"Texas Nurse-Family Partnership Program Awards First Grants
AUSTIN – The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) has awarded $7.8 million in grants for a new program that will pair nurses with low-income, first-time mothers to improve prenatal care and provide one-on-one child development education and counseling.
“The Texas Nurse-Family Partnership is based on a national model that provides intensive services in the setting most comfortable for a new mother – her own home,” said Texas Health and Human Services Executive Commissioner Albert Hawkins. “Studies have found that this program reduces emergency room visits, leads to declines in abuse and neglect cases, and improves a child’s readiness for school.”
Nine organizations have been awarded funding for the Texas Nurse-Family Partnership program, which was authorized by Senate Bill 156 during the last legislative session."
http://www.hhs.state.tx.us/news/release/070808_TNFP.shtmlSounds like a good program.