ArticleMaternal and child health journal2018
Getting to the Warm Hand-Off: A Study of Home Visitor Referral Activities.
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- Improving connections to early childhood systems of care via a universal home visiting program in Massachusetts.Children and youth services review · 2023Article
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- Development of an Electronic Screening and Brief Intervention to Address Perinatal Substance Use in Home Visiting: Qualitative User-Centered Approach.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
- A Qualitative Study of Mothers' Perspectives on Enrolling and Engaging in an Evidence-Based Nurse Home Visiting Program.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2021Article
- Service Coordination to Address Maternal Mental Health, Partner Violence, and Substance Use: Findings from a National Survey of Home Visiting Programs.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2021Article
- Contributions of Preventive Social Services in Early Childhood Home Visiting in a Disadvantaged Area of Sweden: The Practice of the Parental Advisor.Qualitative health research · 2021Article
- Using Social Network Analysis to Strengthen Organizational Relationships to Better Serve Expectant and Parenting Young People.Maternal and child health journal · 2020Article
- Maternal Engagement in a Home Visiting Program as a Function of Fathers' Formal and Informal Participation.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2020Article
- Addressing Maternal Depression, Substance Use, and Intimate Partner Violence in Home Visiting: a Quasi-Experimental Pilot Test of a Screen-and-Refer Approach.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2019Article
- Feasibility and Acceptability of Integrating Digital Screening and Brief Intervention for Substance Use into Home Visiting: Lessons Learned from a Pilot Study.Journal of evidence-based social work (2019)Article
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Abstract
introductionConducted as part of the Massachusetts MIECHV evaluation, this study examined the role of home visitors (HVs) in facilitating families' connections to early childhood systems of care. The aims of this study were to document the full range of HV behaviors related to service coordination.
methodsThe study sample was 65 participant cases from five program sites, comprising two home visiting models (HFM and PAT). We coded and analyzed 11,096 home visiting records, focusing on identifying referrals, connections, disconnections, and supportive behaviors across 20 service areas. Qualitative pattern analyses were conducted on a subsample of records to identify unique pathways from referral to connection.
resultsHVs discussed an average of 30 different programs with each participant, and overall, only 21% of referrals resulted in a service connection. This rate varied, with some (e.g., housing) requiring much more intensive HV support and yielding far fewer connections. HVs also worked to keep participants engaged once they were connected to a service, often discovering challenges in need of attention through monitoring activities. DISCUSSION: Home visiting is often thought of as a key entry point into a system of care. Findings from this study confirm this premise, highlighting both the centrality of home visiting in helping families navigate local systems of care, and the insufficiency of these systems to meet family needs.
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