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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.

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.

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.

The Role of Mental Health Factors, Behavioral Factors, and Past Experience in the Prediction of Rapid Repeat Pregnancy in Adolescence

January 28, 2009 | Journal Article

Rapid repeat pregnancies (RRPs) in adolescents are poorly understood, even though they are some of the pregnancies at highest risk for poor outcomes. This study showed that aggression was associated with higher risk of an RRP, but life history factors such as abuse and depression were not.

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