Sarah A. Avellar|Lauren Supplee
Effectiveness of Home Visiting in Improving Child Health and Reducing Child Maltreatment
Mathematica Policy Research|Administration for Children and Families
patient protection affordable care act established maternal infant early childhood home visiting program provides 15 billion states 5 years home visiting program models serving atrisk pregnant women children birth age 5 act stipulates 75 funds must used programs evidence effectiveness based rigorous evaluation research home visiting evidence effectiveness reviewed home visiting research literature provided assessment evidence effectiveness program models serve families pregnant women children birth age 5home visiting evidence effectiveness included systematic search screening process review research quality assessment program effectiveness reviewers rated studies capacity provide unbiased estimates program impacts determined whether program met department health human services criteria evidencebased modelas july 2012 32 models reviewed 12 met department health human services criteria models shown favorable effects child development common favorable effects included health care usage reductions child maltreatment less common favorable effects birth outcomeshome visiting promising way serve families may difficult engage supportive services existing rigorous research indicates home visiting potential positive results among highrisk families particularly health care usage child development