In 2011, the Administration for
Children and Families (ACF) and the Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA) within the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) launched the Mother and Infant Home Visiting
Program Evaluation (MIHOPE). MIHOPE is providing information about
the effectiveness of the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home
Visiting program (MIECHV) in its first few years of operation and
providing information to help states and others develop and
strengthen home visiting programs in the future. The goals of the
study are: (1) to understand the effects of home visiting programs
on parent and child outcomes, both overall and for key subgroups of
families, (2) to understand how home visiting programs were
implemented and how implementation varied across programs, and (3)
to understand which features of local home visiting programs are
associated with larger or smaller program impacts. To estimate the
effects of home visiting on family outcomes, MIHOPE enrolled over
4,200 families across 88 sites in 12 states. Families were eligible
for the study if they included a pregnant woman or an infant under
six months old and the mother was at least 15 years old at the time
of study entry. OMB previously approved data collection packages
(0970-0402) for three phases of MIHOPE: MIHOPE 1, MIHOPE 2, and
MIHOPE Check-in. This request is related to the MIHOPE Long-Term
Follow-Up project (MIHOPE-LT) and is specific to the kindergarten
follow-up (MIHOPE-K).
This is a request to collect
additional information from respondents participating in the MIHOPE
Evaluation (0970-0402). Burden has also been updated to reflect
completed data collections that were previously approved.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
SSA Attachment 14 MIHOPE-K Child Welfare Records Request.docx
SSA Attachment 7 60-day Federal Register Notice 01may18 FINAL.pdf
School records: data file submission