Healthy Child Manitoba

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The Province of Manitoba, with its community partners, has developed a continuum of programs and services for children, youth and families including:

• Parent-Child Centred Approach - Brings resources together through community coalitions across the province to support parenting, improve children's nutrition and literacy, and build capacity for helping families in their own communities. (For families with children of all ages.) More information on the Parent-Child Centred Approach...

• FAS Strategy - The Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Strategy helps with the prevention, intervention and care and support of individuals with FAS or alcohol related birth defects. More information on the FAS Strategy...

• Healthy Baby - A two-part program of financial assistance for nutrition during pregnancy and community programs that offer nutritional and health education to expectant and new families. More information on Healthy Baby...

• Families First - Home visiting supports to families with children, from pregnancy to school entry. More information on Families First...

• Healthy Schools - Bridges the gap between health and education to improve the wellness of children and families in communities with higher than average factors of risk to good health. This initiative is in the early stages of development. More information on Healthy Schools...

• Triple P - Positive Parenting Program - Promotes positive, caring relationships between parents and their children and helps parents learn effective management strategies for dealing with a variety of childhood developmental and behavioural issues. More information of Triple P...

• Healthy Adolescent Development - Supports healthy adolescent development, including initiatives for teen pregnancy prevention and teen-centred prevention and intervention programs. More information on the Healthy Adolescent Development Strategy...

 

Related initiatives in partner departments:

• Child Day Care (Family Services and Housing) - Coordinates and oversees accessible, high-quality child care for Manitoba children from 12 weeks to 12 years of age. More information on Child Day Care...

• Children's Special Services (Family Services and Housing) - Provides support to families to care for children 17 years of age and under who have physical and/or mental disabilities. More information on Children's Special Services...

• Education and Youth's Early Childhood Development Initiative - Assists school divisions/districts in providing services for pre-schoolers (birth to 5 years of age) to increase readiness for school. More information on the Early Childhood Development Initiative...

 

Healthy Child Manitoba's Early Childhood Development Continuum outlines the investments made to support families and communities in helping children get the best possible start in life. Find out more about Manitoba's ECD initiatives.