Through universal health risk screening, Connect identifies clients’ needs and links families to the Home Visiting program that will best serve them. This coordinated intake and referral process ensures the best fit for families and streamlines access to services. This system improves program enrollment and retention rates, reduces duplications of efforts, and builds a broader early childhood system of care in Florida.
Connect helps pregnant women, caregivers, and families with young children by providing a single-entry point for needed services such as education and support in childbirth, newborn care, parenting, child development, food and nutrition, mental health, and financial self-sufficiency.
For more information on the Connect Program or to locate a Connect Representative for your county HealthyStartFlorida.
CONNECT helps link pregnant women and infants to the home visiting service that suits their needs and will benefit their families the most. FREE support will be provided over the phone to keep you and your family safe.
Services Include:
How to Obtain Free Home Visiting Services:
To obtain Home Visiting Services, be sure to say YES when offered a Prenatal Health Risk Screen or Infant Questionnaire:
To learn more about the Prenatal and Infant Risk Screen, click here.
Or you can call your Local Connect Representative at 850-833-3999.
If you are a medical provider or community support organization and would like to make a referral, please click here to download the Connect Referral Form and fax to (850) 833-9484.