Family Visiting, Office of

Love That Baby

We're here for you.

Family visiting supports are here for you! Family visiting supports can be offered in your home, in the community or virtually. Are you an expectant parent/caregiver with questions? Are you looking to do some fun activities to support your child’s growth? Connect with one of our experienced family visitors. There are family visiting options for every expectant parent and family with young children in RI. To learn more or get connected, please call 4012225960.

Our Family Visitors provide prenatal support and services for infants and toddlers, personalized attention for you and your baby, and tips to support your baby's growth and development. Join other families like yours who want to give their baby the best possible start.

What we do

  • Provide evidence-based services that improve family and child health outcomes.
  • Use continuous quality improvement (CQI) to support Family Visiting Agencies to increase family engagement and retention.
  • Train professionals to use a trauma-informed approach to identify and address adverse experiences
  • Increase the number of WIC sites, health care centers and obstetric practices that refer to Family Visiting.
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What Family Visitors do

  • Answer questions about pregnancy and parenting
  • Connect you with other families
  • Connect you with resources including health insurance, childcare, lead poisoning prevention, a dental home, a medical home, and WIC
  • Share activities to do with your child

Partners

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Services

Nurse-Family Partnership

A RIDOH service, Nurse-Family partnership, assists first time pregnant people to find prenatal care, provides education to increase knowledge about pregnancy, labor and delivery.

Healthy Families America

A RIDOH service, Healthy Families America, can connect families to resources and supports such as childcare, healthcare and other basic needs; Provide fun healthy activities to do with your children to support growth and development; Support family's goals; Strengthen your family and your parenting skills.

First Connections

A RIDOH service that provides help to families in need. We reach out soon after your child is born and work with children up until age three. Our nurses and trained specialists are available to meet with you at your home, in the community or virtually. Interpreting services are available.

Parents as Teachers

A RIDOH service that provides help to families in need. Parent Educators listen and respond to family needs. They link families with supports such as medical homes to ensure children are receiving well-child visits and health screenings. Parent Educators also make linkages to community resources and social supports, and other families with young children.

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