Nebraska Family Study

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The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Academy for Child and Family Well Being collaborates with Boys Town In-Home Family Services Program to research the effectiveness of family support services.

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[00:00:02.181]All families face challenges.
[00:00:05.134]The Boys Town In Home Family Services Program
[00:00:07.854]provides a road map that shows the way forward.
[00:00:11.693]It's really been gratifying for me to work with families who are asking for help,
[00:00:15.853]who are struggling; They could be our neighbors, they could live in our neighborhood
[00:00:20.486]and say, "you know we're having a hard time here and we need some help."
[00:00:24.677]Boys Town family consultants start by listening.
[00:00:28.589]We go into the home,
[00:00:30.421]we kind of listen to what the family feels that their concerns or problems or barriers are.
[00:00:38.133]And during that information gathering
[00:00:39.885]it really helps the family create the plan that they're
[00:00:42.901]gonna work on going forward.
[00:00:44.861]Family consultants provide information and support.
[00:00:49.053]That's the goal for me is to walk in there and then leave
[00:00:53.397]making them feel like things are better than when I showed up.
[00:00:58.853]But how well does the program work?
[00:01:01.469]A team of researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
[00:01:04.949]is collaborating with Boys Town to answer that question.
[00:01:09.141]We find out information through our research of the benefits
[00:01:13.109]of having the Boys Town services versus families
[00:01:15.765]who have traditional services.
[00:01:17.813]It's essential, I think, to have the university involved
[00:01:20.533]in this type of research to really be able to go at things
[00:01:24.269]systematically and carefully understand the different issues involved.
[00:01:29.405]Research will help Boys Town improve and expand the program.
[00:01:34.153]When we know our program's at it's best,
[00:01:36.272]we know that families are getting the best services
[00:01:38.640]we can deliver.
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