Briefs

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…

Some home visiting programs coordinate services with pediatric primary care providers to reach more families and better meet their needs. Opportunities still exist for this…

This brief builds on an earlier summary of the Pew Home Visiting Data for Performance Initiative by highlighting work on two outcome areas—parental capacity and…

Early father involvement is important for young children’s development and learning. Most early childhood home visiting programs target mothers for enrollment, but engaging fathers in…

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…

Performance indicators help home visiting programs track services and activities, identify areas for improvement, and determine whether they are meeting goals. Tracked indicators can vary…

Maternal depression is a widespread public health concern that can negatively affect mothers and their families. In 2011, a national survey found that 10 percent…

Approximately 18 million pregnant women and families can benefit from home visiting nationally, but there are not enough resources to serve everyone, and it is…

The Maternal, infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (MIECHV) funds more than home visiting services and infrastructure. It also builds the field’s knowledge base…

Most home visiting providers recognize the importance of engaging families in services. Many differ, however, in how they measure success. Do parents and caregivers need…