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Staff turnover in early childhood home visiting: using survival analysis to understand the role of drivers and dimensions of professional well-being

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  • Lilly, Anne
  • Cirillo Lilli, Alexandra
  • Zhu, Yuxin
  • West, Allison
  • Brown, Jill
  • Bilyj, Sarah
  • Minkovitz, Cynthia

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Staff turnover is a major challenge in early childhood home visiting programs. With this study, we assessed what drivers and dimensions of home visitor professional well-being relate to staff turnover in home visiting.

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  • Lilly, Anne & Cirillo Lilli, Alexandra & Zhu, Yuxin & West, Allison & Brown, Jill & Bilyj, Sarah & Minkovitz, Cynthia, 2025. "Staff turnover in early childhood home visiting: using survival analysis to understand the role of drivers and dimensions of professional well-being," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 179(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:179:y:2025:i:c:s0190740925005122
    DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108629
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