Title
Maternal and Infant Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program: Background and Funding
Date
2016
Author(s)
Adrienne L. Fernandes-Alcantara
Brief Type
Report
Model(s)
- Child First
- Early Head Start Home-Based Option
- Early Intervention Program for Adolescent Mothers
- Early Start (New Zealand)
- Family Check-Up (FCU)
- Family Connects
- Family Spirit
- Health Access Nurturing Development Services (HANDS)
- Healthy Beginnings
- Healthy Families America (HFA)
- Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY)
- Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home-Visiting (MECSH)
- Minding the Baby
- Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP)
- Parents as Teachers (PAT)
- Play and Learning Strategies (PALS) Infant
- SafeCare/SafeCare Augmented
Description
Purpose: Provide an overview of the federal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program.
Example Topics Addressed:
Historical context of federal efforts to increase and support home visiting services
Administration, coordination, and funding of MIECHV
MIECHV requirements for states and other jurisdictions
Efforts to research, evaluate, and provide technical assistance on the MIECHV program
Data Collection Methods
Status
Finished
For More Information
Fernandes-Alcantara, A. L. (2016, December). Maternal and Infant Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program: Background and funding. Congressional Research Service Report #R43930. Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service. https://greenbook-waysandmeans.house.gov/sites/greenbook.waysandmeans.house.gov/files/R43930%20-%20Maternal%20and%20Infant%20Early%20Childhood%20Home%20Visiting%20(MIECHV)%20-%20Background%20and%20Funding.pdf
Author Contact Information:
Adrienne L. Fernandes-Alcantara
afernandes@crs.loc.gov
Topics
- Collaboration and Coordination
- Program Quality, Continuous Quality Improvement, and Fidelity