Child Well-Being Information

New Family Home Visits Initiative

The New Family Home Visits Initiative offers support, services and referrals to new and expectant parents.

Through this initiative, a trained health worker — such as a nurse, doula or community health worker — makes in-person or virtual visits to the home of a parent who is pregnant or has an infant or young child.

For more information on eligibility about participating programs, visit:

• Doula Care
• Newborn Home Visiting Program
• NYC Nurse-Family Partnership

Early Intervention Program

New York City’s Early Intervention Program helps young children (birth to 3 years) who have learning disabilities and developmental delays (not learning, playing, growing, talking, or walking like other children their age). The program works with families to set meaningful goals for the child and create a service plan to help the child and family meet those goals. Learn more about the Early Intervention Program.

Family Guide to NYS Early Childhood Services

New York State Council on Children and Families created a Family Guide: NYS Council on Children and Families on the range of support available to families in New York. The Guide includes information about home visiting, mental health supports, developmental disabilities, and more.

Safe Sleeping for Infants

The NYC Infant Safe Sleep Initiative aims to prevent sleep-related infant injury deaths and address long-standing disparities to promote and protect the health and well-being of our youngest and most vulnerable New Yorkers. The Initiative's primary prevention focus, collaborations and partnerships aim to achieve equity in infant survival and close the black/white infant mortality gap by empowering communities with the highest rates of sleep-related infant injury deaths.