Last Updated
July 2011
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Evidence of Program Model Effectiveness
This program model does not meet the criteria established by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) for an “evidence-based early childhood home visiting service delivery model” for the general population or for tribal populations.
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Program Model Description
Family Connections is designed to improve protective factors such as parenting skills and attitudes and reduce risk factors such as parent depression and child behavioral problems. It is a community-based neglect prevention program targeting at-risk families with children between the ages of 0 and 18. For the purposes of the HomVEE review, only studies of programs targeted to children birth to age 5 were included in the review. The core program components of Family Connections are (1) outreach and engagement, (2) intake and screening, (3) emergency services, (4) comprehensive family assessment, (5) case planning based on goals, (6) home visiting, (7) client advocacy and service facilitation (indirect services), (8) assessing progress on case plans at least every 90 days, and (9) multifamily recreational and supportive activities (optional). Families enrolled in Family Connections receive at least one hour of face-to-face services at least once per week for at least three months. For more information, please read the Program Model Overview.
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Extent of Evidence
| Results of Search and Review | Number of Studies |
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Released from 1979 to 2011
| 15 |
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Eligible for review
| 0 |
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Rated high
| 0 |
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Rated moderate
| 0 |
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Rated low
| 0 |
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Additional sourcesa
| 0 |
For more information, see the study database. For more information on the criteria used to determine the study ratings, please read Producing Study Ratings.
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Summary of Findings
Please read Describing Effects for more information on these categories. Only results from studies that meet the standards for the high or moderate ratings are included above.
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Criteria Established by the Department of Health and Human Services
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Information Based on Comprehensive Review of All High- and Moderate-Impact Studies for this Model
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High- or moderate-quality impact study?
| None eligible for review |
Across high- or moderate-quality studies, favorable impacts in…
at least two outcome domains within one sample
OR
the same domain for at least two non-overlapping samples?
| NA |
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Favorable impacts on full sample?
| NA |
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Any favorable impacts on outcome measures sustained at least 12 months after program enrollment?a
| NA |
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One or more favorable, statistically significant impact reported in a peer-reviewed journal?a
| NA |
NA = not applicable.
Please read the DHHS Criteria for Evidence-Based Program Models for more information.
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