WHAT WE DO
National Network
DALLAS Children's Health Project
The Dallas Children’s Health Project (DCHP) provides comprehensive medical care to children and adolescents through school-based health services.
It also serves those who are unstably housed through the use of a mobile medical clinic. Children and families in Dallas face numerous challenges to accessing healthcare. These include poverty, lack of insurance, inadequate transportation, and a language barrier.
Among the issues DCHP addresses in the children and adolescents it serves include significant levels of developmental delay or school failure; poor reading levels; family dysfunction, for example domestic violence; child abuse or neglect; mental illness; nutritional problems; and minor acute illnesses. Along with pediatric primary care services, DCHP provides dental and mental health care services.
Services Provided
• Comprehensive physical examinations and immunizations
• Management of acute and chronic illnesses
• Screenings for lead, hemoglobin and vision and hearing testing
• Substance abuse assessment and referrals
• Social services and case management
• Community and specialty health provider referrals
PROGRAM FACTS
Partner Institution:
Parkland Health and Hospital System
Partners Since:
1990
Total Visits in 2023:
10,441
Patients in 2023:
2,556
Focus Areas:
Adolescents, Children in foster care, Justice-involved Youth, Unhoused/Displaced/Unstably housed
Demographic Snapshot:
73% identify as Hispanic/Latinx
14% as Black
10% are children 5 years or younger
61% are adolescents
50% are Female
Service Delivery:
Community Health Center, Mobile Medical, Mobile Dental, Telehealth, School-based Health
Ages Served:
0-24
