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SECTION 42-72.2-2

   § 42-72.2-2  Legislative intent –Program objectives. – The family support program shall:

   (1) Provide information and support to all parents withinfants and toddlers that promotes the growth, health, and well being ofchildren and the strength and integrity of the family;

   (2) Provide families with a systematic, ongoing process thatfacilitates identification of unmet health, educational, and/or social serviceneeds;

   (3) Provide families with information regarding serviceoptions, which are consistent with expressed needs, and provide assistance andsupport, which enables families to successfully and independently access thoseservices;

   (4) Develop a process which facilitates the prompt andeffective connection between child and family needs and existing communitybased services;

   (5) Coordinate the array of service options that are fullyintegrated into existing health and educational programs statewide, to minimizeduplication, fragmentation, and cost;

   (6) Develop a system that facilitates follow up of childrenand families, monitors the effectiveness of services provided, and specificallyidentifies gaps in existing services and the prevalence of such voids statewide;

   (7) Develop a process that integrates the "child find"requirements and expectations of 20 U.S.C. § 1471 et seq., to eliminatethe need for a segregated identification system for special needs children andtheir families; and

   (8) Develop a process which effectively coordinates allexisting child and family programs, specifically identifying the role andresponsibility of each state human service agency in the delivery andadministration of the family support program.

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-42 > Chapter-42-72-2 > 42-72-2-2

SECTION 42-72.2-2

   § 42-72.2-2  Legislative intent –Program objectives. – The family support program shall:

   (1) Provide information and support to all parents withinfants and toddlers that promotes the growth, health, and well being ofchildren and the strength and integrity of the family;

   (2) Provide families with a systematic, ongoing process thatfacilitates identification of unmet health, educational, and/or social serviceneeds;

   (3) Provide families with information regarding serviceoptions, which are consistent with expressed needs, and provide assistance andsupport, which enables families to successfully and independently access thoseservices;

   (4) Develop a process which facilitates the prompt andeffective connection between child and family needs and existing communitybased services;

   (5) Coordinate the array of service options that are fullyintegrated into existing health and educational programs statewide, to minimizeduplication, fragmentation, and cost;

   (6) Develop a system that facilitates follow up of childrenand families, monitors the effectiveness of services provided, and specificallyidentifies gaps in existing services and the prevalence of such voids statewide;

   (7) Develop a process that integrates the "child find"requirements and expectations of 20 U.S.C. § 1471 et seq., to eliminatethe need for a segregated identification system for special needs children andtheir families; and

   (8) Develop a process which effectively coordinates allexisting child and family programs, specifically identifying the role andresponsibility of each state human service agency in the delivery andadministration of the family support program.


State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-42 > Chapter-42-72-2 > 42-72-2-2

SECTION 42-72.2-2

   § 42-72.2-2  Legislative intent –Program objectives. – The family support program shall:

   (1) Provide information and support to all parents withinfants and toddlers that promotes the growth, health, and well being ofchildren and the strength and integrity of the family;

   (2) Provide families with a systematic, ongoing process thatfacilitates identification of unmet health, educational, and/or social serviceneeds;

   (3) Provide families with information regarding serviceoptions, which are consistent with expressed needs, and provide assistance andsupport, which enables families to successfully and independently access thoseservices;

   (4) Develop a process which facilitates the prompt andeffective connection between child and family needs and existing communitybased services;

   (5) Coordinate the array of service options that are fullyintegrated into existing health and educational programs statewide, to minimizeduplication, fragmentation, and cost;

   (6) Develop a system that facilitates follow up of childrenand families, monitors the effectiveness of services provided, and specificallyidentifies gaps in existing services and the prevalence of such voids statewide;

   (7) Develop a process that integrates the "child find"requirements and expectations of 20 U.S.C. § 1471 et seq., to eliminatethe need for a segregated identification system for special needs children andtheir families; and

   (8) Develop a process which effectively coordinates allexisting child and family programs, specifically identifying the role andresponsibility of each state human service agency in the delivery andadministration of the family support program.