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The Nurturing Parenting Programs Comprehensive Review

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2012, Family Development Resources: The Programs described are evidence-based parenting programs and curricula for the prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect. Order forms for materials for primary, secondary, tertiary and comprehensive prevention programs are presented. The Programs are evidence-based programs recognized by the National Registry of Evidence-based Parenting Programs and Practices (NREPP), a branch of Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Over thirty studies have been conducted validating the effectiveness of the Nurturing Parenting Programs. Today, there are over 25 Nurturing Parenting Programs designed to meet the specific cultural and developmental capabilities of families with materials available in English, Spanish, Creole, Arabic, Chinese, and Hmong. They are family-based programs that can be offered in a group setting, in a home visitation setting or in a combination group and home visitation settings. Link to pdf Review

See also: The Nurturing Parenting Programs Six Protective Factors

Michigan Title IV-E Waiver Child Welfare Demonstration Project

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Submitted to: Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, July 2012

Goals and Hypothesis: Michigan’s waiver demonstration will test the hypothesis that an array of intensive and innovative home-based preservation services tailored to the needs of individual families will prevent child abuse and neglect and decrease entry of children into foster care, and increase positive outcomes for children and families in their homes and communities and improve the safety and wellbeing of children. Over the life of the waiver, we expect a reduction in foster care maintenance expenditures and a commensurate increase in spending for services to safely maintain children in their own homes. Link to Waiver proposal

Relationship of Quality Practices to Child and Family Outcome Measurement Results

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April 17, The National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC) Early Childhood Outcomes Center (ECO) Regional Resource Center Program (RRCP):
States and/or local early intervention programs might use this document in a variety of ways including:

1. Analyzing local early intervention program child and family outcome data to determine where improvement in program practices might be needed

2. Analyzing statewide child and family outcome data and developing statewide improvement activities

3. Orienting local early intervention programs/providers to the expected practices needed to improve child and family outcomes

4. Conducting a self‐assessment of statewide and/or local performance on each of the indicators and related practices

5. Determining the impact level of key quality practices on each of the child and family outcome indicators  Link to pdf Document

Supporting Evidence-Based Home Visiting to Prevent Child Maltreatment

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In 2008, the Children’s Bureau (CB) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services funded 17 grants with the goal of supporting the implementation of home visiting programs that may prevent child maltreatment. Grantees are to focus on supporting implementation of, scaling up, and sustaining home visiting programs with high fidelity to their evidence-based models. In addition, grantees contribute to the knowledge base about large-scale implementation with fidelity by conducting local implementation and outcome evaluations, along with analyses of program costs.

 

Summary of EBHV Program Models

EBHV Program Model Target Population Expected Dosage Expected Duration
Family Connections Families with at least one child age 5 to 11; demonstrated   risk for neglect Minimum 1 hour face to-face per week 3 to 6 months
Healthy Families America Pregnant women or new parents within two weeks of infant’s   birth Scaled (from weekly to quarterly) Until child’s fifth birthday
Nurse-Family Partnership First-time pregnant women < 28 weeks gestation Scaled (from weekly to quarterly) Until child’s second birthday
Parents as Teachers Birth or prenatal to age 5 Minimum monthly home visit and group visit Until enrollment in

kindergarten
SafeCare Birth to age 5 1 to 2 hours per week 18 to 20 weeks
Triple P Birth to age 12 Weekly Varies by type of service (from 1 to 2 sessions to 8 to 11   sessions)

Link to Supporting Evidence Based Home Visiting Web Site This web site contains many resources for evaluating and comparing various programs. It also contains links to resources for each of the programs. However, the primary focus is on implementation and evaluation from a program director’s perspective.

Keeping Families Together Matters: An Introduction to Creating Supportive Housing for Child Welfare-Involved Families

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2012, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Keeping Families Together was designed to address the needs of the most vulnerable families. The model shows real promise in preventing child welfare involvement and reuniting children with their families in a safe, stable environment.

The Keeping Families Together innovative supportive housing approach combines affordable housing with customized case management services. By leveraging the collaboration of a number of city agencies, the program helps families overcome the bureaucratic hurdles that can arise when trying to navigate these services on their own. The Keeping Families Together pilot achieved promising outcomes for high-need families (see the Metis Evaluation report found at http://www.csh.org/resources/keeping-families-together-guidebook). Although the model is not yet considered evidence-based, CSH attributes much of the success of the pilot to its five core components and recommends that any community wishing to initiate a similar project incorporate them. Link to KFT Guidebook