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The exclusion of telehealth training and education in behavioral health degree programs contributes to the challenges in telehealth delivery. This qualitative study was designed to assess the impact of telehealth training during a behavioral health degree program on perceptions of…

Background: The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has called for a universal system of developmental screening and surveillance to enhance early detection and intervention for children. While the need and potential impact of universal screening is well documented, recent reports…

Informed by ecological and family system frameworks, our study investigated the relationship between family- and community-level factors, and their cross-level interactions, with evidence-based home visiting program participation in a sample of 2409 mothers (mean age: 24.15 years). Using 2-level hierarchical…

The current, unprecedented scaling up of evidence-based home visiting makes it crucial to elucidate the factors and processes that promote successful program implementation. One key factor is the well-being of the workforce. Scant attention has been paid to the ways…

Objectives: Our objective was to identify preconception and prenatal predictors of early experiences of co-occurring risk and protective factors to help target prevention efforts to the highest-need families prior to the birth of the child. Methods: Data were from the…

Objectives: This pilot study used a prospective mixed methods approach to examine predictors of retention in services during the transition from pregnancy to postpartum. Home visiting programs that serve pregnant women are an important means of improving child and maternal…

Purpose: To further explore the effectiveness of MIHP, a Medicaid population-based home visiting program. Example Topics Addressed: Examination of participant vs. non-participant differences in individual characteristics and risk factors Improved outcomes for participants that received additional prenatal services

Purpose: Summarize the experiences and wisdom of seven Tribal MIECHV grantees serving urban Indians. Example Topics Addressed: History of American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) relocation to urban areas Examples of challenges and innovations for meeting the needs of AIAN…

BACKGROUND: Prenatal and infancy home-visiting by nurses is promoted as a means of improving maternal life-course, but evidence of long-term effects is limited. We hypothesized that nurse­ visitation would lead to long-term reductions in public-benefit costs, maternal substance abuse and…

Purpose: Present findings from research of mothers’ perspectives of father participation in home visiting programs. Example Topics Addressed: Why and how fathers are participating in home visiting programs Barriers to father participation Strategies for overcoming these barriers