Addressing maternal depression in home visiting: Findings from the home visiting collaborative improvement and innovation network.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Maternal depression is common among low-income women enrolled in home visiting programs, yet there is considerable variability in the extent to which it is identified and addressed. This study examines outcomes related to postpartum depression screening, receipt of evidence-based services, and reductions in depressive symptoms among clients of home visiting programs in the Health Resources and Services Administration's Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Home Visiting Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network (HV CoIIN), the first U.S. national application of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's Breakthrough Series (BTS) Model in home visiting programs.

Methods and findings

Fourteen home visiting programs in eight states, servi

SUBMITTER: Tandon D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7161976 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature