Tailored Nurse Support Program Promoting Positive Parenting and Family Preservation
Nursing Research
|April 27, 2023
Summary
The Colorado Nurse Support Program, a public health nurse home-visiting initiative, successfully reduced child protective cases and out-of-home placements. Families also showed improved parenting outcomes, highlighting its effectiveness in supporting at-risk families.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Child Welfare
- Nursing Interventions
Background:
- Public health nurse home visiting is a key strategy for families at risk of child maltreatment.
- The Colorado Nurse Support Program (NSP) offers evidence-based, tailored interventions to high-risk families.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the impact of the NSP on child protective services (CPS) case characteristics.
- To evaluate changes in parenting outcomes for NSP families from pre- to post-program involvement.
Main Methods:
- A quasi-experimental design with a matched comparison group was employed.
- NSP families (n=48) were compared to a reference group (n=150) using administrative data.
- Outcomes included CPS case characteristics and parenting measures.
Main Results:
- NSP families had fewer child protection cases opened and reduced out-of-home placements.
- No significant differences were found in initial referrals or assessment types between groups.
- NSP families demonstrated significant improvements in parenting outcomes over time.
Conclusions:
- The NSP is an effective public health nurse home-visiting model for promoting positive parenting and family preservation.
- Continued evaluation and support of such programs are crucial for mitigating child maltreatment risks.
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