National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center : Direct Service Programs : Directory : Family Centered Home Visitation Program

Strengthening Connections
September 10-12, 2012
This conference is designed to increase your knowledge of parent-child attachment in families affected by HIV, substance abuse, and trauma. More...

2012 Webinar Series
The Resource Center will host four webinar trainings in 2012 on stable housing, community partnerships, HIV medication adherence, and peer workers. More...

Addressing the Needs of Parentified Children of HIV Positive Parents
The first in a series of Research-to-Practice briefs, this document addresses best practices for working with HIV negative children who have taken on a more parental role in the family due to a parent's positive HIV status. [PDF]

Engaging and Retaining Pregnant and Parenting Substance Users in Programs
This Research-to-Practice Brief details recommendations designed to increase retention and engagement when working with pregnant and parenting substance users. [PDF]

Online Tutorial: Women and Children with HIV/AIDS
This tutorial is designed as an introduction to the complex issues associated with HIV/AIDS among women and children in the United States. The tutorial can be taken for 2 CE units. More...

Online Tutorial: Substance Use During Pregnancy
This tutorial provides an overview of the prevalence and nature of substance use among pregnant women in the United States. The tutorial can be taken for 1 CE unit. More...

Webcast: School Readiness in Infants and Toddlers Affected by Substance Abuse and/or HIV
In this webcast, representatives from three agencies share what they are doing to address school readiness for young children affected by perinatal substance abuse and/or HIV. More...

National Abandoned Infants
Assistance Resource Center
University of California, Berkeley
1950 Addison Street, Suite 104 # 7402
Berkeley, CA 94720-7402
Phone: (510) 643-8390
Fax: (510) 643-7019
E-mail: aia@berkeley.edu

Family Centered Home Visitation Program
1211 Chestnut Street, Suite 700
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-567-8001 x3006
mfrontera@healthfederation.org
http://www.healthfederation.org

Project Director
Maria C. Frontera, MSW, LSW

Project Evaluator
Marilee Comfort, PhD, MPH

Sponsoring Organization
The Health Federation of Philadelphia

Description:
The Health Federation of Philadelphia’s (HFP) Family Centered Home Visitation Program (FCHVP) was developed in 1991 to address the needs of HIV-positive women and their children in the inner city. The primary purpose of the FCHVP is to prevent abandonment and out-of-home placement for infants and toddlers affected by HIV/AIDS and to ensure safety, permanency and a context for healthy development, even under extreme circumstances. The program utilizes an innovative approach that combines trauma specific interventions with infant mental health and child development services. The program delivers intensive services to pregnant and post-partum women affected by HIV/AIDS and to their children and families, emphasizing infant/family wellness and parent-child relationships