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008			121121s2012 eng
020			_a978-0-478-33563-7 (online)
040			_aAFVC
100			_aFergusson, David M. _91142
245			_aEarly start : _bevaluation report. Nine year follow-up _cDavid Fergusson, Joseph Boden, John Horwood
260			_aWellington, N.Z.: _bMinistry of Social Development, _c2012
300			_aelectronic document (68 p.);: PDF file: 916.17 KB
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520			_aThis report provides an evaluation of the Early Start programme, a home visitation strategy targeting at-risk families. This programme was born out of the concerns identified by the Christchurch Health and Development Study, namely the effect of childhood adversity and disadvantaged family environments on child outcomes. Many service providers were involved in the development of the Early Start programme, such as the Plunket Society, Child, Youth and Family Services, and the Family Help Trust. To evaluate the programme, researchers conducted a random trial involving 220 families involved in Early Start and a control group of 223 families with no connection to the programme. Findings from the nine year follow-up show that up, children of families enrolled in Early Start had: • Lower rates of hospital attendance for non-intentional injury (accidents) (p <.01). These differences were most marked for the 0–3 year period. • Lower rates of parental reported physical child abuse (p <.01). These differences were most marked for the 0–3 year period. • Lower rates of parental reported punitive parenting (p <.05). • Higher rates of parental reported competent parenting (p <.0001). • Fewer parental reported childhood problem behaviours (p <.05). The outcomes were similar for Māori and non-Māori families enrolled in the Early Start programme. There was no evidence to suggest Early Start had benefits for a range of parental and family outcomes that included: maternal depression; parental substance use; family violence; family economic circumstances; family stress and adversity. Statistical analyses showed the differences in rates of sample retention for the Early Start and Control groups were unlikely to threaten study validity. (from the summary) The previous evaluation report can be accessed via the website link.
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650	2	7	_2FVC _aCHILD DEVELOPMENT _9109
650	2	7	_2FVC _aFAMILIES _9238
650	2	7	_2FVC _aINTERVENTION _9326
650	2	7	_2PARENTING
650	2	7	_2FVC _aPROGRAMMES _9467
650	2	4	_aSOCIAL SERVICES _9555
651			_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
650	2	7	_9458 _aPREVENTION _2FVC
650	2	7	_9103 _aCHILD ABUSE _2FVC
700	1		_aBoden, Joseph M. _9800
700	1		_aHorwood, Leonard John _91381
856	4		_uhttp://www.msd.govt.nz/documents/about-msd-and-our-work/publications-resources/evaluation/early-start-evaluation-report-nine-year-follow-up.pdf
856	4		_uhttp://www.msd.govt.nz/about-msd-and-our-work/publications-resources/evaluation/early-start/index.html _zAccess the website
942			_2ddc _cREPORT
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