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Program Evaluations & Studies
Findings from evaluations of family support service programs, including home visitation, family resource centers, family development, and work and school-based programs. Includes evaluations of child abuse prevention and family strengthening initiatives.
Families on the Brink: The Effectiveness of Family Support Services
Statham & Holtermann
Child and Family Social Work, 9(2), 2004
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Analyzes the costs and outcomes of family support services offered to 40 families with a high level of need in North Wales.
Family-Based Services in Child Welfare: Client Evaluations of Usefulness and Staff Analysis of Process (PDF - 78 KB)
Bacon & Gillman
Manitoba Journal of Child Welfare, 2(2), 2003
Analyzes clients' perceptions of services offered by an intensive family support program for families at risk for child maltreatment.
Family Resource Centers: L.A.'s Opportunity to Strengthen and Support Families (PDF - 564 KB)
Los Angeles County Children's Planning Council (2001)
Presents lessons learned and recommendations based on a survey and site visits of 17 model family resource centers in Southern California.
Healthy Families Connecticut: Process Evaluation of a Home Visitation Program to Enhance Positive Parenting and Reduce Child Maltreatment
University of Hartford, Center for Social Research (2001)
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Evaluates the use of paraprofessionals and the Kempe Family Stress Checklist in a home visitation program designed to strengthen families through parent education and support.
Learning From Experience in Family Support Programs: A Preliminary Review of Three Related Initiatives
Carrilio
Social Policy Journal, 2(2/3), 2003
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Describes the implementation in California of three home visitation programs based on the Healthy Families America model, and highlights the implications of policy context for program accomplishments.
National Evaluation of Family Support Programs Volume B: Research Studies (PDF - 511 KB)
Abt Associates, Inc. (2001)
Summarizes key findings from evaluations of four model family support programs: the Families and Schools Together Program in New Orleans, the Iowa Family Development and Self-Sufficiency Program, Holley-Navarre's Project Vision, and Cleveland Works.
Supporting Families: Lessons From the Field
McCurdy & Jones (2000)
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Details the findings of a process and impact evaluation of the William Penn Foundation's Child Abuse Prevention Initiative, which funded an array of programs designed to support families and reduce maltreatment in the greater Philadelphia area.
Synergy: Integrated Approaches in Family Support
Canadian Association of Family Resource Programs (2004)
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Presents findings, reflecting survey and interview data, on integrated services for families in Canada and the role of community-based family resource programs in responding to diverse needs.
Understanding Evaluations of Home Visitation Programs
Gomby
Future of Children, 9(1), 1999
Reports on program evaluations of key national home visitation models. Discussion of the role of evaluation both in improving programs and in determining program effects. (PDF - 245 KB)
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