20 30 10 20 30 Age at Assessment (Months) Age at Assessment (Months)