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This document compares three versions of the same home visiting model, aimed at improving parent-child interactions and child development: the well-known Jamaica model, which was gradually scaled up from an efficacy trial (‘proof of concept’) in Jamaica, to a pilot in Colombia, to an at-scale program in Peru. It first describes the design, implementation and impacts of these three programs. Then, it analyzes the threats to scalability in each of these experiences and discusses how they could have affected program outcomes, with a focus on three of the elements of the economic model…
This presentation by Maureen Samms-Vaughan a professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Child Health at the Faculty of Medical Sciences of the University of the West Indies, was given at Innocenti’s Expert Consultation on Family and Parenting Support on 26-27 May 2014. The presentation provides an overview of the National Approach to Parenting in Jamaica and the lessons learned from the program.
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This report examines and analyses policies and provision for family support and parenting support. The goals of the research are to identify relevant global trends and develop an analytical framework that can be used for future research and policy analysis. For these purposes, new evidence was gathered and existing evidence systematized and analysed. The report is based on general literature searches and evidence gathered from 33 UNICEF national offices, located in different parts of the world, and detailed case studies of nine countries (…