On Project Launch: Helping children soar

Welcome to the Project LAUNCH Web site. Project LAUNCH, a grant program of the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), seeks to promote the wellness of young children birth to age eight. Project LAUNCH focuses on improving the systems that serve young children with the goal of helping all children reach physical, social, emotional, behavioral, and cognitive milestones. This Web site is a resource for Project LAUNCH grantees and others interested in learning about how to promote young child wellness.

http://projectlaunch.promoteprevent.org/

Washington State was included in this initiative for 2008. The evidence-based programs that were funded were: Parents as Teachers, Strengthening Multi-Ethnic Families and Communities Program, Incredible Years, Positive Behavior Supports (Iowa Model), and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation. The existence of the Peninsulas Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation group is the result of a conference that was funded by the last program mentioned, I  believe. You can check out the origins of our group in a 2008 initiative described in this blog post. -gw

For children to thrive in school and beyond, it is essential to invest in the physical and emotional health of young children. Project LAUNCH, a grant program of the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), seeks to do just that by promoting the wellness of young children birth to age eight. Using a public health approach, Project LAUNCH focuses on improving the systems that serve young children and address their physical, emotional, social, cognitive and behavioral growth.

 http://ncssle.airprojects.org/events/early-childhood-prevention-project-launch