Healthy Families Indiana (HFI) is a voluntary evidence-based home visitation program that is designed to promote healthy families and healthy children through a variety of services including child development, access to health care, and parent education. It is also a multi-site statewide system that is administered by the Indiana Department of Child Services. Healthy Families Indiana services are available in all 92 counties, through 31 agencies in 43 sites. Healthy Families Indiana is funded by the Department of Child Services through Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Maternal, Infant, Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV), and State funds as well as local funds provided to the HFI sites.
Healthy Families Indiana works closely with health clinics, local hospitals, Indiana WIC offices, Department of Child Services (DCS), and other agencies for family referrals. HFI systematically identifies families that could benefit from education and support services prenatally or immediately after birth. The program is designed to strengthen families to reduce child abuse and neglect, childhood health problems and juvenile delinquency.
The goals of Healthy Families Indiana are to:
- Systematically engage families with multiple stressors in home visiting services prenatally or at birth and sustaining community partnerships
- Promote safe environments for children and families
- Cultivate and strengthen nurturing parent-child relationships
- Promote healthy childhood growth and development through parent engagement
- Enhance family functioning by reducing risk and building protective factors for optimal childhood outcomes
- Provide staff with the training and support needed for their professional well-being
To download the HFI brochure, click here. For more information on Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) funded services in Indiana, visit the Indiana Department of Health website.
Select your county for information regarding your Healthy Families Indiana office.
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DCS Central Office 302 W. Washington St., Indianapolis, IN 46204-2738 |