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.

All New Parent Support services are free and a Navy benefit for parents with children younger than four. Military members and all status of forces agreement-sponsored personnel are eligible, even if this is not your first baby. The NPSP staff at Yokosuka can provide visits in the home, office or other suitable meeting area. Telephone consultations, classes in basic parenting skills and child development are also available. NPSP home visitors work with expectant and/or new parents to ensure that Navy children grow up in a healthy and safe environment. To enroll, contact the NPSP 315-243-7878 or internationally DSN 011-81-46-816-7878.

Along with NPS Programs, Fleet and Family Support Yokosuka also offers parenting classes that are available for all age groups. Please contact FFSC to sign up at DSN 315-243-7878 or internationally at 011-81-46-816-7878.

The Navy Exceptional Family Member Program is a mandatory program governed by Chief of Naval Operations Instruction 1754.2 series. The program requires enrollment of all dependents (adults and children) that reside with their active-duty sponsor and have special medical, educational, developmental, and/or emotional needs or concerns lasting six months or longer. EFMP identifies eligible families and ensures they are located where their needs can be met. The program is available through the Navy Hospital Yokosuka by contacting DSN 315-243-5349 or internationally at 011-81-46-816-5349 or contact the local EFMP case liaisons at DSN 243-9605 or DSN 243-9649.