Resource Library

The Resource Library features research and evaluation, tools, and resources from the field to inform recruitment, support, and retention of a qualified home visiting workforce. Inclusion in the Resource Library does not constitute an endorsement of the product, in whole or in part, or its authors. Search the library by entering a term below and/or using the available filters. To share a resource, tool, or publication for inclusion in the resource library, email hvwfd@jbassoc.com.

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  • | Brief

Implementing Trauma-Informed Approaches in Home Visiting

By Colleen Morrisson, Mariel Sparr, and S. Ramsook

This brief summarizes available research on trauma and home visiting to address why home visiting programs should implement a trauma0informed approach, what it means to implement a trauma-informed approach, how home visiting programs can implement a trauma-informed approach, and the implications for research and practice. (author summary)

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Snapshot of the 2018 Early Head Start Workforce: Who Are the Teachers and Home Visitors Serving Children and Families?

By Christopher Jones, Harshini Shah, and Yange Xue

In this brief, we use data collected in spring 2018 from a nationally representative sample to describe Early Head Start teachers’ and home visitors’ characteristics, the program activities (or processes) they are part of, and how well their programs operate (or function). We also examine how staff-specific program processes and program functioning are associated with job satisfaction for teachers and home visitors. (author summary)

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  • | Blog

Three Ways States Can Strengthen Home Visiting

By Mervett Hefyan and Meghan McCormick

This commentary offers strategies to states for utilizing MIECHV funds to strengthen services for children and caregivers in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • | Brief

Management Practices to Promote Home Visitor Retention

By Cary Lou, Heather Sandstrom, and Sarah Benatar

This brief summarizes findings on program management practices from the Home Visiting Career Trajectories project—a national descriptive study of home visiting staff experiences and perceptions of the field from 2018. (author summary)

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Illinois Home Visiting Compensation Report A Review of IDHS DEC Home Visitor and Supervisor Salaries FY22-FY24

By Kayla Goldfarb and Rowan Atwood

This brief outlines trends in salaries for home visitors and supervisors, across Illinois Department for Human Services Division of Early Childhood (IDHS DEC) funded home visiting programs. (author summary).

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  • | Report

Telehealth Capacity of Maternal & Child Health Public Health Systems in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Environmental Scan

By Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs

In May 2020, the Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) received an award through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) to support Maternal and Child Telehealth (TH) Capacity for Public Health Systems. The first step in this process was to rapidly understand immediate needs of jurisdictions by gathering information directly from program representatives about current program changes and implementation of TH solutions in response to evolving population needs, as well as jurisdiction capacity to sustain and/or expand the TH system to maintain MCH services and systems. This brief summarizes themes emerging from analysis of the key informant interviews. (author summary)

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  • | Brief

Pause-Reset-Nourish (PRN) to Promote Wellbeing

By Diana Tikasz

Provides information about the specific self-care strategy of Pause-Reset-Nourish, or PRN. This fact sheet acknowledges the levels of stress that professionals may be currently experiencing and offers a way to address unwanted symptoms and promote and replenish wellbeing and enhance resilience. (author summary)

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Future Directions for Home Visiting in Texas

By April Wilson, Sydney J. Briggs, Madeline Carter, Kara Ulmen, Asiya Kazi, and Jennifer Lucy

This brief describes the research base around innovative, efficient, and cost-effective approaches that Texas could implement to expand HV and help more families thrive. The innovations described below align with the Texas Department of Protection and Early Intervention’s (PEI) goals to increase funding for prevention services, enhance program implementation, integrate community-level resources, rely on research, and incorporate a public health framework. (author summary)