TY - JOUR
T1 - Early head start home visitation
T2 - The role of implementation in bolstering program benefits
AU - Jones Harden, Brenda
AU - Chazan-Cohen, Rachel
AU - Raikes, Helen
AU - Vogel, Cheri
PY - 2012/5
Y1 - 2012/5
N2 - Home visitation has emerged as a key strategy for promoting child and family well-being in the current policy context. This article examines the effectiveness of the Early Head Start (EHS) home-based program for children and families at the end of the program and 2 years later, with a particular focus on the role of program implementation in the impacts of the EHS home-based program on child and family outcomes. There was a pattern of broad, modest effects of EHS home visiting for both children and parents, which were strengthened if the programs were fully implemented according to federal guidelines. In particular, impacts for children in the cognitive and language domain were documented. Implications of these findings for policy and practice are discussed.
AB - Home visitation has emerged as a key strategy for promoting child and family well-being in the current policy context. This article examines the effectiveness of the Early Head Start (EHS) home-based program for children and families at the end of the program and 2 years later, with a particular focus on the role of program implementation in the impacts of the EHS home-based program on child and family outcomes. There was a pattern of broad, modest effects of EHS home visiting for both children and parents, which were strengthened if the programs were fully implemented according to federal guidelines. In particular, impacts for children in the cognitive and language domain were documented. Implications of these findings for policy and practice are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1002/jcop.20525
DO - 10.1002/jcop.20525
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84859943003
SN - 0090-4392
VL - 40
SP - 438
EP - 455
JO - Journal of Community Psychology
JF - Journal of Community Psychology
IS - 4
ER -