Wheeler Clinic’s Promising Starts—New Britain Project LAUNCH program strives to improve and expand services and systems for children ages 0 to 8 in New Britain, Connecticut. Although the per-capita income in Connecticut is among the highest in the nation, 28% of families in New Britain with children under the age of 5 live below the poverty line. Only one out of every four children in third grade reads at grade level, and a significant number of children are at risk for abuse and neglect. Promising Starts—New Britain Project LAUNCH focuses on promoting child physical and mental health, preventing and reducing behavioral health risk factors, and providing early intervention for vulnerable children and families.
Cohort 3, Funding Period 2010–2015
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