Children who are healthy and safe are better prepared to grow and learn to their full potential. Areas of health include mental health, physical health, social and emotional health, oral health and nutrition. Prevention of child abuse and neglect is a cornerstone of child safety. Safety includes injury prevention, child care safety, food safety, and safety from domestic violence as well.
Here are links to more information about ensuring the health and safety of children:
If you are a victim of domestic violence in need of assistance, please call New Hampshire's statewide domestic violence hotline at (866) 644-3574. Provides information regarding Domestic Violence or find a domestic violence and sexual assault crisis center.
Child Protective staff work together with families to assess the safety of children, identify needs and develop a case plan. This plan defines the specific needs of the children and family members and outlines the method by which a family's protective service issues will be resolved with the assistance of DCYF.
The Child Health Program (CHP) is part of the Maternal and Child Health Section. Through this program, the Maternal and Child Health Section funds ten community health centers and one health agency to provide health care services to children in their community. Services are targeted to low-income, uninsured, or underinsured children. Care is provided through office visits and home visits, and is free or available by a sliding fee scale, depending on the child or family's financial situation.
The resources listed below help improve your health. Research shows it's easier to maintain healthy behaviors when you and your community make similar changes.
Disseminates information and provides education about research and evidence-informed practices to strengthen collaborative efforts in support of families with infants and young children.
If you think someone has been poisoned, call your poison center right away — 1-800-222-1222.
The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL) is focused on promoting the social emotional development and school readiness of young children birth to age 5. CSEFEL is a national resource center funded by the Office of Head Start and Child Care Bureau for disseminating research and evidence-based practices to early childhood programs across the country.
Infant-early childhood mental health (I-ECMH) is the developing capacity of the child from birth to 5 years of age to form close relationships, manage and express emotions, and explore the environment and learn.
