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…
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,…
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…
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…
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 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…
As the nation wraps up its first full month of social distancing, we want to applaud home visitors’ efforts to “meet families where they are”…
Home visitors connect with families to engage parents in services and help them read their children’s cues. But how can home visiting staff foster attunement—within…
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…
A variety of fields use core competencies to define the knowledge, skills, and attitudes or attributes staff need to succeed in particular jobs. In the…
