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CDS
Childhood Development Services, Inc.
Mailing Address:
1601 NE 25th Ave. Suite 900
Ocala, Florida 34470-8823
Phone: 352.629.0055
Fax: 352.629.7766
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Healthy Families Program
CDS now provides the services of the Healthy Families Program in Citrus County
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This program is only available through CDS in Citrus County.
We Help Parents Be the Best They Can Be
Healthy Families Citrus is a community-based, voluntary home visiting program designed to promote positive parent/child interaction and healthy childhood growth and development, thereby preventing child abuse and neglect. The program is modeled after the highly successful national Healthy Families America Initiative, which is based on over two decades of research and experience with successful home visitor programs.
We Only Enter Where There's a Welcome Mat
Healthy Families offers families of newborns home visiting services that are delivered by trained family support workers. The family support worker is invited into the homes of families to:
offer support
promote positive parent-child relationships; promote healthy child development
enhance family functioning through the development of a trusting relationship
enhance problem-solving skills
provide linkages to health and family support services families may need
Services may begin during pregnancy or at the birth of the baby and are offered to families for up to five years. The intensity of service is based on the family's needs.
An Old-fashioned Notion: Neighbors Helping Neighbors
Healthy Families builds on and coordinates with other home visiting and family support services that are available (such as Florida's Healthy Start Initiative, Head Start, and Early Head Start) and is based on well-researched critical elements that represent best practice in home visitation.
Our goals
To enhance parents' ability to create stable and nurturing home environments, thereby preventing the incidence of child abuse and neglect.
Contact information
(352) 563-0107
Healthy Families Citrus
324 NE 5th St
Crystal River, FL 34429
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