One way to reverse these trends is
through home visiting programs, in which nurses and peer counselors provide support and education to high - risk pregnant women in their homes.
The ones that I write about work directly with parents, supporting them, usually
through home visiting programs.
The following 22 state and tribal grantee profiles reveal the breadth of innovation and success realized
through home visiting programs across the country.
These competitive awards are a smart way to use scarce federal resources to improve the lives of children and families
through home visiting programs that research shows yield results.
Policymakers and program administrators should ensure that services delivered
through home visiting programs are culturally appropriate and consider the barriers that families endure in today's society and economy.
(OLYMPIA, WA)-- The Washington state Department of Early Learning (DEL) and Thrive Washington (Thrive) will spend the next year exploring the feasibility of Pay for Success as a model to help the state greatly increase the number of children and families served
through home visiting programs.
Recognizing the opportunity to use the MIECHV program to help improve new mothers» mental health, many states are building on promising approaches to address postpartum depression directly
through home visiting programs in effective, innovative ways.27 In 2014, 68 percent of state MIECHV - funded programs increased screenings for maternal depressive symptoms and improved referral rates among pregnant women or women enrolled in home visiting programs.28 Additionally, 70 percent of state programs reported improvements to parents» emotional well - being by successfully lowering reported parental stress and reducing rates of depressive symptoms among participating families.29 For example, Moving Beyond Depression is a program that uses in - home cognitive behavioral therapy to ameliorate, not just screen for, maternal depression.
Multiple research studies have demonstrated the positive impact of early childhood development and educational support
through home visiting programs such as Parents as Teachers.
Policymakers and program administrators should ensure that services delivered
through home visiting programs are culturally appropriate and consider the barriers that families endure in today's society and economy.
All teachers at Magnolia Public Schools (MPS) go the extra mile for their students; even visiting the homes of our students
through our Home Visit Program to do whatever is possible to ensure our students perform at their best.
Not exact matches
HUGS (Help Us Grow Successfully) is a
home visiting case management
program for pregnant teens, women, infants and children up
through age 5 years.
The most effective intervention we have is a focus on parental attachment,
through a public policy of
home visit programs, starting in the first days of a child's life.
APMI provides educational
programs in the local elementary and secondary schools, developed multilingual asthma educational materials used by providers and caregivers, provides comprehensive asthma
home visits to improve self - management
through assessment, education, and establishment of a plan towards environmental control of asthma triggers, and advocates for improved access to asthma related services.
We have distributed over 1300 kits
through this
program and educators tell us they regularly use their kits 1 - 3x a month, which means RDIA's Consider Cloth Kits reach thousands of parents in their childbirth classes, newborn care classes, and postpartum
home visits.
Evidence - Based Model Crosswalk to Benchmarks: Model Alignment With Benchmark (PDF - 641 KB) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services & Health Resources and Services Administration (2011) Describes the Affordable Care Act Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood
Home Visiting Program (MIECHV), and how the act responds, through evidence - based home visiting programs, to diverse needs of children and families in at - risk communities through collaboration at the Federal, State, and community lev
Home Visiting Program (MIECHV), and how the act responds, through evidence - based home visiting programs, to diverse needs of children and families in at - risk communities through collaboration at the Federal, State, and community
Visiting Program (MIECHV), and how the act responds,
through evidence - based
home visiting programs, to diverse needs of children and families in at - risk communities through collaboration at the Federal, State, and community lev
home visiting programs, to diverse needs of children and families in at - risk communities through collaboration at the Federal, State, and community
visiting programs, to diverse needs of children and families in at - risk communities
through collaboration at the Federal, State, and community levels.
In addition, two studies using stratified random sampling found that a high - quality
home visiting program positively impacted school readiness
through better parenting practices, increased reading to children at
home, and a greater likelihood of enrollment in preschool
programs.
The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) administers the Illinois Maternal Infant and Early Childhood
Home Visiting (MIECHV) program in 6 communities, through 25 organizations providing hom
Home Visiting (MIECHV)
program in 6 communities,
through 25 organizations providing
homehome...
The Indiana Maternal Infant and Early Childhood
Home Visiting Team (MIECHV) prioritizes its outreach efforts to ensure family retention in their
program through both comprehensive outreach and the em...
The ACF Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) awarded the TEI contract to provide technical assistance, leadership, and support to promote excellence in community - based research and evaluation of MIECHV initiatives that serve American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) children and families
through the Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood
Home Visiting program.
Eight existing
home visiting programs met the minimal legislative threshold for federal funding: Early Head Start, the Early Intervention Program, Family Check - up, Healthy Families America, Healthy Steps, Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters, Nurse - Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers.40 In August 2011, the Coalition for Evidence - Based Policy built upon the government's review by evaluating the extent to which programs implemented with fidelity would produce important improvements in the lives of at - risk children and parents.41 Through this review, one program was given a strong rating (the Nurse - Family Partnership), two were given medium ratings (Early Intervention Program and Family Check - up), and all other programs were given a low rat
home visiting programs met the minimal legislative threshold for federal funding: Early Head Start, the Early Intervention
Program, Family Check - up, Healthy Families America, Healthy Steps, Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters, Nurse - Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers.40 In August 2011, the Coalition for Evidence - Based Policy built upon the government's review by evaluating the extent to which programs implemented with fidelity would produce important improvements in the lives of at - risk children and parents.41 Through this review, one program was given a strong rating (the Nurse - Family Partnership), two were given medium ratings (Early Intervention Program and Family Check - up), and all other programs were given a low
Program, Family Check - up, Healthy Families America, Healthy Steps,
Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters, Nurse - Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers.40 In August 2011, the Coalition for Evidence - Based Policy built upon the government's review by evaluating the extent to which programs implemented with fidelity would produce important improvements in the lives of at - risk children and parents.41 Through this review, one program was given a strong rating (the Nurse - Family Partnership), two were given medium ratings (Early Intervention Program and Family Check - up), and all other programs were given a low rat
Home Instruction
Program for Preschool Youngsters, Nurse - Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers.40 In August 2011, the Coalition for Evidence - Based Policy built upon the government's review by evaluating the extent to which programs implemented with fidelity would produce important improvements in the lives of at - risk children and parents.41 Through this review, one program was given a strong rating (the Nurse - Family Partnership), two were given medium ratings (Early Intervention Program and Family Check - up), and all other programs were given a low
Program for Preschool Youngsters, Nurse - Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers.40 In August 2011, the Coalition for Evidence - Based Policy built upon the government's review by evaluating the extent to which
programs implemented with fidelity would produce important improvements in the lives of at - risk children and parents.41
Through this review, one
program was given a strong rating (the Nurse - Family Partnership), two were given medium ratings (Early Intervention Program and Family Check - up), and all other programs were given a low
program was given a strong rating (the Nurse - Family Partnership), two were given medium ratings (Early Intervention
Program and Family Check - up), and all other programs were given a low
Program and Family Check - up), and all other
programs were given a low rating.
Fortunately, Stefani and Luis found a lifeline: a
home visiting program through Southwest Human Development.
HRSA Awards $ 342 Million to Support Families
Through the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood
Home Visiting Program (9/19/17)
States, territories, and tribal entities receive funding
through the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood
Home Visiting Program.
Launched in September 2013,
through a three - year cooperative agreement with Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC), the
Home Visiting CoIIN works to achieve breakthrough improvements in select process and outcome measures, including benchmark areas legislatively mandated for the Federal
Home Visiting program, while reducing or maintaining
program costs.
The Alliance will work directly with Prevent Child Abuse America's signature evidence - based
home visiting program, Healthy Families America ® (HFA), which serves more than 85,000 families annually
through 560 affiliates nationwide.
Members will be contacted on the job and at
home through member mailings, worksite flyers, phone bank operations and a «labor - to - neighbor»
program, where union members
visit other members in the area to discuss a particular race.
Maternal and Infant
Home Visit Program — Vote Passed (214 - 209, 10 Not Voting) The House passed the bill that would authorize, through fiscal 2022, $ 400 million a year for the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting p
Program — Vote Passed (214 - 209, 10 Not Voting) The House passed the bill that would authorize,
through fiscal 2022, $ 400 million a year for the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood
Home Visiting programprogram.
Throughout the month OCFS (DSS) will highlight
programs including, promoting safe sleep practices
through the Safe Sleep Coalition, Healthy Families
Home Visiting Program, Kinship Caregiver
Program
Through a
home -
visit program, Sacramento, California, schools realize the many benefits of parent involvement.
We invite parent involvement
through: •
Home Visits • Parent Orientation • Parent - Teacher Conferences • Classroom
Visits • Volunteering • Parent Workshops and Training • Family Reading
program
Parents are involved
through home visits and after - school
programs.
He mentioned other school districts, such as those in San Diego and Denver, which have greatly improved graduation rates
through home -
visit programs, and said ultimately it would be great to be able to see every incoming freshman before school starts.
Evidence - based
home -
visiting programs, like the Nurse - Family Partnership (which relies on trained nurses to support parents from pregnancy
through the first two years of a baby's life)-- as well as center - based
programs that also include
home visits, like Early Head Start — have been shown to enhance parents» sensitivity to their infants» and toddlers» cues, lessen reliance on spanking, and increase the number of age - appropriate learning materials around the house (as well as the amount of time spent reading to kids).
The nonprofit, nonpartisan Coalition for Evidence - Based Policy strongly supports the new HHS
Home Visiting program, which incorporates key evidence - based approaches that we have promoted
through our
Expand the Nurse - Family Partnership The Nurse - Family Partnership
program helps improve the educational, economic and health outcomes of poor children of first - time mothers
through home visits and personal instruction.
Early Head Start, which provides comprehensive services for infants and toddlers
through home visiting, center - based care and family child care, was funded to serve only an estimated 4 percent of the 2.9 million poor children under age three who were eligible for the
program on any given day in FY2012.
Potential adopters can
visit our Rescued Dogs page to see dogs that are currently going
through our training
program, as well as past doggie graduates still looking for a
home.
A
program of video - based works that used television technology to bring public attention to Black American identity,
through intervention, documentation, and parody, as in Anthony Ramos's About Media, in which the artist uses his Portapak camera to turn a news crew's
visit to his
home into media critique.
Selected
programs from Early Childhood Investment Zones to receive enhanced support
through training and consultation (Child Care, PreK,
Home Visiting)
The Solution for Quality
Home - Based Services is offered specifically for Early Head Start and Head Start home - based programs using the Foundational Curriculum (for families with children from prenatal through age 3) and the Foundational 2 Curriculum: 3 Years through Kindergarten as their home visiting curric
Home - Based Services is offered specifically for Early Head Start and Head Start
home - based programs using the Foundational Curriculum (for families with children from prenatal through age 3) and the Foundational 2 Curriculum: 3 Years through Kindergarten as their home visiting curric
home - based
programs using the Foundational Curriculum (for families with children from prenatal
through age 3) and the Foundational 2 Curriculum: 3 Years
through Kindergarten as their
home visiting curric
home visiting curricula.
A small body of research has found that families who participated in a
home visiting program when their children were young may continue to benefit
through their children's adolescence.
Through my work with Save the Children over the past decade, I've seen how important high - quality
home visiting programs are for families.
Research indicates that evidence - based
home visiting programs should benefit the families
through improvements in maternal and child health, parenting attitudes and behaviors, better cognitive and social - emotional outcomes for children, and a lower incidence of child abuse and maltreatment.
Unlike the proposed House reauthorization bill — Increasing Opportunity
through Evidence - Based
Home Visiting Act (H.R. 2824)-- the Senate version does not include a state match requirement — viewed as harmful to the
program by most advocacy groups.
Dissemination and implementation science has dedicated resources to improving mental health services
through innovative methods, including
home visiting programs (Schenwald & Hoagwood, 2001).
Mothers may receive services
through Healthy Families America, a Nurse - Family Partnership (if the referral occurs prenatally), other evidence - based
home -
visiting programs, or local volunteer organizations.
In 2007, Texas became a leader in the movement to support evidence - based
home visiting programs by reinvesting $ 4.3 million in criminal justice cost savings to serve families in high - risk communities
through the Nurse Family Partnership (NFP).
The Nurse Family Partnership
program provides
home visits by registered nurses to first - time mothers, beginning during pregnancy and continuing
through the child's second birthday.
Many
home visiting programs aim to educate parents about the importance of supporting children's early learning
through frequent reading and a stimulating
home environment and provide parents with the tools to support their children's early learning.15 In general, evaluations of
home visiting programs show fairly positive impacts on parents» support for children's learning, though the evidence is strongest for the most disadvantaged
program participants (e.g., poor, unmarried teens; very - low income participants).
Texas is also the recipient of federal funding
through Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood
Home Visiting Program (MIECHV), which supports the Texas
Home Visiting Program (THV).