Healthy Steps (National Evaluation 1996 Protocol)

This report focuses on Healthy Steps as implemented in the 1996 evaluation. HHS has determined that home visiting is not the primary service delivery strategy and the model does not meet current requirements for MIECHV program implementation.

Model effectiveness research report last updated: 2011

Effects shown in research

Reductions in juvenile delinquency, family violence, and crime

Findings rated high

Johnston, B. D., Huebner, C. E., Anderson, M. L., Tyll, L. T., & Thompson, R. S. (2006). Healthy Steps in an integrated delivery system: Child and parent outcomes at 30 months. Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 160(8), 793–800.

Healthy Steps - PrePare supplement relative to Healthy Steps only subgroup

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Outcome measure	Effect	Follow-up timing	Sample	Sample size	Intervention group	Comparison group	Group difference	Effect size	Statistical significance
Domestic violence in past year	FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect	30 months	Healthy Steps sample	239 mothers	Mean = 0.03	Mean = 0.01	OR = 2.09	HomVEE calculated = 0.44	Not statistically significant, p ≥ 0.05

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