Frequently Asked Questions

HomVEE reviews existing research about early childhood home visiting models. HomVEE assesses the quality of the research and whether it shows evidence that a model is effective. HomVEE does not make determinations about which models are eligible to be implemented using MIECHV funds. See FAQ “Are models on HomVEE’s website automatically eligible for MIECHV funding?” for more information about MIECHV eligibility.

The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program supports implementation of early childhood home visiting models to help pregnant women and families with young children to improve their health and well-being. MIECHV uses HomVEE to ensure that the models it supports demonstrate evidence of effectiveness.

A HomVEE designation as an evidence-based model does not guarantee that a model is eligible to be implemented with MIECHV funding. To be implemented using MIECHV funds, a model must meet statutory requirements for a model (as determined by HRSA), including the HHS criteria for evidence of effectiveness (as determined by HomVEE). The list of MIECHV eligible models is provided in the model search. In addition, MIECHV’s authorizing statute allows awardees to utilize a portion of their MIECHV funding for a model that qualifies as a promising approach. For additional information on the MIECHV Program, see the HRSA website.

The HomVEE model search provides a pre-filtered list of MIECHV-eligible models. You can use the search features on this page to easily find models that align with your specific needs. This page allows you to search for models by favorable results in specific outcome domains, ages of the children served, intended populations corresponding to MIECHV-priority populations, and specific implementation characteristics, such as duration or intensity of home visiting services, available program languages, and experience working with Indigenous communities.

For a more in-depth look at a specific model, click on the model name in the search results. This will bring you to a model profile that includes a model overview, intended populations and outcomes, and information on implementation support available from the model developer.

HomVEE lists the subgroups examined in each high- or moderate-rated manuscript reported on the HomVEE website. However, HomVEE only reports detailed subgroup findings when the subgroup is replicated, meaning that HomVEE has reviewed at least two well-designed studies that analyzed research about a sample with the subgroup characteristic. The Handbook of Procedures and Evidence Standards provides additional information about HomVEE procedures for subgroup research.

HomVEE’s website provides several resources for users that wish to know more about the characteristics of the research samples in a home visiting model’s evidence base. For more information, see FAQ “What information is available on the study samples in HomVEE's research database?”

HomVEE’s website provides several resources for users that wish to know more about the characteristics of the research samples in a home visiting model’s evidence base.

Information about individual study manuscripts: HomVEE records and displays information about study settings and participant characteristics for all manuscripts that receive a moderate or high rating. That information is available in the Manuscript Search page for individual manuscripts under the heading Study Participant Characteristics.

Information about a home visiting model: Users can find individual model pages by selecting Search for Models on the home page under the Models drop-down menu or by using the quick search under “Get Started” on the home page. Study settings and participant characteristics are available on a model’s home page under the heading Research Characteristics. These characteristics describe research participants across manuscripts that received a rating of moderate or high.

HomVEE reports data describing the race and ethnicity of participants in home visiting research in accordance with federal standards. The standards allow for participants in research to select multiple race and ethnicity categories (for example, selecting both White and Hispanic) and for manuscript authors to report that information in a way that may sum to greater than 100 percent.