The American people have entrusted ACF with significant resources to support vulnerable populations across our nation.
At ACF, we recognize that vulnerable individuals need paths to economic independence and stronger family units. In alignment with the Make America Healthy Again vision, we embrace the fundamental principle that the best economic program is a job, and the best social program is a family.
View the letter and strategic priorities hereImproving Family Wellbeing
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), today released new findings from the Mother and Infant Home Visiting Program Evaluation (MIHOPE) study. The MIHOPE study highlights the long-term benefits to children and families participating in federally funded, evidence-based home visiting services through the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program .
The MIHOPE study found that direct interactions between home visitors and families had statistically significant, long-term positive effects on maternal and family wellbeing outcomes by the time children reached kindergarten. The positive outcomes included: improvements in families’ economic circumstances, reduced family conflict and violence, better maternal mental and behavioral health, and strengthened parent-child interactions.