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Topic: Home Visiting for Child Well-Being

Scientific Ratings in this topic:
1 - Well-Supported by Research Evidence
2 - Supported by Research Evidence
3 - Promising Research Evidence
4 - Evidence Fails to Demonstrate Effect
5 - Concerning Practice
NR - Not able to be Rated
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Definition for Home Visiting for Child Well-Being:

This category includes any Home Visiting programs with a goal to improve child well-being, including physical health, development, and school readiness. Home Visiting is a mechanism to provide direct support and coordination of services for families beginning prenatally or at birth. Visits are conducted by a nurse, social worker, or trained paraprofessional. Programs vary, but components may include 1) education in effective parenting and childcare techniques, 2) education on child development, health, safety and nutrition, 3) assistance in gaining access to social support networks, and 4) assistance in obtaining education, employment, and access to community services.To be rated in this area, a program needs either have goals or objectives directly related to the child well-being or have published, peer-reviewed research measuring outcomes directly related to child well-being, such as standardized educational or developmental measures, school records, and immunization records.

Why was Home Visiting for Child Well-Being chosen as a topic by the Advisory Committee? (Click for Answer)

Home Visiting for Child Well-Being was chosen because it is of particular interest to Child Welfare due to the connection between early child development and well-being. Home Visiting programs target at-risk families with children from birth to age five, the same population that is of interest to child welfare, and are viewed as early intervention strategies. Many county child welfare agencies in California have developed home visiting programs in partnership with their public health agencies with support from their First Five Commissions. These programs provide services and support that promote child well-being and strengthen families, with an indirect goal of preventing further involvement in Child Welfare services.

Danna Fabella
Director, Federal Linkages
Child & Family Policy Institute of California
Sacramento, CA

Programs in this topic area

Here are your search results for programs in the area of Home Visiting for Child Well-Being:

The programs listed below have been reviewed by the CEBC and, if appropriate, been rated using the Scientific Rating Scale.

Programs with a Scientific Rating of 1 - Well-Supported by Research Evidence:

Programs with a Scientific Rating of 2 - Supported by Research Evidence:

Programs with a Scientific Rating of 3 - Promising Research Evidence:

  • AVANCE Family Support and Education Program (AVANCE) – non-responder
    Topics: Home Visiting for Child Well-Being
  • Circle of Security (COS) – detailed view
    Topics: Home Visiting for Child Well-Being, Infant and Toddler Mental Health (0-3), Parent Training
    High risk populations such as having a child enrolled in Early Head Start or Head Start programs, incarcerated ...
  • Early Head Start (EHS) – non-responder
    Topics: Home Visiting for Child Well-Being
  • Parent-Child Home Program, The – detailed view
    Topics: Home Visiting for Child Well-Being
    Two and three-year-olds who face multiple obstacles to educational and economic success. These risk factors include, living in poverty, being ...
  • Parents as Teachers – detailed view
    Topics: Home Visiting for Child Well-Being
    Families who are pregnant or parents of children up to kindergarten entry (usually 5 years).
  • SafeCare® [Home Visiting for Child Well-Being] – detailed view
    [Project SafeCare]
    Topics: Home Visiting for Child Well-Being
    Parents at-risk for child neglect and/or abuse and parents with a history of child neglect and/or abuse
  • Sure Start – non-responder
    Topics: Home Visiting for Child Well-Being

Programs with a Scientific Rating of NR - Not able to be Rated: