Category Archives: CA&N Resources

Home Visiting Legislation in the States (2009-2012).

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2012, National Conference of State Legislatures: Includes a Michigan legislative bill.

HB 5572; 2012: Pending: Requires the Departments of Community Health, Human Services and Education to collaborate and ensure that funds are used to fund programs meeting evidence-based or promising practice standards and programs using home visiting as voluntary, primary method of service delivery for families with children ages 0-5 and pregnant women. Excludes IDEA/early intervention services and services that provide only one-time visitation. Requires state agencies to collaborate on data collection and sharing protocols. Link to pdf Description

The Nurturing Parenting Programs Comprehensive Review

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2012, Family Development Resources: The Programs described are evidence-based parenting programs and curricula for the prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect. Order forms for materials for primary, secondary, tertiary and comprehensive prevention programs are presented. The Programs are evidence-based programs recognized by the National Registry of Evidence-based Parenting Programs and Practices (NREPP), a branch of Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Over thirty studies have been conducted validating the effectiveness of the Nurturing Parenting Programs. Today, there are over 25 Nurturing Parenting Programs designed to meet the specific cultural and developmental capabilities of families with materials available in English, Spanish, Creole, Arabic, Chinese, and Hmong. They are family-based programs that can be offered in a group setting, in a home visitation setting or in a combination group and home visitation settings. Link to pdf Review

See also: The Nurturing Parenting Programs Six Protective Factors

Home Visiting Program Model Descriptions

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2012, National Conference of State Legislatures: Presents a description of nine home visiting early intervention programs. Link to pdf Description Sheet

Improving Teen Pregnancy Outcomes

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Aug 7, Advance for Nurses: To help improve pregnancy outcomes among young Latina and African-American adolescents, the UCLA School of Nursing developed the Public Health Nursing Early Intervention Program (PHN-EIP) for Adolescent Mothers. The collaborative demonstration project was recently chosen by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as a model program eligible for funding under the Affordable Care Act. Link to Article

Children’s Rights: We Must Do Better: Child Abuse, Neglect, and Foster Care

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American Bar Association:  Too often child welfare systems across the country fail to meet the most basic obligations. We must do better. What can you, as a lawyer, do to make a difference?
1: Get Involved in ABA Efforts for Abused and Neglected Children
2: Volunteer for Pro Bono Work on This Issue
3: Assist in Training Your Judges and Lawyers Link to pdf Tip Sheet

Making the Most of Youth Mentoring: A Guide for Funders

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July 1, 2012, issuelab.org: Summarizes key research in the mentoring field, to help funders invest their mentoring resources where they can have the most impact. The resulting brief, Making the Most of Youth Mentoring, outlines:
Tips for determining which organizations have the capacity to implement strong mentoring programs;
Tips for recognizing high-quality mentoring programs; and
Tips for making the most of six common mentoring approaches:
Community-based mentoring,
School-based mentoring,
Group or team mentoring,
Cross-age peer mentoring,
E-mentoring, and
Paid mentoring.

The guide includes basic information about each model’s cost and evidence base, as well as “best practices,” and red flags that should be avoided. Link to Guide