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Saturday, 12:10 PM - 1:40 PM

Innovative Approaches to Home Visiting: Implications for Child and Family Well-Being

Promoting the well-being of children and families has long been the basis of early intervention programs and policies. One promising approach to supporting children and families is through home visiting (HV), which has demonstrated positive impacts across many parent and child outcomes. Despite advances in HV, participation in long-term HV is often low and impact is not always demonstrated. To enhance HV implementation and impact, innovative approaches are needed to adapt to families’ evolving needs, promote increased participation among underserved populations, and understand mechanisms behind program effectiveness. The studies presented in the symposium utilize randomized controlled trials to evaluate innovative approaches to HV. Paper 1 examines Community Navigation, a universal psychosocial system of primary care providing HV services to families prenatal-age 3, demonstrating a novel approach for the provision of continuous system of care. Paper 2 introduces a mobile app intervention designed to enhance services in long-term HV by leveraging technology as a cost-effective approach to reach more families. Paper 3 examines Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up, adapted for use with newborns, to assess efficacy of enhancing maternal sensitivity in mothers dealing with substance use, which has been an area of need hard to screen and address by HV programs. Paper 4 evaluates mechanisms of impact behind Family Connects, a universal postpartum home visiting program highlighting a novel approach to promote school readiness through universal support during the critical postpartum period. Collectively, the four papers inform child and family policy by identifying evidence-based approaches to address ongoing limitations of HV programs.

Paper #1
Title	Randomized Controlled Trial of the Community Navigation Universal Family Support Program: Preliminary Impact at Birth
Presenting author	W. Benjamin Goodman, Ph.D., Center for Child and Family Policy, Duke University, United States

Paper #2
Title	Promoting Positive Parenting Through a Mobile app Intervention: A Pilot Test of Feasibility and Effectiveness
Presenting author	Helen Milojevich, Center for Child and Family Policy, Duke University, United States

Paper #3
Title	Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up Effects on Sensitivity Among Mothers Using Opioids
Presenting author	Mary Dozier, Ph.D., Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Delaware, United States

Paper #4
Title	Home Visiting Impacts on Child Kindergarten Readiness and Parent Mental Health: Findings From Family Connects
Presenting author	Gayane Arturovna Baziyants, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University, United States

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Session chair
Kenneth A. Dodge, Ph.D., Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University, United States

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