Table 1 Comparison of services between Breaking the Cycle (BTC) and Maxxine Wright Community Health Centre (MWCHC)
Service feature | Â | Service approach | BTC | MWCHC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Target population | Pregnant or parenting women with substance use difficulties | Mother-focused | Yes (0-6 years) | Yes (0-6 years) |
Structure | Ongoing relationship with the child | Mother-focused | Yes | Yes |
Plan to parent | Infant Mental Health | Yes | No | |
Comprehensive, wrap-around approach | Mother-focused | Yes | Yes | |
Women-centered, trauma-informed | Mother-focused | Yes | Yes | |
Infant Mental Health Frameworks | Infant Mental Health | Yes | No | |
Basic needs support | Food, clothing, transportation | Mother-focused | Yes | Yes |
Childcare | Mother-focused | Yes | Yes | |
Broader Services | Individual Family Advocacy | Mother-focused | Yes | Yes |
Case Management/Service Coordination | Mother-focused | Yes | Yes | |
Primary Health Care Services (mother/child) | Mother-focused | Yes | Yes | |
Addiction Services | Individual Addictions Services | Mother-focused | Yes | Yes |
Relapse Prevention Group | Mother-focused | Yes | Yes | |
Recovery Support Group | Mother-focused | Yes | Yes | |
Trauma and Interpersonal Violence Group | Mother-focused | Yes | Yes | |
Mental Health | Individual Mental Health Counselling | Mother-focused | Yes | Yes |
Individual Trauma Counselling | Mother-focused | Yes | Yes | |
Life Skills/Emotion Coping Group | Mother-focused | Yes | Yes | |
Prenatal Services | Pregnancy Outreach Program | Mother-focused | Yes | Yes |
Prenatal care Services | Mother-focused | Yes | Yes | |
Instrumental Parenting Support | Basic Parenting support, child management, developmental education | Mother-focused | Yes | Yes |
Child Development Supports | Annual Developmental Assessments | Infant Mental Health | Yes | No |
Developmental Screening (annual) | Infant Mental Health | Yes | Yes | |
Individualized Developmental Therapy Plan | Infant Mental Health | Yes | No | |
Home-visitation focused on child development | Infant Mental Health | Yes | No | |
Therapeutic childcare | Infant Mental Health | Yes | No | |
Mother-child Relationship Support | Individual parenting support/Interaction Guidance | Infant Mental Health | Yes | No |
New Mom’s Support Group (Infant 0-6 months) | Infant Mental Health | Yes | No | |
Parent-Child Mother Goose Program | Infant Mental Health | Yes | No | |
Learning through Play Group (infant: 6+months) | Infant Mental Health | Yes | No | |
Cooking Healthy Together Group | Infant Mental Health | Yes | No | |
| Â | Parenting Group Support | Infant Mental Health | Yes | Yes |