Briefs

Generations of harmful policies have forcibly removed Indigenous people from their traditional living places and sources of foods, impacting the health of adults and children.…

More than 1.2 million children did not have a fixed, regular, and adequate place to sleep at night in 2022.* Some unhoused families found temporary…

Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (IECMHC) helps promote healthy social-emotional growth in young children by bolstering skills and knowledge among the adults in…

The Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA), signed into law as part of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018,* represented a shift in the child…

Thousands of refugees and asylum seekers* come to the United States each year to escape humanitarian crises in their home countries. Some face hurdles to…

Pregnant and parenting adolescents* face the dual challenge of raising a child while navigating their own path to adulthood. Many encounter barriers related to childcare,…

Many home visitors adapt their services to reflect caregivers’ and children’s unique circumstances. By recognizing families’ different goals, strengths, needs, challenges, and access to resources,…

Years before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down many services in 2020, home visiting stakeholders began exploring the use of virtual visits as a safe, accessible…

Home visitors come from various fields, but their daily work requires knowledge, skills, and attributes not linked to any particular discipline or degree. Core competency…

More than 600,000 children under age 6 have a parent in the military, according to estimates from the U.S. Department of Defense. Many military families…