"MIECHV is a wise investment and a good use of taxpayer money." MIECHV in the Huffington Post.

More here. And more below.

"Science demonstrates that evidence-based home visiting improves prenatal and birth outcomes, early child health and development, greater school readiness, improved parenting practices and reductions in child maltreatment. These outcomes can produce a significant return on investment for state and federal government.

Several studies have found that evidence-based home visiting saves scarce resources. A 2005 RAND Corporation study found that two evidence-based home visiting programs saved from $1.80 to $5.70 per dollar invested.

MIECHV is a wise investment and a good use of taxpayer money. This is why states have embraced it as a sensible solution to the health, educational and fiscal challenges we face."

Common Definitions, a National Plan, and Child Well-Being.

In response to a Huffington Post article describing a new JAMA study on the state of child abuse and neglect, Prevent Child Abuse America released a Statement today - here - "Common Definitions, a National Plan, and Child Well-Being." We hope you will take a look and let us know if you have any questions. We have also pasted an excerpt below.

"Our responsibility at Prevent Child Abuse America is to remind you that we all play a role in the lives of children and their families. And we do that. Our job is share with you the various roles you can play, such as knocking on your neighbor's door and asking them if they need help with babysitting, or volunteering at a local child-serving organization. And we do that as well. And yet, when the Huffington Post describes a new study by JAMA that covers an array overwhelming statistics about the state of child abuse and neglect today as it did this week, we have to ask ourselves what more we can all do?"

That's My Boy, Prevent Child Abuse America, Jim McKay, and the Huffington Post.

We are thrilled to see our STATEMENT regarding the release of the new Adam Sandler movie "That's My Boy" - here - referenced in partner and advocate Jim McKay's HuffPo post "Child Advocates Give Thumbs Down to New Adam Sandler Comedy" - here. We hope you will take a look and let us know what you think. We also want to thank Jim for bringing additional exposure to the STATEMENT.

Healthy Families America in the Huffington Post.

Dr. Deborah Daro has written a far-ranging post on home visiting for the Huffington Post - here - in response to a recent piece in The New York Times and we are thrilled to see Healthy Families America referenced in such a positive light. Please take a look and please consider sharing and/or re-posting it as well. Thanks.

The National Movement for America's Children in the Huffington Post.

Here.

Marian Wright Edelman of the Children's Defense Fund on parents, home visiting and Healthy Families America at the Huffington Post.

We were quite thrilled to see the esteemed Marian Wright Edelman of the Children's Defense Fund blogging on parents, home visiting and Healthy Families America, among other programs, at the Huffington Post. Please take a look and many thanks to Ms. Edelman for the support.