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Home Visitation Programs: Preventing Violence and Promoting Healthy Early Child Development

Home Visitation Programs: Preventing Violence and Promoting Healthy Early Child Development

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Medical ReferenceChild PsychologyPoverty & Social Work

ISBN10: 3319179837
ISBN13: 9783319179834
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: Sep 28 2015
Pages: 232
Weight: 1.16
Height: 0.63 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
This timely resource analyzes home visits as a primary intervention for at-risk families with infants and young children and details innovative programs for home service delivery. Focusing on family violence, mental illness and alcohol and substance abuse as major challenges to child development, the book presents practical strategies for home visitors to address and prevent problems while fostering an improved environment for raising children. Contributors offer a realistic framework for planning, developing, and training an effective home visitation workforce and tailoring interventions to fit individual family dynamics. And the book's international focus provides a variety of perspectives on evidence-based programs that support families raising children in distressed neighborhoods.

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