Project Overview
To identify, develop, study, and disseminate evidence-informed resources and strategies that will help achieve more equitable access to and participation in early childhood home visiting services and better outcomes for children and families.
Home visiting supports a range of positive maternal, infant, and early childhood outcomes for families receiving services, but many eligible families are not recruited or do not participate.
- Brazelton Touchpoints Center
- Social Grove
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation

Mathematica and its partners from Brazelton Touchpoints Center and Social Grove are working with the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation in the Administration for Children and Families, in collaboration with the Health Resources and Services Administration, to build the knowledge base on how home visiting can better engage (1) families that are not recruited in the first place; (2) families that are recruited but do not enroll; (3) families that enroll, but never receive services; and (4) families that are recruited and engage initially, but end their participation early.
Evidence & Insights From This Project

Understanding Family Engagement in Home Visiting: Literature Synthesis
This literature synthesis is designed to deepen understanding of the facilitators of and barriers to family engagement in early childhood home visiting; the strategies programs use to support engagement; and topics that would benefit from further research.
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