New Parent Support Program

The New Parent Support Program is a team made up of nurses, social workers and home visitation specialists who offer support and guidance by helping parents:

• Build strong, healthy bonds with their infants and toddlers that will lay the foundation for their social and emotional development
• Manage the demands of parenting, especially when impacted by deployments and other military operations
• Remain flexible and responsive when navigating daily life
• Build a strong support network
• Respond to infant and toddler behavior sensitively and be attuned to their developmental needs
• Find services in the local community in time of need

Learn more about the New Parent Support Program and contact your installation New Parent Support Program office to find out what’s available at your installation.

New Parent Support Program staff are child development professionals, including registered nurses, clinical social workers and para-professionals trained in the delivery and practice of established home visiting models. The program is supervised and monitored at the installation level by the Family Advocacy program manager.

The program is available to military families who are expecting a baby or have children age 3 or younger. Marine Corps eligibility includes families with at least one child under 5.

Contact your installation New Parent Support Program office or Family Advocacy Program office.

The New Parent Support Program is a program designed to build healthy communities and enhance mission readiness. This prevention program works with families that are expecting a baby, and/or with parents of children from birth to 3 years old. Eligibility requirements for participation include:

One of the parents is eligible for military medical care* and if one of the following categories is met:

• The family has a child younger than 3 years old or the spouse is pregnant.
• Individuals/couples are anticipating the adoption of a child younger than age 3.

Counseling: Couples and individual counseling on a case-by-case basis. Counseling sessions are confidential and are not reportable to command nor annotated in the outpatient medical record.

For education on breastfeeding, Dads 101, newborn care, pregnancy, safe sleep, shaken baby syndrome prevention and toilet training, please call the office to schedule an appointment: 530-634-3423.

Be advised, Family Advocacy is embedded in Mental Health; when you call it is likely you will speak with someone from Mental Health. Please indicate that you are attempting to reach New Parent Support.

Home visits: By request, a licensed registered nurse will visit and answer parents’ questions and lend support.