Early Intervention & Prevention Initiative

Welcome to MCCOY, Inc.’s Early Intervention and Prevention initiative (EIP) Web hub. This collection of Web pages offers useful information for anyone who is interested in early intervention and prevention efforts in Indianapolis and Marion County. Visit one of the following links for targeted information, or browse this page to learn more about EIP.

I am...

• Interested in learning more about early intervention and ways everyone can help
• A service provider (join EIP and connect with new funding and other resources)  
• An Early Intervention Planning Council member (download meeting minutes and reports)  

Why early intervention? Because it works! Especially in these troubled times, many children and families in Indianapolis are struggling with issues like poverty, substance abuse, or mental and emotional illness. These obstacles are difficult to overcome alone and often lead to child abuse, neglect, or delinquency, especially when several risk factors are in play at once.

By making a strategic and collaborative effort to coordinate all of the local services that are available to help families with their problems earlier and more comprehensively, we can:

- Reduce the need for child welfare and juvenile justice system involvement.
- Improve health, safety, and academic outcomes for our children and families.
- Make wiser use of limited resources and save taxpayers money on public services.