Focus on Evidence-Based Family Home Visiting includes data and information on infants born with key risk factors, and provides a comprehensive overview of Evidence-Based Family Home Visiting Programs in Rhode Island. 

Healthy brain development depends on attentive, nurturing caregiving in infancy and early childhood. Research shows that there is a negative impact on brain development when young children do not have consistent, supportive relationships with caregivers and are exposed to "toxic stress." Providing early and intensive support to families with multiple risk factors improves child well-being, including improved child welfare outcomes and reduced child maltreatment.

Girls make up a growing percentage of youth involved in the juvenile justice system in the United States, according to a new national report. The study shows that over the past two decades, the share of incarcerated youth who are females increased by over 40%.

For more information, please read Gender Injustice: System-Level Juvenile Justice Reforms for Girls.

Parents Behind Bars: What Happens to Their Children? - a new report from ChildTrends - examines both the prevalence of parental incarceration and child outcomes associated with it, finding that more than five million U.S. children have had at least one parent in prison. For more information on children of incarcerated parents in Rhode Island, please click here.