Resources: Supporting Fathers in the NICU
Having the right kind of support can make a big difference. Learn how you can support NICU dads during this challenging time.
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L.A. County at #PATCON22: Teams Share How They Help Families Move Mountains
Last month’s Parents as Teachers International Conference spanned four days in Denver, Colorado. On each of those days, one of our teams in L.A. County’s Family Strengthening Network was either giving a presentation or receiving an award. Here’s a rundown, with photos.
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LABBN presents at the Postpartum Support International Conference
Home visiting programs play a key role in supporting the mental health of the families they serve. At this year’s PSI Conference, LABBN gave presentations on what L.A. County’s home visiting programs are doing to advance perinatal mental health.
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Happy Father’s Day 2022!
A special Father’s Day shoutout to all the dads in the Family Strengthening Network’s home visiting programs! Watch these quick videos to see how home visiting works for single dads!
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Webinar: Engaging Fathers in Maternal & Infant Health Programs: Importance, Challenges, and Strategies
In this webinar — hosted by LA Best Babies Network on February 10, 2022, for staff in our network of home visiting organizations and Welcome Baby hospitals — Professor Amina Alio shares research and discusses practical strategies for getting dads involved. She also provides helpful tips and information on what kinds of support and resources dads want.
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Happy Father’s Day!
For Father’s Day, we’ve put together this quick video of dads who have benefited from the Family Strengthening Network’s home visiting programs in L.A. County.
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Webinar: Engaging Fathers in Home Visiting
Home visiting can help dads get involved in their children’s lives. But how to get dads involved in home visiting? This webinar explains.
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Happy Father’s Day from the Family Strengthening Network
Here’s a quick video to share a few shots of dads in the Family Strengthening Network’s home visiting programs: Welcome Baby, Parents as Teachers, and Healthy Families America.
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Peer to Peer Workshop: Engaging and Supporting Fathers Through Home Visiting
There is still room for improvement when it comes to increasing father engagement in home visiting. At our Family Strengthening Network Peer to Peer Workshops this year, we’re looking at how to support dads — and how that helps the whole family.
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Webinar: Wrestling With Dads: What We Have Learned on the Floor and in Interviews
This webinar shares what Drs. Richard Cohen and Kevin Gruenberg have learned about increasing father engagement in home visiting and improving father-child bonds.
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