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A Randomized Controlled Trial of Child FIRST

January 1, 2011 | Journal Article

Child FIRST (Child and Family Interagency, Resource, Support, and Training) is a family intervention that fosters sensitive, responsive, and secure parent-child relationships. This article presents results from the first randomized controlled trial of Child FIRST. The trial recruited impoverished families from inner city Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Children's Futures: Lessons From a Second-Generation Community Change Initiative

January 1, 2009 | Journal Article

Children's Futures, a 10-year RWJF initiative, developed a comprehensive, citywide program in Trenton, N.J. focusing on the critical time period of prenatal care to age three to ensure health and school readiness. This article explores the initiative's first five years, the available results and lessons learned.

Cultural Relevance as Program-to-Community Alignment

May 1, 2009 | Journal Article

This article examined how three local family support programs implemented state standards for cultural sensitivity. The authors used data from a large-scale evaluation that produced an ethnographic study of each program.

Effect of Early Intervention on 8-Year Growth Status of Low-Birth-Weight Preterm Infants

November 1, 2009 | Journal Article

Low birth-weight babies randomized to an intervention group were taller and had larger head circumference at eight years. The intervention consisted of home visits, attendance at an educational center, parent meetings and two meals a day and lasted until 36 months. Head size was associated generally with higher IQ and improved cognitive function.

Evaluation of Free to Grow

May 9, 2011 | Journal Article

This article describes the independent evaluation conducted of Free to Grow (FTG) based at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Researcers compared 14 FTG sites with 14 matched Head Start agencies and communities without the program.

Home Visiting by Paraprofessionals and by Nurses

September 1, 2002 | Journal Article

This study focuses on the effectiveness of home visiting by specially trained paraprofessionals and nurses as separate means of improving maternal and child health

Reducing Maternal Intimate Partner Violence After the Birth of a Child

January 1, 2010 | Journal Article

The Hawaii Healthy Start home visitation program sends paraprofessionals into the homes of children at risk of abuse to teach families about child development, parenting and problem-solving strategies and offer emotional support to new parents during the first three years of their child's life.