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Mother and Infant Home Visiting Program Evaluation (MIHOPE) Impact Study of Voluntary Home Visiting Programs Shows Benefits for Children and Families (1/31/2019) - The Administration for Children and Families and the Health Resources and Services Administration within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently released the results of a multi-year study of the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program.
In Case You Missed It: Research for Results, The Power of Home Visiting (1/9/2019) - On January 8, the Association of State and Tribal Home Visiting Initiatives (ASHTVI) held a briefing with policymakers and stakeholders to discuss the demonstrated value of Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting programs, as well as share the newly released white paper, Research for Results: The Power of Home Visiting.
Research for Results: The Power of Home Visiting (12/5/2018) - The Association of State and Tribal Home Visiting Initiatives (ASTHVI ) is pleased to announce the release of its white paper, Research for Results: The Power of Home Visiting, which explores what the research shows about how voluntary home visiting programs and practices are evolving and improving outcomes for vulnerable children and families.
Letter to the Editor: Thank you Sen. Grassley (3/4/2018) - Thanks to the leadership of Sen. Chuck Grassley, thousands of families in Iowa and across the country will receive vital support services through the Maternal, Infant, Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program.
Chronicle of Social Change: Home Visiting Not Included in Spending Bill (2/1/2018) - The program expired at the end of September, at the same as the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), which is included in the CR. As The Chronicle reported last month, state and local home visiting programs are already starting to contemplate cuts if MIECHV funds expire. Advocates for a MIECHV reauthorization had hoped the program would at least get temporary relief in the CR.
Jennifer Garner: A Lifeline for Poor Families (2/1/2018) - Jennifer Garner is an actor and Save the Children Trustee. She recently shared her support of MIECHV in an op-ed on CNN.com.
Governing magazine: ASTHVI Executive Director Quoted about MIECHV (1/14/2018) - “When we talk to folks on Capitol Hill, there’s policy agreement. There’s consensus that it’s needed, valuable and cost-effective. All of the normal barriers to passing legislation have been addressed. And yet it’s still not moving forward,” says Cat Macdonald, executive director of the Association of State and Tribal Home Visiting Initiatives.
USA TODAY: The First, and Most Important, Classroom is the Kitchen Table (1/2/2018) - Currently, Congress is considering the reauthorization of a critical funding source for home visiting, the Maternal Infant Early Child Home Visiting (MIECHV) program. Originally approved in 2010, it supports some of our most vulnerable families with home visiting in every state.
HuffPost: Want to Improve the U.S. Citizen-Ready Index? Home Visiting Can Help. (1/2/2018) - America’s strength depends on workforce-ready, law abiding men and women who are able to defend our nation. Unfortunately, a new report shows the majority of America’s young adults fail to meet at least one of these indicators.
Brookings Institution: Postponing home visiting reauthorization could do lasting damage (12/25/2017) - Richard V. Reeves, Senior Fellow - Economic Studies Co-Director - Center on Children and Families at Brookings, weighs in with their perspective on MIECHV and the need to reauthorize it.