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Search form Primary Navigation Child First is a national evidencebased twogeneration model that works with very challenged young children and families providing intensive mentalhealth homevisiting services. When young children grow up in environments where there is violence neglect mental illness or substance abuse the stress can be toxic to their developing brains. But we can intervene to prevent this damage. Scientific research demonstrates that we can make a difference if we Work to connect families to needed communitybased services to decrease the stress and Build strong loving parentchild relationships that protect and heal the brain from trauma and stress.