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Amid record-breaking temperatures this summer, I’m reminded of a piece of advice floating around the internet, “When entering a pool, don’t take the stairs.” I…

There are significant racial and ethnic disparities in maternal health and birth outcomes among communities of color. Specifically, pregnant Black women in the United States…

Approximately 1.5 million babies were born into refugee life between 2018 and 2021, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Across the United…

Child First operates an office at Family and Children’s Aid, a Connecticut-based agency that supports mental health. Child First sent the NHVRC this snippet about…

More than 20,000 home visiting professionals deliver evidence-based home visiting services in the United States to families with young children. According to our 2021 Yearbook,…

One in three families in the United States struggles to provide clean diapers for their babies. To alleviate the health problems and economic concerns associated…

The NHVRC is pleased to present the 2021 Home Visiting Yearbook, our fifth annual view of home visiting at the state and national levels. Like…

A provision of the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act passed in March can help home visiting programs support families recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic—especially those…

Clinton Boyd, Jr., Ph.D., is a postdoctoral associate at the Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity at Duke University, where he studies fatherhood. He…

For home visitors, identifying and supporting caregivers who face intimate partner violence (IPV)* is tough under “normal” circumstances. Factor in the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting…