[20181120]IF10595_母亲、婴儿和幼儿家访计划.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated November 20, 2018Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting ProgramThe Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program is the primary federal program that focuses exclusively on home visiting. The program seeks to strengthen and improve home visiting services to families residing in at-risk communities, while also improving coordination of supportive services in these communities. Home visits are made by social workers and other professionals to the homes of families with young children, who participate on a voluntary basis. Visitors provide services such as parenting education, developmental screenings, and referrals to community supports. Overview The MIECHV program is jointly administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the Administration for Children and Families (ACF). The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148) established MIECHV under Section 511 of the Social Security Act and appropriated mandatory funding for the program from FY2011 through FY2014. Authorization of the program has been extended multip