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TL;DR
The review concludes that short-term and volunteer-based approaches can make home visiting more accessible and cost-effective, though the pilot's actual impact is not yet known.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · 3 authors, 2 centres
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The review concludes that short-term and volunteer-based approaches can make home visiting more accessible and cost-effective, though the pilot's actual impact is not yet known.
It focuses on two cost-effective approaches: short-term (one or two visits) programs and volunteer-led interventions. The authors describe a new volunteer-based short-term post-natal pilot program developed in Israel for a specific Arab/Druze community. The review highlights that such programs show promise in reducing maltreatment risks and improving parent-child relationships, but their broad implementation is limited by cost. The pilot program discussion emphasizes implementation challenges, including cultural adaptation, community engagement, and funding. Limitations include the pilot's single-site implementation, lack of long-term outcome data, and early stage of evaluation. The authors conclude with recommendations for similar programs, stressing cultural sensitivity, volunteer support, and stakeholder engagement.