title: Stages in the delivery of home-based services to parents at risk of child abuse: a Healthy Start experience.
abstract: Hawaii's Healthy Start program of home-based services to families identified at risk for child abuse and neglect is becoming a model for the nation. The present paper provides background information about Healthy Start and describes a three-phase process of engagement and service delivery that characterizes the Healthy Start home visitation model.
authors.affiliation: Child and Family Service, Honolulu, HI, USA.
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Wallach
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lister
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D005260:Female; D006254:Hawaii; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology*; D012307:Risk Factors