Term: Families First Screen (FFS) / Screening Form

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2013-06-05

Definition:

A brief measure of biological, social, and demographic risk factors. Public Health Nurses in Manitoba attempt to assess all families with newborns within a week of discharge from the hospital. Families are asked about supports and challenges, including parental alcohol and drug use; parental history regarding anxiety disorders, depression, child abuse, criminal involvement, and education; and physical and medical characteristics of the child. Three or more risk factors indicate that a family may require additional supports such as intensive home visiting, financial support, parenting programs, mental health services, or child care.

The Families First (previously known as BabyFirst - see note below) screening form is the first of two screening stages for Manitoba's Families First home visiting program.

NOTE:

• In 2003, the screen and the home visiting program changed names from BabyFirst to Families First to better reflect a family-centered approach (Brownell et al., 2012).
  
• The FFS form is not given to women living on reserve.

Related concepts 

• Families First Screening (FFS) / BabyFirst Screening (BFS) - Method of Creating a FFS / BFS Dataset

Related terms 

• BabyFirst (now known as Families First)
• BabyFirst Screening (BFS) Form
• BabyFirst Screening Data
• Families First
• Families First Screening (FFS) Data
• Illicit Drug Use
• Maternal Substance Abuse
• Mothers with 3+ Risk Factors on Families First Screening
• Peripartum Social Isolation
• Prenatal Alcohol Use / Alcohol Consumption During Pregnancy
• Prenatal and Family Risk Factors
• Prenatal Smoking / Smoking During Pregnancy
• Public Health Nurses (PHNs)
• Receipt of the Families First Screen (FFS)
• Relationship Distress
• Risk Factors
• Single Parent (formerly Lone Parent)
• Social Isolation
• Women Giving Birth With Less Than a Grade 12 Education

References 

• Brownell M, Chartier M, Santos R, Ekuma O, Au W, Sarkar J, MacWilliam L, Burland E, Koseva I, Guenette W. How are Manitoba's Children Doing? Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2012. [Report] [Summary] [Updates and Errata] [Additional Materials] (View)
• Brownell M, De Coster C, Penfold R, Derksen S, Au W, Schultz J, Dahl M. Manitoba Child Health Atlas Update. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2008. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)
• Chartier M, Finlayson G, Prior H, McGowan K, Chen H, de Rocquigny J, Walld R, Gousseau M. Health and Healthcare Utilization of Francophones in Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2012. [Report] [Summary] (View)
• Heaman M, Kingston D, Helewa M, Brownell M, Derksen S, Bogdanovic B, McGowan K, Bailly A. Perinatal Services and Outcomes in Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2012. [Report] [Summary] [Updates and Errata] (View)
• Smith M, Finlayson G, Martens P, Dunn J, Prior H, Taylor C, Soodeen RA, Burchill C, Guenette W, Hinds A. Social Housing in Manitoba. Part II: Social Housing and Health in Manitoba: A First Look. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2013. [Report] [Summary] (View)

Term used in 

• Ruth C, Brownell M, Isbister J, MacWilliam L, Gammon H, Singal D, Soodeen R, McGowan K, Kulbaba C, Boriskewich E. Long-Term Outcomes Of Manitoba's Insight Mentoring Program: A Comparative Statistical Analysis . Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2015. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)