by Adam Shapiro | Aug 5, 2016 | News |
Several studies exist regarding the science behind the three evidence-based home visiting programs offered in Butte-Silver Bow — the Nurse Family Partnership (NFP), Parents as Teachers (PAT) and SafeCare — all of which focus on families with children ages 0 to 5....
by Adam Shapiro | Aug 5, 2016 | News |
A total of 65,000 children were abused or neglected in New York State in 2014. That’s enough children to fill Madison Square Garden more than three times. Law enforcement across New York State knows that we can prevent these crimes against children. They released a...
by Adam Shapiro | Aug 5, 2016 | News, Uncategorized |
Los Angeles County’s Board of Supervisors will vote on a motion to move 103 public health nurses from the Department of Children and Family Services to the Department of Public Health. While largely administrative, the development sets the nation’s largest child...
by Adam Shapiro | Jul 3, 2016 | News |
The first 1,000 days of a child’s life are the most important. Home visitors help parents make them count. This week, the Front Porch podcast speaks with Michele Baranaskas, coordinator for Partners in Community Outreach. It’s a coalition of several...
by Adam Shapiro | Jul 3, 2016 | News |
“[I]t is reasonable to expect that we will have a growing number of effective social programs to attack leading social problems. Consider the examples of the Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) program and the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting...
