TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Early childhood home visiting
JO  - Pediatrics
A1  - Duffee, James H.
A1  - Mendelsohn, Alan L.
A1  - Kuo, Alice A.
A1  - Legano, Lori A.
A1  - Earls, Marian F.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - 140
IS  - 3
N2  - High-quality home-visiting services for infants and young children can improve family relationships, advance school readiness, reduce child maltreatment, improve maternal-infant health outcomes, and increase family economic self-sufficiency. The American Academy of Pediatrics supports unwavering federal funding of state home-visiting initiatives, the expansion of evidence-based programs, and a robust, coordinated national evaluation designed to confirm best practices and cost-efficiency. Community home visiting is most effective as a component of a comprehensive early childhood system that actively includes and enhances a family-centered medical home.<br><br>Copyright © 2017 by the American Academy of Pediatrics.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0031-4005
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.2017-2150
ID  - ref1
ER  -