TY  - BOOK
AU  - Carter, Marnie
AU  - Cording, Jacinta
AU  - Preval, Nick
AU  - Apatov, Eyal
AU  - Potter, Helen
AU  - Frost-Kruse, Odette
AU  - Scanlan, Anna
AU  - Waru, Nicole
AU  - Fehoko, Edmond
AU  - Subedi, Kanchana
TI  - Evaluation of the Family Start programme: synthesis of process and impact evaluation findings
SN  - 978-0-9951443-7-8
PY  - 2021///
CY  - Wellington, New Zealand : 
PB  - Oranga Tamariki, Ministry for Children
KW  - Oranga Tamariki Evidence Centre
KW  - CHILD ABUSE
KW  - FVC
KW  - CHILD DEVELOPMENT
KW  - DATA ANALYSIS
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  - AUKATI TŪKINOTANGA
KW  - NEW ZEALAND
N1  - Published April 2021; nz
N2  - This is a synthesis of the process (#6657, completed in 2020, and impact evaluation (#7100). Information about this evaluation is below. 

This report provides findings from an evaluation of the Family Start programme (‘Family Start’), a voluntary home-visiting programme that supports whānau to improve children’s health, learning and relationships, whānau circumstances, environment and safety.

The purpose of this evaluation is to assess the Family Start programme’s impact and effectiveness. To achieve this purpose, the evaluation was undertaken through two workstreams: an impact evaluation, the purpose of which was to assess the impact that Family Start participation is having on the wellbeing of New Zealand children and their whānau. 

The evaluation examined a range of health, educational, and social outcomes for children, including separate analyses for Māori and Pasifika children; a process evaluation, the purpose of which was to explore the effectiveness of the programme’s design and delivery, including how client whānau experience the programme, and how Family Start providers can optimise positive impacts for children and their whānau. (From the website). The process evaluation was published in 2020 (#6657). Oranga Tamariki's response document is also available. Record #7101

UR  - https://www.orangatamariki.govt.nz/assets/Uploads/About-us/Research/Latest-research/Evaluation-of-the-Family-Start-programme/Family-Start-Evaluation-Synthesis-Report.pdf
UR  - https://www.orangatamariki.govt.nz/assets/Uploads/About-us/Research/Latest-research/Evaluation-of-the-Family-Start-programme/Oranga-Tamariki-response-to-Family-Start-evaluation-findings.pdf
UR  - https://www.orangatamariki.govt.nz/about-us/research/our-research/family-start-process-evaluation/
ER  -