Provides information on high-quality evaluation of early childhood mental health consultation (ECMHC) in community based settings. This tool kit provides guidance, tools, and resources that will assist in designing and implementing program evaluations.
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Describes the general process of Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation using candid, unfiltered stories to illustrate what consultants do within early care and education settings in collaboration with families, teachers, children and other partners every day.
Supports states to define the home visiting system, assess the home visiting system’s capacity, prioritize areas for improvement, and provide ongoing assessment.
Describes key components of successful home visiting services.
Articulates why and how Strengthening Families can contribute to home visiting efforts and provides examples from some of the states actively working in this way.
Discusses emerging research points to the importance of supportive supervision, fidelity monitoring, and organizational climate to support home visitors and maintain support for the evidence-based program.
Describes how the Evidence Based Home Visiting cross-site evaluation is examining fidelity across a range of home visiting models.
Discusses the findings of NASHP's literature review of state policies and practices nationwide to identify mechanisms for supporting home visiting services through Medicaid and findings from an expert panel regarding both currently used and potential additional mechanisms through which Medicaid c...
Presents evidence from research that shows that Home Visiting programs work and ultimately save money for taxpayers.
Highlights key findings from research to build the evidence needed to inform policymakers' decisions and to advance effective practice in home visiting programs and identifies opportunities for program improvements in states and for further study.