Briefs

Diapers are a basic necessity, yet diaper need—i.e., not having enough diapers to keep an infant or child clean, dry, and healthy—is a common problem…

Home visiting experienced a significant challenge in 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic forced programs to switch from in-person sessions to virtual visits with little notice.…

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 are uniquely positioned to identify and support families experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV) and to improve IPV outcomes. The recent transition to virtual…

Home visiting has persisted during the COVID-19 pandemic, with many programs turning to virtual meetings and other creative solutions to keep providing services. Challenges to…

The uncertainties and changes associated with military life can adversely impact families with young children. Home visitors can help military families manage stressors and engage…

Home visiting participants typically face more adverse experiences than their counterparts. Yet many families—and even members of the same family—process negative events differently, with only…

Home visitors experience stress and anxiety on the job. Recurring exposure to the challenges and trauma of others can contribute to burnout, poor physical and…

More than 286,000 families received evidence-based home visiting services in 2018. Services were implemented across a wide swath of the country, including all 50 states,…

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…