Aims To identify the core components or potential 'active ingredients' of sustained nurse
home visiting (SNHV) programs that have demonstrated positive effects on maternal or child …

Early childhood home visiting is a preventive service delivery strategy that aims to promote
child and parent health, positive parenting, child development and school readiness, and …

Purpose: Children in foster care are at an increased risk for language delays and disorders,
and foster parents can play a significant role in preventing delays in early language …

Background Understanding the mechanisms of implementation of public health
interventions in community settings is a key aspect of programme assessments. To …

Abstract Background Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with negative
outcomes over the life course and across generations, including domestic violence (DV) and …

While there is growing evidence that early childhood prevention programs can have positive
outcomes for children and families, research has tended to focus on short-term outcomes …

Emerging research from the United States indicates that people with an East Asian
background experience COVID-19-related racial discrimination. There is some (although not …

Maternal risks such as poor mental health, partner violence, and substance misuse can
undermine child health and development. Maternal and early childhood home visiting …

Maternal sensitivity to infant distress is a key predictor of infant attachment security and
social-emotional development. Preventive interventions that support mothers' sensitive …

Observational approaches may limit researchers' ability to comprehensively capture
preschool classroom conversations, including the use of wh-words. In the current proof-of …