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FOCUS AREAS , GOALS & OBJECTIVES <br /> FOCUS AREA I: Mental Wellness Issues <br /> GOAL: Improve the capacity of children in Indian River County to succeed to adulthood <br /> in a safe, healthy, and productive manner. <br /> OBJECTIVES : <br /> Ages: 0-5 <br /> Increasing programs that promote enhanced emotional-social skills : <br /> • Increasing early intervention services for "border line" children- <br /> physical/emotional. <br /> Age 6-12 <br /> Increasing programs that promote enhanced emotional-social skills . <br /> Increasing early intervention services for "border line" children- <br /> physical/emotional. <br /> • Increasing primary prevention for substance abuse education . <br /> Ages 13-15 <br /> • Promoting life skills training emotional-social skills . <br /> • Increasing primary prevention for substance abuse education . <br /> Ages 16- 18 <br /> • Promoting independent living skills. <br /> • Promoting accessible locations for healthy activities . <br /> FOCUS AREA ll : Parental Support and Education <br /> GOAL: Support caregivers, a child's most important resource , to be and do what is <br /> needed to shepherd children to adulthood in a safe, healthy, and productive manner. <br /> OBJECTIVES : <br /> Ages 0-5 <br /> Promoting programs that focus on "individual" parenting programs. <br /> • Increasing clinical psycho-educational training for special needs children <br /> (behavioral , emotional , and physical needs) . <br /> Ages 6-18 <br /> • Encouraging interactive parent/child enrichment programs. <br /> • Encouraging agencies to provide age appropriate parenting support programs. <br /> FOCUS AREA III : Childcare Access <br /> GOAL: Improve the capacity of children in Indian River County to succeed to adulthood <br /> in a safe, healthy, and productive manner. <br /> GOAL: support caregivers, a child's most important resource , to be and do what is <br /> needed to shepherd children to adulthood in a safe, healthy, and productive manner. <br /> OBJECTIVES: <br /> Ages 0-5 <br /> • Increasing the availability of affordable quality childcare . <br /> Ages 6-15 <br /> Increasing access to affordable extended/after school programs . <br /> • Increasing access to cultural and ethnic activities. <br /> • Increasing tutorial and mentoring programs. <br /> FOCUS AREA IV: Health and Dental Care, Including Nutrition <br /> GOAL: Improve the capacity of children in Indian River County to succeed to adulthood <br /> in a safe, healthy, and productive manner. <br /> Vi <br />