Programs for Families

Healthy Families America (HFA) is one of the leading family support and evidence based home visitation programs in the United States. We believe early, nurturing relationships are the foundation for healthy development. A rich and varied set of resources including knowledge, skills, and attitudes toward parenting can help ensure parents establish close, positive relationships with their children. Healthy Families helps parents develop their personal resources to improve family functioning, strengthen the parent-child relationship, promote child well-being, and prevent adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). Healthy Families Vail Valley utilizes the Healthy Families America framework, because we know that through supporting families, we are building a stronger community and future.

Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (ECMHC) is defined as building the capacity of early childhood professionals and parents to promote young children’s social, emotional, and behavioral health, while simultaneously improving child care quality, and supporting both children and families with individual needs. Positive relationships are critical for healthy development in the early years, but it isn’t always easy to accomplish alone.