An evaluation of the benefits of an Australian Nurse home visiting (NHV) program in promoting children’s language and learning, general and mental health, maternal mental health and wellbeing, and parenting and family relationships at child ages 4 and 5 years through a Randomised Control Trial. It concludes that the program promoted longer-term family functioning and...

Parenting young children has become a more complex and stressful business, especially for those families in our community with the least resources (Grose, 2006; Hayes et al, 2010; Poole, 2004; Richardson & Prior, 2005; Trask, 2010). A widening gap exists between families that function well and those that are vulnerable. The paradox of service delivery...