Recruitment and Retention of Home Visitors

This EDC brief spotlights the challenges that home visiting programs face in recruiting and retaining staff. The authors describe how home visiting programs are staffed, discuss key factors underlying the high rate of home visiting staff turnover, present evidence-informed strategies to enhance recruitment and retention, and provide related resources for program leaders and policymakers.

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Authors:

Elaine Fitzgerald LewisSara VoelkerSherrie RudickErica FieldsKim Elliott

Services:

ImplementationPolicy

Services:

ImplementationPolicy

Media Type:

PDF

Resource Type:

White paper

Focus Area:

Early Childhood Development & LearningMaternal Health & Home VisitingMental Health & Wellbeing

Date:

2020

Region:

United States

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