Young Child and Parent Program (YCP)
The Health Federation of Philadelphia Young Child and Parent Project will provide evidence-based interventions, cross-systems collaboration, and training in two areas of Pennsylvania with severe substance use and child welfare challenges.
Clinical interventions for YCPP2 will combine Mothering from the Inside Out and Child Parent Psychotherapy (MIO-CPP) with certified recovery specialist services. These services will be offered to families enrolled in residential substance use disorder (SUD) treatment services.
Target Population: Individuals who are pregnant or parenting who are enrolled in residential substance use disorder treatment in Philadelphia and Bucks counties and whose children, ages 0-5, are at risk of or receiving child welfare services (including prevention or in-home services).
Key Program Services:
- Mothering from the Inside Out
- Child-Parent Psychotherapy
- Case management
- Certified peer specialist
- Adult screening and assessment related to addiction, trauma, depression, and parenting
- Child screening and assessment related to trauma
Goals:
- Improve well-being, permanency, and safety outcomes for young children either at risk of or already involved in the child welfare systems in Philadelphia and Bucks counties and affected by pre and postnatal maternal substance use disorders.
- Objectives include increasing parental child attachment and reflective functioning; using peer recovery specialists to improve care coordination, recovery, and relapse prevention for families; and improving community and workforce capacity to serve families with young children through cross-system training and collaborative meetings.