Providing in-home services for high-risk families, particularly with young children and infants, appears to be an effective and useful approach. The goals, over-all, are to provide the parents with information, emotional support, access to other services, and direct instruction on parenting techniques (Howard & Brooks-Gunn,
Providing in-home services for high-risk families, particularly with young children and infants, appears to be an effective and useful approach. The goals, over-all, are to provide the parents with information, emotional support, access to other services, and direct instruction on parenting techniques (Howard & Brooks-Gunn,