Reports & Briefs

Safer Happier Healthier Together:  Accelerating the Expansion of Home Visiting Services under the Family First Prevention Act 

The report examines barriers to using child welfare funds for prevention services including voluntary home visiting, and to elevate state strategies to expand home visiting to states more rapidly. (Association of State and Tribal Home Visiting Initiatives – August 2024)

Community Based Home Visiting:  Fidelity to Families Commitment to Outcomes

The report highlights the success and challenges of community-based home visiting models across the country, summarizes themes from listening sessions with 30+ community-based home visiting models, and offers recommendations to improve support for these non-evidence-based models. (First Focus on Children and Start Early – June 2024)

Considerations for Implementing Early Childhood Home Visiting through the Family First Prevention Services Act

The brief Looks at challenges and opportunities faced by states seeking to use FFPSA funding for home visiting. (Home Visiting Coalition – May 2024) 

The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program  

Explains the federally funded Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (MIECHV). (HRSA – June 2024)

The 2023 Home Visiting Yearbook 

The Yearbook offers detailed information about home visiting programs across the country. (National Home Visiting Resource Center -- James Bell Associates, and the Urban Institute -- 2023)

Mapping Evidence Based Home Visiting Provided by Tribal Led Organizations 

The brief considers the degree to which tribal communities have been able to access, and chosen to implement, evidence-based home visiting services. (National Home Visiting Resource Center – April 2023)

Purposefully Investing in the Tribal Home Visiting Workforce

The report describes the current tribal home visiting workforce and highlights innovative approaches that Tribal Home Visiting grantees used to purposefully invest their staff.  (Administration for Children and Families – 2022)

Helping Families Get off to a Strong Start:  What is Home Visiting and How Has it Changed During the COVID-19 Pandemic  (Start Early – September 2020)

Medicaid & Home Visiting

The policy brief provides and overview of the benefits and the barriers to using Medicaid to broaden access to home visiting. (Prevent Child Abuse America)