Hello - I am excited to tell my fellow West Virginians about the Health Starts at Home initiative FamilyCare Health Centers has undertaken. We are now screening pre-natal and pediatric patients at three of our health centers and will be adding two school-based health clinics to that number in November. Patients or caregivers who score a four or higher are offered a referral to our community resource specialist who provides additional education about toxic stress and protective factors and offers referrals to behavioral health services as well as other needed community resources. We started this project in July of 2018 on a limited PDSA cycle basis and have screened over 350 patients! Each of those patients has received a flyer about ACES and resilience and a strengthening families booklets as part of their anticipatory guidance. We are thrilled to be looking at this important health issue and bring awareness of this to the Charleston community. For more information, see the attached flyer!
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