LESSONS LEARNED AND NEXT STEPS FOR BUILDING KNOWLEDGE ABOUT TRIBAL MATERNAL, INFANT, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOME VISITING. Issue 3 (16th May 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Whitmore, Corrie B.; Sarche, Michelle; Ferron, Cathy; Moritsugu, John; Sanchez, Jenae G.
• Other Names: Meyer Aleta guestEditor.; Novins Douglas K. guestEditor.
• Is Part Of: Infant mental health journal. Volume 39:Issue 3(2018)
• Page Start: 358
• Page End: 365
• Publication Date: 2018-05-16
• Subjects: home visiting -- American Indian and Alaska Native -- early childhood -- maternal -- infant -- visitas a casa -- indígenas norteamericanos y nativos de Alaska -- temprana niñez -- maternal -- infante -- Visites à Domicile -- Amérindiens et Autochtones d'Alaska -- Petite Enfance -- Materne -- Nourrisson -- Hausbesuche -- Indianer & Ureinwohner Alaskas -- frühe Kindheit -- mütterlich -- Säugling -- 家庭訪問 -- アメリカインディアンとアラスカ原住民 -- 早期児童期 -- 母親の -- 乳 -- 家庭訪問 -- 美國印第安人和阿拉斯加原住民 -- 兒童早期 -- 母親 -- 嬰兒 -- الزيارة المنزلية ، المجتمعات الامريكيه الهندية الاصليه وآلاسكا ، الطفولة المبكرة ، الأمهات ، الرضع; Infant psychiatry -- Periodicals; Infant psychology -- Periodicals; 618.9289
• DOI: 10.1002/imhj.21707
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0163-9641

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Authors in this Special Issue of the Infant Mental Health Journal shared the work of the first three cohorts of Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) grantees funded by the Administration for Children and Families. Since 2010, Tribal MIECHV grantees have served families and children prenatally to kindergarten entry in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities across the lower 48 United States and Alaska. Articles highlighted challenges and opportunities that arose as grantees adapted, enhanced, implemented, and evaluated their home‐visiting models. This article summarizes nine lessons learned across the articles in this Special Issue. Lessons learned address the importance of strengths‐based approaches, relationship‐building, tribal community stakeholder involvement, capacity‐building, alignment of resources and expectations, tribal values, adaptation to increase cultural and contextual attunement, indigenous ways of knowing, community voice, and sustainability. Next steps in Tribal MIECHV are discussed in light of these lessons learned.