The Vulnerable Populations portfolio creates new opportunities for better health by investing in health where it starts -- in our homes, schools and jobs.
At-risk and vulnerable people
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Child First
Grantee
Child First, an innovative home-visit program in Connecticut, is designed to stabilize families, connect them with social services, and help develop and support nurturing, responsive caregivers.
Institute for Safe Families
Grantee/Commentary
The Foundation spoke with Martha Davis, Executive Director for the Institute for Safe Families, on how leaders are changing the landscape of ACEs.
Special Report: Violence Prevention
September 27, 2013 | Story/Grantee
USA Today Profiles Violence Prevention as Urgent Health Priority
Stabilizing Highest Risk Families
August 21, 2013 | Grantee/Topic
Keeping Families Together replication effort pairs supportive housing and social services to strengthen fragile families, avert child removal
Mental Health Impact Assessment
December 7, 2012 | Grantee
With support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Adler School of Professional Psychology's Mental Health Impact Assesment vets public proposals for their impact on citizens' mental health.
Cure Violence
September 26, 2012 | Grantee
Cure Violence, formerly known as CeaseFire, is a national public health strategy that reduces gun shootings and killings.
Playworks
September 17, 2012 | Grantee
Playworks improving the health and well-being of children through safe, meaningful play
Better Futures Enterprises
September 10, 2012 | Grantee
A model that improves the lives of high-risk men by connecting them with the resources they need—housing, jobs, healthcare, and a supportive community.