About the HomVEE Project
The Department of Health and Human Services launched Home Visiting Evidence of Effectiveness (HomVEE) in Fall 2009 to conduct a thorough and transparent review of the home visiting research literature. HomVEE provides an assessment of the evidence of effectiveness for early childhood home visiting models that serve families with pregnant women and children from birth to kindergarten entry (that is, up through age 5). To carry out the review, each year HomVEE conducts a thorough search of the research literature on home visiting. HomVEE reviews the literature, assesses the quality of research studies, and evaluates the strength of evidence for specific early childhood home visiting models.
HomVEE provides information about which early childhood home visiting models are evidence based as defined by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), as well as detailed information about the samples of families that participated in the research, the findings in each manuscript, and the implementation guidelines for each early childhood home visiting model.
The HomVEE review is being conducted by Mathematica. The review was initially conducted under the guidance of an HHS interagency working group composed of representatives from:
The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE), Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
The Children’s Bureau, Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)
Key Project Staff
- JESSE COE
Project Officer
Social Science Research Analyst
OPRE/ACF - CHRISTINE KIM
Project Specialist
Social Science Research Analyst
VPD Government Solutions and OPRE/ACF - REBECCA COUGHLIN
Project Director
Senior Researcher
Mathematica - ADAM DUNN
Deputy Project Director
Senior Researcher
Mathematica