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Indian River County Healthy Start Coalition, Inc. — 2003 -04 Healthy Families — IRC Program IRC Board of County Commissioners — Children 's Services Advisory Committee represent best practices in home visitation. As mentioned earlier, only two reported child abuse cases for families receiving HF-IRC services have occurred since 1999 . HF Florida, which is the state-based administrator of the all HF programs, contracted with a research and evaluation firm to do overall program evaluation. In a report presented in April 2002 , it found that 98 % of all children who participated in HF had no finding of child maltreatment or substantiated child abuse . The national HF initiative has many years of research and has demonstrated that home based case management, parenting education and child development has been the most effective means for addressing parent support and education as well as mental health and wellness . 4. List staffing needed for your program, including required experience and estimated hours per week in program for each staff member and/or volunteers . Project Manager ( 100%) - Masters degree in social work, psychology, or a related field (or BA with 2 additional years of experience in the field), and 2 years experience in direct service delivery and supervision. The primary role is to provide leadership , direction and overall program supervision for all HF— IRC staff. Supervisor ( 100%) - Masters degree in social work, psychology, or a related field (or BA with 2 additional years of experience in the field), and 2 years experience in direct service delivery and supervision. Duties are to report to Program Manager, provide direct supervision of FSW ' s and to review caseloads of HF-IRC staff. Family Assessment Worker ( 1 - 100%) - One-year college credit in a related field, with two years of experience delivering services to children and families . Duties are to review referrals made by OB providers or other sources in the community. For all referrals, interviewing/conducting the eligibility tool with parents to determine eligibility for HF . Family Support Worker (six FSW ' s at 100%) - One-year college credit in a related field, with two years of experience delivering services to children and families . Responsible for initiating and maintaining regular (at least weekly) and long-term contact/support with families . Data Entry Clerk—Admin. Asst. ( 100%) - Accurate and timely information processing; experience with data entry computer systems . Duties include the review of master copies of documents ; u dates HF—IRC database. . 5. How will the target population be made aware of the program? The primary site for reaching potential HF clients is through the Screening Liaison located at Partners in Women ' s Health . Partners is the primary obstetric Medicaid provider in this county, whose patients would most likely be eligible for Healthy Families . The Screening Liaison provides orientation on the HF program during new client intake days at Partners, which is every Friday morning. IRMH is also a source for HF program referrals . Because the IRCHS Coalition is the lead agency for HF- IRC , awareness is also created through The Coalition ' s networking, and it ' s three other programs (Healthy Start, TLC and Safe Kids) . The CASTLE also assists in marketing the program as well as individuals from the Coalition ' s Board of Directors , partnering agencies and other not- for- profit programs . The Coalition also promotes the program through its newsletter, public presentations, bi -monthly Coalition meetings, and at health fairs or other public events . 6. How will the program be accessible to target population (i. e. location, transportation , hours of operation) ? The HF-IRC program can serve the entire county. Since HF-IRC is a home-based visitation program, there are few barriers for program participation. The FSWs have flexible hours and can work nights or Saturdays in order to visit families at their convenience . The FSW ' s can also meet families at their OB or pediatric providers offices , WIC or any other convenient location. 7