Project LAUNCH
Linking Actions for Unmet Needs in Children's Health
| LAUNCH's Five Prevention & Promotion Strategies | LAUNCH's Goals |
| Developmental assessments in a range of child-serving settings | Increased access to developmental assessments, screenings, & services for young children and their families |
| Integration of behavioral health into primary care settings | Expanded and improve use of culturally-relevant, evidence-based prevention and wellness promotion practices in a range of primary care and early childhood settings |
| Mental health consultation | A workforce that understands young children's healthy development |
| Home visiting | Improved systems of care for young children and families at the local, state, and federal levels |
| Family strengthening and parent skills training | More children entering school ready to learn |
El Paso Project LAUNCH is pioneering new ways to promote young children's wellness. The target: children from birth through age 8. The goal: for all children to reach physical, social, emotional, behavioral, and cognitive milestones. Healthy growth in each of these areas prepares children to thrive in school and beyond.
The project is funded by the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and brought to you by Aliviane, the Border Children's Mental Health Collaborative, and the Paso Del Norte Children's Development Center.
Over five years, the El Paso Project LAUNCH will work to expand the use of evidence-based practices, improve collaboration among child- serving organizations, and integrate physical and mental health services and supports for children and their families. Project outcomes will strive to guide state and tribal-level system changes and policy development. This in turn will promote sustainability and replication of successful practices and system improvements beyond the life of the grant.
The El Paso Project LAUNCH has formed a Young Child Wellness Council to engage key players across the child-serving system. The Council convenes early childhood partners to integrate and coordinate programs, policies, data, and funding. It joins with families and public and private partners to scan communities and pinpoint unmet needs. The Council then creates strategic plans that guide their use of five prevention and promotion strategies drawn from current research (see sidebar).
In addition to providing direct services, the El Paso Project LAUNCH works to increase knowledge about healthy child development through cross-disciplinary workforce development activities and public education.
If you or your organization is interested in joining the Young Child Wellness Council or would like to present your program and services to the Council contact:
Danielle Garcia, Young Child Wellness Coordinator (915) 782-4000 or by e-mail at click here to email