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Public Health Home Visiting Team Now Accepting Referrals!
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At-risk families in SLO County have been receiving home visits and personalized support from the Public Health Department's field nursing and home visiting programs.
New state and federal funding means the home visiting team has recently expanded to serve more families and is now accepting referrals from community agencies, schools, and health care providers. Families and expectant mothers can also refer themselves for home visiting services.
Home visitors provide in-home assessments and work with families based on their specific needs, with a special focus on making sure children are healthy physically, developmentally and emotionally. For example, nurses help families address:
· Mental health concerns
· Medical complications or needs
· Intimate partner violence
· Child abuse or neglect
· Exposure to tobacco, alcohol or other substances
· Family and relationship dysfunction
· Parenting and developmental guidance
· Guidance on maintaining a healthy pregnancy
· Food, transportation and other basic needs
· Education and job development resources
· Connections with other local resources
· ... and much more.
Home visiting is free, voluntary, supportive, and nonjudgmental, and immigration status is not asked.
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New SLO County ACEs Connection Community
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What Are ACEs?
Adverse Childhood Experiences, or ACEs, are potentially traumatic events that occur in childhood. ACEs include experiencing violence, abuse, or neglect; witnessing violence in the home; and losing a family member. Children who experience ACEs do not always experience poor outcomes later in life; however the risks are exponentially greater.
Adverse Childhood Experiences have been linked to risky health behaviors, chronic health conditions, low life potential, and early death. Family support programs throughout San Luis Obispo County work to reduce both the occurrence of ACEs and their harmful effects by developing community resilience, building protective factors in families, proving concrete supports during times of need, and educating service providers.
Join the SLO County ACEs Connection Community
Join the movement to prevent ACEs, heal trauma, and build resilience by subscribing to
San Luis Obispo ACEs Connection.
This community-in-practice online network promotes child and family well-being by sharing resources, classes and trainings; increasing ACEs awareness; and strengthening SLO County community connections.
Family-serving professionals, parents and educators are welcome to join. The community is ideal for staying current on trauma-informed practices and resilience-building practices. All community subscribers can share news, research, and events by posting directly to the site. You'll receive alerts in your inbox when others post, as well.
Site: www.acesconnection.com/g/san-luis-obispo-county-ca-aces-connection
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Covered CA Open Enrollment and Health Insurance Facts for Immigrants
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It's Open Enrollment time for Covered California. Open enrollment for new members began on Oct. 15, 2019 and continues until Jan 31, 2020. To receive coverage beginning on Jan. 1, 2020, clients must select a plan by Dec. 15, 2019. If they select a plan after Dec. 15, their coverage will begin on Feb 1, 2020.
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Health Access Information at SLOHealthAccess.org
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A First 5 SLO County Funded Program
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SLOHealthAccess.org
has a wealth of information to help you help families, with local resources related to:
* Special Needs
* Behavioral Health
* Immigration: safety and service access
* Dental
* Prescriptions
* Medi-Cal & Covered CA
* Transportation
* Parental Substance Use, and
* R
esources to help parents advocate for services
General needs and system navigation:
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For general questions about health ac
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Becca Carsel,
Health Access Project Director,
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