ICH conducted an evaluation of the Massachusetts Pregnant and Parenting Teen Initiative, which provides parent-centered case management with the goal of increasing life opportunities and enhancing family stability among young families.
Topic Area: Maternal and child health
Evaluation of READYGO, a professional development intervention for early childhood educators
Children, youth, and families; Maternal and child health; Other
ICH evaluated READYGO, a professional development program for early childhood educators that aims to build capacity to provide trauma-informed education and care to preschool students.
Development of family-driven quality measures for families with pre-natal opioid exposure
Behavioral health and substance use; Children, youth, and families; Healthcare delivery systems; Maternal and child health
The Perinatal Quality Improvement Network of Massachusetts (PNQIN), together with the Health Policy Commission, engaged with ICH to develop novel family-driven quality measures of hospital care for families who experienced prenatal opioid exposure.
Agenda for Children Program Evaluation
Children, youth, and families; Maternal and child health
For over 15 years, ICH has been the evaluator for Agenda For Children, a literacy initiative of the City of Cambridge. ICH has helped AFC program staff track participation and understand the impact of several programs designed to educate parents of children ages 0-7 about how to support language and literacy development so their children will enter school ready to learn how to read and write.
Changing Public Charge Immigration Rules: The Potential Impact on Children Who Need Care
Advocacy and community engagement; Children, youth, and families; Immigrant health; Maternal and child health; Social determinants of health
This study examines the potential impact of a proposed change to the “public charge” immigration rule on benefit use for children who need care.
Evaluation of JRI’s Metropolitan Boston Complex Trauma Treatment Initiative (MB-CTTI)
Behavioral health and substance use; Children, youth, and families; Healthcare delivery systems; Maternal and child health
ICH is working with the Justice Resource Institute (JRI) and associated organizations on a mixed methods evaluation examining implementation of evidence-based practices for trauma-informed care.