Not exact matches
Research on child maltreatment has increased over the past 15 years and meta -
analyses and reviews
of the literature on the effectiveness
of home visiting programs to prevent child maltreatment exist.10, 11,12 However, until recently there was not a wide ranging systematic review
of the evidence on home visiting.7, 13,14,15,16 An effort launched in 2009 by the U.S. Department
of Health and Human
Services (HHS), the Home Visiting Evidence
of Effectiveness (HomVEE), filled this gap by providing a systematic review
of the
early childhood home visiting research with particular attention to its applicability to the prevention
of child maltreatment.
Dr. Gilliam has conducted extensive research involving
early childhood education and intervention policy
analysis, ways to improve the quality and mental health
of prekindergarten and child care
services,
early childhood mental health consultation,
early childhood expulsions and suspensions, and the impact
of early childhood education on school readiness.
It offers valuable information for those seeking to build
early learning systems, based upon fiscal
analysis and the latest research and evidence
of the need for and value
of additional investments in
early childhood services.
Dr. Gilliam's research involves
early childhood education and intervention policy
analysis, ways to improve the quality and mental healthiness
of prekindergarten and child care
services,
early childhood expulsions and suspensions, and the impact
of early childhood education programs on children's school readiness.
The recommendations contained in the CCELP were also informed by a meta -
analysis of existing
early childhood services that was conducted last year.
This will allow state administrators to obtain an unduplicated count
of children receiving
early childhood services, will provide a more complete picture
of the needs
of children and families, and will create opportunities to analyze data for long - term
analysis and research purposes.
This finding from the meta -
analysis has been corroborated by the evidence that many
of the
early childhood education interventions that have been shown to have long - term effects provide
early childhood education and family support
services.7, 8,9