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Safe Babies States and Sites
Igniting collective action across states and communities to meet the urgent needs of babies and toddlers
Our states and sites are tailoring elements of the team-based Safe Babies approach to suit the unique needs of their community. This helps build evidence-informed strategies that can be replicated and tested for continuous quality improvement in scaling the approach nationwide.
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Safe Babies, a program of ZERO TO THREE™, works with over 100 sites to implement a variety of approaches to support infants and toddlers in the child welfare system. This includes setting up teams at both community and state levels to incorporate developmentally informed strategies in dependency court settings. We focus on aligning solutions with courts, child welfare systems, and other agencies to expand and strengthen infrastructure capacity. This allows infants, toddlers, and families access to the timely, equitable and evidence-informed services they need related to parenting, child development, and behavioral health.
State
Site Location by County
# of Sites
Alaska
Palmer (Matanuska-Susitna Borough)
1
Arizona
Apache • Cochise • Coconino • Gila • Graham • Greenlee • La Paz • Maricopa • Mohave • Navajo • Pima • Pinal • Santa Cruz • Yavapai • Yuma
15
Arkansas
Benton • Jefferson • Pulaski • Sebastian
4
California
Los Angeles (Compton) • San Bernadino
2
Colorado
Arapahoe • Huerfano • Larimer • Pueblo
4
Connecticut
New Haven Co (New Haven) • New Haven Co (Milford)
2
Florida
Alachua • Bay • Brevard • Broward • Calhoun • Citrus • Clay • Collier •
Duval • Escambia (2) • Gadsden • Gulf • Hernando • Hillsborough •
Holmes • Jackson • Leon • Levy • Manatee • Marion • Miami-Dade •
Okaloosa • Okeechobee • Orange • Palm Beach • Pasco •
Pinellas • Polk • Sarasota • Sumter • Wakulla • Washington
33
Georgia
Athens – Clarke • 2 Sites to be determined
3
Hawai'i
Hawai’i Island (Hilo) • Honolulu
2
Illinois
Cook (2)
2
Iowa
Polk
1
Louisiana
New Orleans Parish
1
Maryland
Baltimore City • Frederick
2
Michigan
Saginaw • Saint Claire • Wayne
3
Minnesota
St. Louis
1
Mississippi
Forrest • Rankin
2
Missouri
Jackson
1
Nebraska
Douglas
1
Nevada
Carson City • Clark • Washoe
3
New Jersey
Essex • Hudson • Passaic
3
New York
Bronx Co (Bronx) • Erie • Kings Co (Brooklyn) • New York Co (Manhattan) • Queens Co (Queens) • Richmond Co (Staten Island) • Westchester
7
North Carolina
Brunswick • Durham • Mitchell/Yancey • New Hanover
4
Ohio
Cuyahoga • Franklin • Lucas • Scioto
4
Oklahoma
Payne • Tulsa • Wagoner
3
South Carolina
Charleston • Laurens • Lexington • Orangeburg • Spartanburg
5
Tennessee
Bradley • Coffee • Davidson • DeKalb • Dickson • Gibson • Grundy • Hamilton • Henry • Jefferson • Johnson • Johnson City • Knox • Madison • Maury • Perry • Robertson • Rutherford • Sevier • Stewart • Sumner
21
Texas
Dallas • Fort Bend • Harris
3
Utah
Iron • Utah
2
Washington
Clallum • Clark • Kitsap • Pierce • Spokane • Thurston
6
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
1
The National Infant-Toddler Court Program was made possible through the support of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $8,820,368 with 0 percent financed from non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by, HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.
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