Who We Are
The ACCESS Parents as Teachers (PAT) program is a home visiting program helping families affected by substance use by:
- Improving their parenting skills.
- Encouraging long-term recovery participation.
- Connecting them to needed community services.
- Champion them toward meeting their life, health, and family goals.
Who Qualifies
- Pregnant people and families with kids between the ages of 0-5 who:
- Use substances (alcohol, cannabis, khat, opioids, etc)
- Are on Medication-Assisted Treatment
- May have used substances during pregnancy
- Have an infant who was born prenatally exposed to substances
Program Goals
- Promote healthy development and parent-child relationships
- Enhance children’s learning and development
- Minimize developmental delay
- Identify delays as early as possible
- Increase parent involvement in early education
- Improve the support available to help children succeed later in school and life
- Prevent child abuse and neglect by promoting positive parenting.
Program Services
- Free, voluntary, in-home, family support services.
- Coaching to support a healthy pregnancy.
- Promoting a healthier environment for families affected by Substance Use.
- Providing counseling and educational resources to address Substance Use issues.
- Connecting with caring professionals for support, coaching, encouragement, and referrals to services.
- Promoting Positive Parenting.
- Focused on family goals and concerns.
The ACCESS-PAT proudly serves pregnant women and families with children ages 0 to 3.
Target Audience
Families with kids 0 to 5 years old, teen parents, families with children with developmental delays and low parenting skills, families dealing with child abuse and neglect, and families with a history of low school achievement or dropout.
Contact
Maha Braish, Behavioral Health Coordinator (ACCESS Community Health and Research Center)
Email: mbraish@accesscommunity.org
Phone: 313.624.0411
