# Parenting supports

- Inventory of Evidence-Based Practices for Healthy Start Programs Healthy Start EPIC Center                  This website includes a searchable list of evidence-based practices that support the health of women before, during, and after pregnancy in order to improve birth outcomes and give infants up to age two a healthy start. Also included are tools and materials to support the implementation of these practices.            Topic                        Behavioral health (mental health and substance abuse)          Early childhood development          Evidence-based programs or promising practices          Federal programs          Parenting supports                          Audience                        Policy makers          Service providers                          Type of Resource                        Webpage                                http://healthystartepic.org/resources/evidence-based-practices/
- Dare to Be You (DTBY) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP)                  This intervention summary describes Dare to Be You (DTBY), a multilevel prevention program that serves high-risk families with children ages 2-5 by supporting parents to develop self-efficacy, effective child-rearing skills, social support, and problem-solving skills through parent-child workshops.            Topic                        Behavioral health (mental health and substance abuse)          Early childhood development          Evidence-based programs or promising practices          Parenting supports                          Audience                        Service providers                          Type of Resource                        Webpage                                http://legacy.nreppadmin.net/ViewIntervention.aspx?id=65
- Home Visiting Evidence of Effectiveness U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families                  This webpage provides a review of the home visiting research literature in order to determine which home visiting program models have been found to meet HHS criteria for evidence of effectiveness and are, therefore, determined to be “evidence-based.” This Home Visiting Evidence of Effectiveness (HomVEE) review includes a list of evidence-based home visiting models with links to brief program descriptions and summary of results on program model effectiveness, details of the studies reviewed, and a summary of findings by outcome domain.            Topic                        Behavioral health (mental health and substance abuse)          Early childhood development          Evidence-based programs or promising practices          Parenting supports                          Audience                        Service providers                          Type of Resource                        Webpage                                http://homvee.acf.hhs.gov/Model/1/Attachment-and-Biobehavioral-Catch-Up--ABC--I...
- Creating Lasting Family Connections Fatherhood Program: Family Reintegration (CLFCFP) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP)                  This evidence-based program is designed to help men who are experiencing or at-risk for separation from their families (due to incarceration, substance abuse, military service) strengthen family ties, increase their parenting skills, and reduce their probability of future personal problems like substance abuse.            Topic                        Behavioral health (mental health and substance abuse)          Evidence-based programs or promising practices          Fatherhood          Parenting supports                          Audience                        Policy makers          Service providers                          Type of Resource                        Webpage                                http://copes.org/overview-clfc-fatherhood-program-modules/
- Working with Pregnant and Parenting Teens Tip Sheet U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (ACF)                  This tip sheet provides service providers with information and links to additional resources for working with pregnant and parenting teens. Topics include ways to promote self-sufficiency and relationship outcomes for pregnant and parenting teens, and the developmental outcomes of their children.            Topic                        Parenting supports          Pregnant and parenting youth                          Audience                        Service providers                          Type of Resource                        Tip sheet                                https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/pregnant-parenting-teens-tip...
- Voices for Hope, Young Adult Parenting Research and Training Center on Pathways to Positive Futures (RTC 4 Pathways)                  This webpage provides advice and resources for pregnant and parenting youth who have a mental health condition.            Topic                        Behavioral health (mental health and substance abuse)          Parenting supports          Pregnant and parenting youth                          Audience                        Youth                          Type of Resource                        Webpage                                http://www.voices4hope.net/parenting.html
- What You Need to Know to Help Your Child in School: A Guide for Parents, Guardians, and Caregivers National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE)                  This brochure explains to parents, guardians, and caregivers the educational resources, options, and rights available to children and youth experiencing homelessness.            Topic                        Education          Federal programs          Homeless: families          Homeless: pregnant and parenting youth          Parenting supports                          Audience                        Service providers          Youth                          Type of Resource                        Brochure                                http://center.serve.org/nche/downloads/parentbrochure_eng.pdf
- Early Childhood Integration Series: Working Together to Provide Stability for Families: Home Visiting and Homeless Service Systems U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, and Administration for Children and Families                  This webinar discusses housing instability amongst vulnerable families and partnerships that can prevent and reduce homelessness. The webinar includes a roundtable discussion with federal policy makers, advocates, and researchers; presentations from Tribal home visiting grantees; and a Q&A session. The webinar transcript (PDF, 60 pages) is also available.            Topic                        Early childhood development          Federal programs          Homeless: families          Parenting supports                          Audience                        Policy makers          Service providers                          Type of Resource                        Webinar                                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtYCsQUYZ78