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DocuSign Envelope ID: 373C6CF5-BA35-4F9B-A420-087EBFE4784E t A - continued <br /> Provider's Outside Agency Application <br /> MAIN APPLICATION <br /> • parent education-Incredible Years Basic/Incredible Babies/Toddlers. <br /> • social-emotional health services using evidence-based modalities, including Parent Child <br /> Interactive Therapy and Child Parent Psychotherapy, <br /> By addressing these goals and providing services- <br /> • KidSCope addresses Orange County Goal 1, Priority Four, Protect Safety Net Programs <br /> • KidSCope addresses all three priority areas for the Town of Chapel Hill <br /> • KidSCope addresses the Town of Carrboro's Goal of Improving Services for Citizens <br /> c) Describe the local need or problem to be addressed in relation to the Consolidated Plan or <br /> other community priorities (i.e. Council/Board Goals). Cite local data to support the need <br /> for this program and the population being served. <br /> Of the 7,704 children, age 0-5, living in Orange County, approximately 1,310 to 2,080 may <br /> experience emotional and mental health in those early years —from 0 to 5— is key not only to future <br /> success but is essential to healthy development. Significant adversity in early childhood, including <br /> trauma, abuse, a parent with substance use disorder, and being raised in persistent poverty, can <br /> leave scars that impact children for the rest of their lives. The percentage of children in poverty has <br /> increased in Orange County since 2009, from 9.4% to 22% currently, almost a quarter of this <br /> fragile population. <br /> The Goals of KidSCope are: <br /> • To strengthen the social-emotional and mental health foundation for young children <br /> • To develop positive social-emotional and mental health in the early years to promote future <br /> success and healthy development. Success in child care is essential in promoting school <br /> success <br /> • To support family success strategies promoting positive relationships, physical and mental <br /> health well-being, and economic stability. <br /> By addressing these goals and providing services- <br /> • KidSCope addresses Orange County Goal 1, Priority Four, Protect Safety Net <br /> Programs <br /> • KidSCope address all three priority areas for the Town of Chapel Hill <br /> • KidSCope addresses the Town of Carrboro's Goal of Improving Services for Citizens <br /> d) Describe the population to be served or the area to benefit and indicate how you will <br /> identify beneficiaries. <br /> KidSCope is the only program designed exclusively to provide mental health and family support <br /> to children birth to 5 and their families in Orange County, and one of only a few in North <br /> Main Application 5/25/2016 9:13:32 AM .. of 2 <br />