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Healthy Families Early Start

SEARHC Healthy Families Early Start – Home Visiting program will help parents build strong, healthy foundations for their children’s learning and development, starting at birth and supported by evidence-based home visit (virtual & in-person), screening, education and community resources.

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Our program is available in Angoon, Haines/Klukwan, Hoonah, Sitka, POW, and Wrangell.

 

We are an affiliate of the Parents as Teachers (PAT) program – an evidence-based early childhood home-visiting model designed to support parents from pregnancy through their child’s entry into kindergarten. Its core purpose is to help parents become their child’s first and most influential teachers.

The PAT program focuses on:

Supporting early childhood development

Helps to ensure children are healthy, safe, and ready to learn.

Promotes positive parenting practices and improves parents’ understanding of early childhood development.

Home-based parenting education

Trained Parent Educators make regular home visits (virtual or in-person) from prenatal stages up to kindergarten.

Visits typically last about an hour and may occur biweekly or monthly depending on family needs.

Developmental screenings and early detection

Developmental screenings and early detection

Provides ongoing developmental and health screenings, identifying potential delays early and connecting families to services.

Strengthening families and preventing maltreatment

Helps prevent child abuse and neglect by promoting nurturing relationships and providing resources.

Building community connections

Offers group connection events where parents build social support, share experiences, and learn together.

Connects families to local resources such as early intervention, mental health services, housing, public assistance programs, local tribal programs, and more.

Interested in Joining?

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