This is a home visitation program for mothers and their children. The aim is to promote positive parenting practices and prevent child abuse and the separation of children from their families.
The program identifies potential participants based on hospital referrals and other community partnerships. The intervention consists of weekly visits by trained family support promoters, who apply a curriculum focused on problem-solving, negotiation, and parenting skills training.
The curriculum is based on three components:
1) Parent-child interaction;
2) Parenting centered on child development; and
3) Family well-being. The program is implemented until the child reaches the age of five.