HOME VISITATION

Home Visiting: Assessing Progress, Managing Expectations
Home Visiting is an important strategy to promote healthy child development. Dr. Deborah Daro reviews the evolution of home visiting programs, research evaluating such programs, and suggests strategies to move the field forward.

Implementation of Home Visitation Programs: Stories from the States (2006)
The characteristics of state-based home visiting systems vary from one state to another and from one home-visiting program to another. Despite differences in initial implementation and context, state-based home visiting systems confront similar sustainability challenges.

In-Home Family Education: Supporting Healthy Child Development in the First Years of Life
Partners in Community Outreach describes home visiting programs in West Virginia in this policy report. The report makes the case for a statewide system of home visiting by showing the cost savings.