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University Nevada Reno, EHS Home Visiting program: PARR Outreach Our First Year

Jamie Selby Maria Reyes-Vargas UNR-EHS, Home Visitor Supervisor UNR-EHS, Home Visitor

Polling Question #1: : Who do we have in the Audience? • Program Supervisors • Home visitors • Administrators • Funders • Teachers • Social workers • Counselors • Other

Polling Question #2: : W Who has worked in: • The justice system • Substance abuse • Homelessness • Prenatal education • Mental health • Other

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In Inspiration for In Innovative Program Development • 2015 Parent’s as Teachers conference • MIECHV connection with local jail and possible funding opportunities for innovative programs • Discussion with Parr Community Outreach Director of how to collaborate

Process of Seeking and Receiving Permission • 1. Background checks • 2. Tour of Jail • 3. Orientation • 4. Researched other programs to model after

DESIGN AND IM IMPLEMENTATION 8 8 4 • What a visit looks like • Common scenarios 23 • Opportunities/lessons CPS Substance Abuse Adoption Homeless

Women Seen per Month Total 6 5 4 3 Total 2 1 0 Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Qtr1 Qtr2 Qtr3 Qtr4 Qtr1 Qtr2 Qtr3 2017 2018

PROCESS AND CHALLENGES • Environment • Meeting Performance Standards • Continuity after release 64 • Trusting relationship • Prison 45 • Rehabilitation 26 • Sudden release • Poverty/homelessness 9 In Jail Seen Enrolled Seen after release

Challenges that Led to Evolution • 1. Individual or Group? • 2. How to make the topics relevant • 3. Mandatory or Voluntary • 4. Infirmary • 5. Case Load • 6. Paperwork • 7. Adjusting to the Facility turnover and changes to programs

Home Visiting with Ju Justice System In Involved Parents: A Qualitative Study • RQ1: How do home visitors in one EHS home-based Groups program, which includes pregnant women in jail, experience and describe their services? Home Visitors 0 0 0 • RQ2: What are the experiences of pregnant inmates and released women involved with home visiting services? Non-Jailed Parents 0 0 0 • RQ3: What barriers are experienced while providing Released Women from services by the home visitors and accessing services by the Jail X X pregnant inmates and released women? • RQ4: What supports and strengths are experienced by the Pregnant Women in Jail 0 0 pregnant inmates, released women, and home visitors? • RQ5: What differences and similarities are there of pregnant inmates and released women in regards to other parents (non-jail group) in one EHS home-based program? 0 represents one focus group; X represents individual interviews

Moving Forw rward • Continuing to adjust policy, curriculum, caseloads to meet the program’s needs • How to better follow inmates after release • On-going training and support • National Research showing positive impact • Collaboration opportunities (local to national resources) • UNR HDFS and EHS continued research (Spring 2019)

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University Nevada, Reno Early Head Start Jamie Selby, MSW, LSW Maria Reyes-Vargas, BA jselby@unr.edu mreyesvargas@unr.edu https://www.unr.edu/education/centers-student-resources/centers/cfrc/unr- early-head-start R9HSA Web – www.region9hsa.org Contact – headstartr9@region9hsa.org