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Randomized Trial of Healthy Families New York (HFNY): Does Home Visiting Prevent Child Maltreatment?

NCJ Number
232945
Date Published
January 2011
Length
156 pages
Annotation
This study evaluated the effectiveness of a state-administered home visitation program based on the Healthy Families America (HFA) model, Health Families New York (HFNY), in the prevention of child maltreatment and risk of delinquency.
Abstract
This study evaluated the effectiveness of a state-administered home visitation program based on the Healthy Families America model, Health Families New York, in the prevention of child maltreatment and risk of delinquency.

Date Published: January 1, 2011