Connecting Strengthening Families and Home Visiting
Articulates why and how Strengthening Families can contribute to home visiting efforts and provides examples from some of the states actively working in this way.
Project LAUNCH strives to expand and enhance existing home visiting services by increasing the focus on the social and emotional well-being and behavioral health of young children and families served by these programs as well as by increasing the capacities of home visitors to successfully address behavioral health issues that arise in the context of home visiting. Home visiting programs serve children and families, particularly first-time parents, by addressing issues involving maternal and child health, child development, parenting strategies, and links to community services.
However, mental health issues, trauma, and partner violence, which are prevalent in families served by these programs, can hinder the effectiveness of home visiting. By integrating mental health supports into home visiting programs, Project LAUNCH helps to maximize the impact of this evidence-based approach to support the well-being of children and families. The intent of Project LAUNCH is to enhance—not duplicate—the efforts of existing home visiting programs.
Articulates why and how Strengthening Families can contribute to home visiting efforts and provides examples from some of the states actively working in this way.
Discusses emerging research points to the importance of supportive supervision, fidelity monitoring, and organizational climate to support home visitors and maintain support for the evidence-based program. Additional research on these topics can provide guidance and tools for promoting successful implementation of evidence-based home visiting and adaptation of program models to different populations and contexts.
Describes how the Evidence Based Home Visiting cross-site evaluation is examining fidelity across a range of home visiting models. Program administrators can use fidelity data to demonstrate that public investments are achieving required service delivery levels associated with positive child and family outcomes. Systematically monitoring implementation across models can help state and local planners maintain quality standards and identify any need for adaptation to successfully engage and retain the target population.
Discusses the findings of NASHP's literature review of state policies and practices nationwide to identify mechanisms for supporting home visiting services through Medicaid and findings from an expert panel regarding both currently used and potential additional mechanisms through which Medicaid could pay for home visiting and provides state examples where applicable. Six in-depth case studies illustrate states’ experiences with Medicaid financing of home visiting services.
Presents evidence from research that shows that Home Visiting programs work and ultimately save money for taxpayers. A number of studies find evidence of effectiveness across a spectrum of family support programs in a variety of areas, including reduced health care costs, reduced need for remedial education, and increased family self-sufficiency.
Highlights key findings from research to build the evidence needed to inform policymakers' decisions and to advance effective practice in home visiting programs and identifies opportunities for program improvements in states and for further study.
Describes the evidence of effectiveness of several home-visiting program models in reducing child maltreatment. We present the estimated costs of implementing these models and describe the additional information needed to assess whether they are cost-beneficial with respect to reductions child maltreatment and other outcomes.The brief focuses on four program models—Healthy Families America (HFA), Nurse Family Partnership (NFP), Parents as Teachers (PAT), and SafeCare.
Provides a short description and contact information for the top Evidence-Based HV models across the nation.
Gives an overview of the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program and tribal MIECHV program which are designed to (1) strengthen and improve the programs and activities carried out under Title V of the Social Security Act; (2) improve coordination of services for at-risk communities; and (3) identify and provide comprehensive services to improve outcomes for families who reside in at-risk communities.
Describes the review process and findings for a similar systematic review of home visiting program models implemented in tribal communities or evaluated with AIAN families and children. To assess the evidence of effectiveness of culturally relevant models that have been implemented in tribal communities, the HomVEE team conducted a systematic review focusing specifically on studies relevant to tribal communities.
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