Home Visitation Programs Preventing Violence and Promoting Healthy E
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 abus
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Lori Roggman • Nancy Cardia Editors
Home Visitation Programs Preventing Violence and Promoting Healthy Early Child Development
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Editors Lori Roggman Dept. Family, Consumer and Human Development Utah State University Logan Utah USA
Nancy Cardia Center for the Study of Violence University of São Paulo São Paulo Brazil
Translation from the Portuguese language edition: Visitação domiciliar: promovendo o desenvolvimento e prevenindo violência e acidentes by Lori Roggman and Nancy Cardia, © EDUSP - Editora da Universidade de São Paulo 2014. All rights reserved ISBN 978-3-319-17983-4 ISBN 978-3-319-17984-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-17984-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015946568 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
Home visitation is a rapidly expanding approach to service delivery for families of infants and young children at risk for maltreatment or poor developmental support. There is an emerging global consensus that targeting children in their early years is key to mitigating the risks associated with early aggression and developmental delay. Home visitation programs are increasingly used in high-risk populations—typically facing multiple challenges related to poverty, mental illness, or isolation—to provide individualized services in family homes to help the parents provide appropriate care and developmental support to infants and young children. Research and program descriptions presented in this volume show how home visiting interventions can help mitigate parents’ stress, guide parents toward more positive parenting interactions, and help families move out of poverty. Parents have benefited from home visitation programs that have helped them educate and care for their children and develop age-appr
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