This document was printed from the website of the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC), which you can access at http://www.cachildwelfareclearinghouse.org/
This document was printed from the website of the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC), which you can access at http://www.cachildwelfareclearinghouse.org/
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See why Home Visiting for Child Abuse Prevention was selected by the Advisory Committee.
What is Home Visiting as it relates to child welfare?
Home Visiting provides direct support and coordination of services for families beginning prenatally or at birth. Visits are conducted by a nurse, social worker, or trained paraprofessional. Programs vary, but components may include education in effective parenting and childcare techniques, child development, health, safety and nutrition. Other goals can include helping families in gaining access to social support networks and helping them attend to families' needs through assistance in obtaining education, employment, and access to community services.
Why Home Visiting was chosen as a topic by the Advisory Committee?
Home Visiting was chosen because it is of particular interest to Child Welfare due to the connection between early child development and well-being. Home Visiting programs tend to target at-risk families with children from birth to age five, the same population that is of interest to child welfare. Many county child welfare agencies in California have developed home visiting programs in collaboration with their First Five Commissions. These programs provide services and support that strengthen families and promote child well-being with the hopes that they will also prevent child neglect and abuse.