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University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital
http: // www.uchicagokidshospital.org (773-702-3095)
The University of Chicago is the primary collaborating partner of the Erikson Institute Fussy Baby Network. The University of Chicago Hospitals have been at the forefront of medicine for more than 75 years. The University's Department of Pediatrics focuses on kid-friendly and family-centered care by using teams of pediatric experts with advanced diagnostic and medical techniques to care for children of all ages.
Dr. Larry Gray, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, is the Medical Director of the Fussy Baby Network. Larry Gray is a board-certified pediatrician with subspecialty training in behavioral and developmental pediatrics. His clinical practice and research focuses on the behavioral and developmental issues of infants and young children with a special emphasis infant stress and self-regulation. Dr Gray provides training in pediatric behavior and development to medical students, residents and physicians here and abroad. Dr Gray attends our weekly clinical team meetings and runs the Fussy Baby Clinic at the University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital.
Prentice Women's Hospital of Northwestern Memorial Hospital
http://www.nmh.org ( 312-926-7396)
Prentice Women's Hospital offers comprehensive care for women's and infant's health. The Level III Renee Schine Crown Special Care Nursery cares for over 1000 seriously ill newborns a year, and is staffed at all times by neonatologists, registered nurses and respiratory therapists who are skilled at providing expert care for newborn babies.
"Baby Steps Home," an educational and supportive group for parents of NICU babies, is a program of the Erikson Institute Fussy Baby Network in collaboration with the Special Care Nursery and Developmental Evaluation Clinic of Northwestern Memorial Hospital. This group, co-led by Fussy Baby and Prentice staff, meets twice monthly in the Special Care Nursery.
Healthy Steps
http://www.advocatehealth.com (847-384-3313)
Healthy Steps for Young Children (Healthy Steps) is a national initiative that focuses on the importance of the first three years of life. The program emphasizes a close relationship between health care professionals and parents in addressing the physical, emotional and intellectual growth and development of children birth to three.
A Healthy Steps Liaison attends Fussy Baby team meetings to stay abreast of the latest research and clinical approaches related to infant crying.
Healthy Families Illinois
http://www.dhs.state.il.us/chap/ofh/CAH/HealthyFam.asp (312-793-7957)
Healthy Families Illinois is part of a national effort by Prevent Child Abuse America. The program strengthens family functioning, improves parent-child interaction through voluntary home visiting to families at risk of child abuse or neglect.
Supported by a grant from the Michael Reese Health Trust, the Fussy Baby Network provides monthly inter-disciplinary consultation to Healthy Families Illinois home visiting staff about challenging infant behavior and supporting the parent-infant relationship.
Family Focus
http://www.family-focus.org (312-421-5200)
The mission of Family Focus is to promote the well being of children from birth by supporting and strengthening their families in and with their communities.
The Fussy Baby Network provides professional development to Family Focus staff to support their work with infants and parents.
Family Network
http://www.familynetwork@family-focus.org (847-433-0377)
Family Network provides comprehensive family support services for both English and Spanish speaking families who are expecting a baby or have young children.
The Fussy Baby Network collaborates with Family Focus to offer a group for mothers of fussy babies, "Rock-a-Bye My Baby: Calming and Soothing Your Baby in the First Months of Life."
Family and Child Development Center of Juvenile Protective Association (JPA)
http://www.juvenile.org (312-440-1203)
JPA's primary mission is direct service to children and families:
To focus on families with young children, birth to five years
To prevent abuse and neglect
To treat families where child abuse and neglect have already occurred, to ameliorate adverse effects
The Family and Child Development Center of JPA offers opportunities to enhance the parent child relationship through parents-infant groups such as "The Mother-Infant Connection and the "Drop-In."
The Fussy Baby Network refers parents to JPA for parent groups and counseling services when needed.
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