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.

What is offered?

Service members and their families are put in uniquely stressful situations, which may include lengthy deployments and frequent moves, often with limited support. Add the normal anxieties of pregnancy and a new baby, and the stress can be overwhelming.

The New Parent Support Program is a free service that helps military parents, including expectant parents, transition successfully into parenthood and provide a nurturing environment for their children. Services vary, but may include home visits, parenting classes, playgroups or prenatal classes.

The NPSP is in place to help service members and their spouses adjust to the rigorous demands of parenthood. It is designed to promote healthy family functioning, child development and positive parent-child interactions. Home visitation is a key component of the program and is designed to help 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

New Parent Support Program Classes and Resources

WIC Services

• Located next to CDC
• Services: Military personnel, dependent ID card holders, DOW civilians, contractors who meet income guidelines
• DSN: 727-3511
• COMM: 34 956 82 2921
• Eligibility: Pregnant/postpartum women and their families, parents with children under 5 who are income eligible

Birth and Labor/Paperwork Classes

• USNH, Building 1802
• Services: Promoting a healthy pregnancy and delivery, pain management options, stages of labor, and postpartum care for mother and baby
• DSN: 727-3511
• COMM: 34 956 82 35 11
• POC: OB clinic nurse
• Eligibility: Pregnant women and their families who are eligible for USNH services

Navy Marine Corps Relief Society Nurse – Home visits and classes

• Building 1B
• Services: Classes on breastfeeding, postpartum care, and budget for baby
• DSN: 727-1614
• COMM: 34 956 82 1614
• Nurse: 34 956 82 3459
• Eligibility: Navy & Marine Corps military personnel and their dependent ID card holders

Adult & Pediatric CPR/First Aid/AED

• American Red Cross
• Building 1B
• Services: Highly recommended for expecting and new parents
• DSN: 727-2333
• COMM: 34 956 82 23 33
• Languages: English spoken
• Eligibility: Military personnel, dependent ID card holders, and civilian/contractor personnel & sponsored family members

Child and Youth Programs

• CDC, SAC, and Youth Center
• Services: Navy endorsed childcare centers providing childcare for 6 weeks to 12 years old
• DSN: 727-1100/2839
• COMM: 34 956 82 11 00/ 34 956 82 2839
• Eligibility: Military personnel, dependent ID card holders, DOW civilians, contractors & sponsored family members

Educational and Developmental Intervention Services

• Building 1741
• Services: Physical/speech/occupational therapy and mental health services
• DSN: 727-4029
• COMM: 34 956 82 4029
• Eligibility: Those eligible for services at USNH, with a child age birth to three years with a documented developmental delay

EFMP

• FFSC, Building 3293
• Services: Case Liaison – EFMP identification, enrollment, coordination, and family support (non-clinical case management)
• DSN: 727-3232
• COMM: 34 956 82 32 32
• POC: Email
• Eligibility: Active-duty military dependents that reside with service member (to include geobach)