At a Glance: Emerging Programs
A quick guide to new city and state programs promoting social and emotional health among the youngest New Yorkers.
| Initiatives | Number Served | City & State Fiscal Year 2016 Funding | Lead Agencies/Partners |
|---|---|---|---|
| Therapies to Keep Young Kids Out of Foster Care | To be determined | $7.4 million (new funding) | ACS; foster care preventive agencies; therapeutic programs |
| QUALITYstarsNY | 26,000 kids in FY15; expansion in FY16 | $4 million total; $2.5 million increase from FY15 | QUALITYstarsNY; ECAC; NY Early Childhood PDI; NYSED; OCFS |
| Newborn Home Visiting in Family Shelters | 2,000 newborns in homeless shelters | $2.3 million (new funding) | DOHMH; DHS |
| City's First Readers | 200,000 children over FY15 | $1.5 million (also received $1.5 in FY15) | City Council; early literacy programs |
| Mental Health Under 5 | 4,000 children in FY15 | $1.25 million (longstanding funding) | City Council; DOHMH |
| Talk to Your Baby | Book bundles for 200,000 families | $1 million (new funding) | DOHMH; Children's Cabinet |
| Trauma Training for Day Care Teachers | 75 teachers trained | $329,000 (Aug 2014 - Sept 2015) | UNH; NYCCD; High Impact Partnering |
| Medicaid Reform | 700,000 children 0-5 statewide in FY17 | N/A | DOH; DOHMH; Children’s Medicaid Redesign Team |
| Early Intervention Reform | 70,000 children each year | None - privately funded | ECAC; DOH's EICC; OMH; DOHMH |
| Infant Mental Health Credential | To be determined | None - privately funded | MI Assoc. for Infant Mental Health; NYS Assoc. for Infant Mental Health |
| The Pyramid Model | To be determined | None - funding from federal grant | ECAC; CSEFEL |
| Infant Court Project | To be determined | None - privately funded | CCI; Bronx Family Court; OCA |
| ABC Parenting Program | To be determined | To be determined | ACS; Power of Two; Stony Brook University |
