This literature synthesis aims to deepen understanding of the facilitators of and barriers to family engagement in home visiting, the strategies programs use to support engagement, and topics that would benefit from further research.
The Role of First 5s in Home Visiting: Innovations, Challenges and Opportunities in California
This paper explores the ways in which First 5s play a role in home visiting in California.
State-Level Policy Recommendations to Support Home Visiting Coordination Within California’s Early Childhood System of Care
This paper presents eight state-level policy recommendations to advance coordination in California.
Several recommendations aim to strengthen coordination across California’s ECSC, while others
specifically promote coordination among home visiting agencies.
Several recommendations aim to strengthen coordination across California’s ECSC, while others
specifically promote coordination among home visiting agencies.
Professional Development Supports for Home Visitors – Urban Institute
In this short report, they provide a snapshot of the state of the professional development systems
for home visiting in 2018, with an emphasis on professional development for home visitors who provide direct services to families. They describe the perspectives of home visitors and home visiting supervisors working in MIECHV-funded agencies and stakeholders with expertise in professional development as it pertains to the field of home visiting. They also describe the ways in which professional development
could be improved to help strengthen the home visiting workforce.
for home visiting in 2018, with an emphasis on professional development for home visitors who provide direct services to families. They describe the perspectives of home visitors and home visiting supervisors working in MIECHV-funded agencies and stakeholders with expertise in professional development as it pertains to the field of home visiting. They also describe the ways in which professional development
could be improved to help strengthen the home visiting workforce.
Home Visiting Landscape in California
As home visiting continues to adapt to meet the moment, it is important to first understand the current state of home visiting in California.
Home Visiting Applied Research Collaborative (HARC)
The Home Visiting Applied Research Collaborative (HARC) is a national research and development platform for innovation to broaden and strengthen home visiting’s benefits for all families and communities.
Child Trends – First 5 California Home Visiting Workforce Study
The First 5 California (F5CA) home visiting workforce study aims to improve the state’s understanding of the characteristics of home visitors and supervisors; available program implementation supports for staff; and program needs for workforce recruitment, development, and retention.
National Home Visiting Resource Center – Father Engagement in Home Visiting: Benefits, Challenges and Promising Strategies
This brief summarizes the existing research to answer four questions:
What are the benefits of father involvement for children? What outcomes are associated with father engagement in home visiting? What common challenges do programs face engaging fathers in home
visiting? What strategies are home visiting programs using to overcome common obstacles?
What are the benefits of father involvement for children? What outcomes are associated with father engagement in home visiting? What common challenges do programs face engaging fathers in home
visiting? What strategies are home visiting programs using to overcome common obstacles?
Engaging At-Risk Fathers in Home Visiting Services
The current study examines fathers’ participation in the Healthy Families New York (HFNY) home visiting program (DuMont et al., 2008; Kirkland, 2013; Lee et al., 2009),
a Healthy Families America accredited home visiting program established in 1995. The program serves families at elevated risk for adverse child and family outcomes, and like other home visiting interventions, has increased efforts to involve fathers. Utilizing existing HFNY administrative data, the study aims to describe fathers’ participation in HFNY; examine how fathers’ participation is correlated with program retention; and assess the relationship between father participation and two areas of family functioning: fathers’ emotional involvement and co-residency with the child.
a Healthy Families America accredited home visiting program established in 1995. The program serves families at elevated risk for adverse child and family outcomes, and like other home visiting interventions, has increased efforts to involve fathers. Utilizing existing HFNY administrative data, the study aims to describe fathers’ participation in HFNY; examine how fathers’ participation is correlated with program retention; and assess the relationship between father participation and two areas of family functioning: fathers’ emotional involvement and co-residency with the child.
Engaging Fathers in Home Visiting Programs
The purpose of this brief is to explore possible barriers to father engagement in home visiting
programs, explain some key principles of father engagement, and share promising strategies from the Dads Matter-Home Visitation (HV) intervention (Bellamy et al, 2020) and other research studies.
programs, explain some key principles of father engagement, and share promising strategies from the Dads Matter-Home Visitation (HV) intervention (Bellamy et al, 2020) and other research studies.