Maternal and Child Health (MCH) nurses provide care consultation and public health nursing services for pregnant women, new parents, and infants and children. Services include: - Information regarding pregnancy, labor, and delivery - Perinatal depression screening - Self care and nutrition information - Breastfeeding support - Pregnancy prevention information - Education regarding the health, growth, and development of newborns, infants, and children including developmental screenings - Infant/children's mental health (social and emotional development) information - Information and referrals to support resources for infants/children with special health needs - Individual instruction on correct use of child passenger safety seats (an appointment is necessary) This office also offers child passenger safety seats for eligible families. Maternal and Child Health nurses provided ongoing home visits for infants and children from birth to age 3 to support healthy development and address developmental concerns. In addition the staff ensures that eligible children receive Child and Teen Checkups to ensure that children, birth to 21 years old with Medicaid or MinnesotaCare health coverage. The exams are provided by the patient's regular doctor, but the MCH nurse can help with scheduling and arranging for transportation or language interpreters when needed.

- Books on sexual abuse and physical abuse written for deaf and hard of hearing children - Comprehensive mental health services for deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind people. Services also offered at Hennepin County Mental Health Center one afternoon a week. Some services offered in greater Minnesota through video conferencing. Twice monthly services provided in greater Minnesota. - Community education, consultation, presentation, and workshops - Counseling services to children who have been physically or sexually abused and their families - Dialectical behavior therapy skills training groups - Early intervention for parents with deaf children including education, child development information, and behavior management services - General mental health information and support groups - Outpatient mental health services including individual, family, couple, and group counseling for issues such as crisis intervention, family of origin, childhood trauma, school and work adjustment, medication management, psycho-diagnostic evaluation, and grief recovery - Inpatient mental health services including short-term psychiatric evaluation and treatment, group psychotherapy, medication therapy, individual and family counseling, crisis intervention, occupational and recreational therapy, and behavior management

Provides a variety of family home visiting services by registered nurses and family health specialists to support families, parents, caregivers, and children. - Home visits to pregnant women to instruct on healthy pregnancy behaviors and preparation for labor and delivery - Home visits to families with newborns and children; instruction on child growth, child care seat safety, development, nutrition, parenting, and child care as well as connecting families to a wide variety of other community resources - Home visits to families experiencing stress or crisis related to parenting. Services are educational and supportive in nature and are supervised by a Public Health Nurse; parents can self-refer - Home visits for children or youth with a disability or special health needs; provide health education, resources, and referrals to support families Family determines visit frequency, which can be as few as one or two visits to longer term visits up to three years. Visits can be in person or virtual to fit the family's needs.

Provides workshops, individual assistance and written materials to families of children and young adults with disabilities throughout Minnesota. Topics include: - Special education, IEP and section 504 procedures - Communication skills - Transition from school to work and community, and other topical issues Specialized information for individuals in Minnesota who would like to serve as surrogate parents. A surrogate represents a child with disabilities in the special education process when the child's parents are unknown or unavailable, or when the child is a ward of the state. Staff with a variety of cultural backgrounds are on hand to assist African American, Southeast Asian, Latino, Native American and other underrepresented parents who have children with disabilities. Bilingual publications and workshops are available.

- Advocacy - Airport navigation monthly - Autism conference - Behavioral consultation by a licensed clinical psychologist - Emergency preparedness training - Information and referral - Multicultural outreach coordinator aids access and support to AuSM services for individuals of all cultures - Newsletter, listserv, and autism resource library including book loan, library audiovisual services and online databases/CD ROMs - Parent education classes - Parent support - Resource directory of professional services and providers in Minnesota and western Wisconsin who work with individuals and families with ASD - Trainings for organizations and service providers - Camp Hand in Hand: summer camps for children ages 9 and older - Support groups for parents and family members

- Developmental screening and assessment - Educational hearing assessments - Family advocacy and support services - Parent education programs

Coaching parents and caregivers regarding concerns related to a child or teen that has experienced behavioral, developmental, emotional, mental health, or substance abuse concerns. Services include: - Advocacy skills - Anger management - Communication skills - Decision-making skills - Parent support groups - Problem-solving skills - Self-care and coping skills