TY  - BOOK
AU  - Vaithianathan, Rhema 
AU  - Wilson, Moira
AU  - Maloney, Tim
AU  - Baird, Sarah
TI  - The impact of the Family Start home visiting  programme on outcomes for mothers and  children : : a quasi-experimental study
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Wellington, New Zealand : 
PB  - Ministry of Social Development, 
KW  - FVC
KW  - CHILD DEVELOPMENT
KW  - EVALUATION
KW  - FAMILIES
KW  - HAUORA WHĀNAU
KW  - HOME VISITING
KW  - INTERVENTION
KW  - MĀORI
KW  - MĀTUA
KW  - PACIFIC PEOPLES
KW  - PARENTING
KW  - PASIFIKA
KW  - PROGRAMMES
KW  - SOCIAL SERVICES
KW  - TOKO I TE ORA
KW  - WHĀNAU
KW  - PREVENTION
KW  - CHILD ABUSE
KW  - NEW ZEALAND
N1  - nz
N2  - A number of studies and reviews of Family Start have been conducted over the years. These have tended to find that families selected to be interviewed value the programme. But they have also highlighted variation in practice and performance across providers. None of these previous studies has been able to establish the effectiveness of Family Start in improving outcomes. This new study was commissioned to fill that gap.

The results indicate that the enhanced Family Start programme that was phased in to new areas between 2005 and 2007 was associated with statistically significant positive impacts in a number of domains.

Positive impacts are found for Family Start children overall, and for Māori and Pacific children who participated in the programme. (From the website). An evidence brief and a FAQ page can also be found on the website. Record #4964
UR  - http://www.msd.govt.nz/documents/about-msd-and-our-work/publications-resources/evaluation/family-start-outcomes-study/family-start-impact-study-report.pdf
UR  - http://www.msd.govt.nz/about-msd-and-our-work/publications-resources/evaluation/family-start-outcomes-study/index.html
ER  -