Leonard M. Lee, Deputy Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Public Health on "All Babies Cry"

"It really empowers parents... To know that they don't have to have all of the answers... That they can develop supports."
- Leonard M. Lee, Deputy Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Public Health

Preventing child abuse in the first year of life has been the focus of Vida's NIH funded research project: "All Babies Cry." The intervention we developed includes: an 11-minute video program for hospital closed-circuit TV systems, a DVD for families to take home, a 28-page booklet with checklists, ability to stream the videos online, an online training course for staff implementation, and a Facebook community. All materials are in English and Spanish.

They are meant to be introduced to parents as part of bedside education during maternity stays. State Departments of Public Health or Social Services are the likely adopters of the "All Babies Cry" campaign, which incorporates the protective factors of the Strengthening Families initiative and empowers new mothers and fathers with practical demonstrations of infant soothing and clear strategies for managing normal stress in parenting. The program also satisfies mandates to educate about pediatric abusive head trauma.

For more information please visit www.AllBabiesCry.com or contact Vida at info@vida-health.com

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