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Pew: Competitive Grant Awards Show States’ Commitment
Libby Doggett, director of the Pew Home Visiting Campaign, an initiative of the Pew Center on the States, released a statement in response to the first round of competitive grants awarded in the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program.
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Pew: States Should Invest in Research-Backed Home Visiting Programs to Capitalize on New Federal Funds
States making investments in voluntary home visiting programs too rarely use evidence of effectiveness to inform their policy decisions, according to a new report by the Pew Center on the States’ Home Visiting Campaign.
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Pew Commends Michigan for Bolstering Investment in Home Visiting
Michigan took steps recently to strengthen its $21 million investment in home visiting as Gov. Rick Snyder (R) signed HB 4526 into law, demonstrating policymakers’ commitment to supporting programs that are proven to work.
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Art Rolnick: The Case for Home Visiting
Federal Reserve economist Art Rolnick explains why high-quality programs carried out over the first three years of a child's life yield an impressive return on investment. more
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Pew: Cuts to Nurse-Family Partnership Now Would Cost More Later
Libby Doggett, director of the Pew Home Visiting Campaign, an initiative of the Pew Center on the States, released the following statement in response to Louisiana’s proposed cuts to the state’s home visiting program.
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Pew: Federal Requirements for Home Visiting Funds Give States Right Incentives
Libby Doggett, deputy director at the Pew Center on the States, issued the following statement today on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ release of criteria for the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program:
“These guidelines send exactly the right message: State and federal lawmakers should invest in proven programs that earn a strong return on taxpayer dollars and boost long-term fiscal health."
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First National Summit Held on Quality in Home Visiting Programs
Industry leaders, policy makers and top researchers will gather in Washington February 16 and 17, for The National Summit on Quality in Home Visiting Programs, the first conference of its kind devoted exclusively to home visiting programs serving at-risk mothers and their children. more
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Home Visiting: A Closer Look
Extra support from voluntary, high-quality home visiting services can lead to improved family health and substantial savings for taxpayers. more
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Pew Launches Home Visiting Policy Campaigns in LA, NC, OH and WA
The Pew Center on the States and its partners announced today a targeted $5.6 million campaign to promote smart state investments in evidence-based, voluntary home visiting programs for new and expectant families. more
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Congress Invests in Evidence-Based Home Visiting Programs
John Schlitt, director of the Pew Home Visiting Campaign, issued the following statement today, commenting on maternal and infant home visiting provisions included in health care reform legislation.
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Education Week: Study Says Early Home Visits Show School Benefits
Children whose families took part in a home-visiting program in their earliest years showed some positive benefits once they enrolled in school, compared with their peers who did not receive home visits, according to a recently-released study from Healthy Families New York, a home visitation program that enrolls about 5,600 families each year. more
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Zero to Three: New Research Strengthens Home Visiting Field
Voluntary home visiting matches parents with trained professionals to provide information and support during pregnancy and throughout a child's first few years. more
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Home Visits Help New Families; Support School Readiness
Education Week: Kindergartners across the country are kicking off their official schooling careers over the next several weeks (some are already underway), but up to 45 percent of them won't be "ready to learn," under a definition that includes certain cognitive skills, but also physical and mental health, emotional well-being, and the ability to relate to others.
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Editorial: Home Visitation Effort Can Help Prevent Child Abuse
How do people let this happen? That is the question we so often have when we read about child abuse and neglect cases. Whether it is a sensational national story such as the Penn State scandal or a local story about children found in horrible or dangerous conditions, we wonder why someone did not step in to prevent these crimes and situations.
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Home Visits Help Families, Save Money
If a social program with a strong research base helps at-risk parents and children -- and saves taxpayers money -- how can we make it as efficient and effective as possible? That's a question the South Carolina legislature will be addressing this year.
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