Benchmark Resources

Illinois Department of Early Childhood, Home Visiting (IDEC-HV) programs collect data on federal benchmarks in the following six areas:

1. Improved maternal and newborn health
2. Prevention of child injuries, child abuse, neglect, or maltreatment, and reduction of emergency department visits
3. Improvement in school readiness and achievement
4. Reduction in crime or domestic violence
5. Improvements in family economic self-sufficiency
6. Improvements in the coordination and referrals for other community resources and supports

The Health Resources and Services Administration provides the following toolkits:

• Form 1: Demographic Information
• Form 2: Benchmark Data
• HRSA Onboarding MIECHV New Employees Toolkit

The link for the HRSA website can be found here: HRSA.gov

• FY24 Data Consent_English Required for all MIECHV caregivers.
• FY24 Data Consent_Spanish
• Updated FY27 Printable MIECHV Guardian Data Collection Sheet Collects demographic and benchmark data specific to the caregiver.
• Updated FY27 Printable MIECHV Child Data Collection Sheet Collects demographic and benchmark data specific to children who are enrolled in home visiting postnatally.
• FY27 Data Summary Report Color Coding Key

• Relationship Assessment Tool. This is the MIECHV required intimate partner violence (IPV) assessment tool, and it is available in English and Spanish
  • Healthy Moms Happy Babies Webinar for curriculum trainers can be found here (streaming) or here (for download)
• Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) - Required screening tool for depression and anxiety. 
  • English
  • Spanish
• Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) – Power PowerPoint Training Slides

• Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) – On Demand Recording – Coming Soon!

• The 5P's Substance Use Disorder Screening Tool can be found here:
  • The 5Ps Substance Use Disorder Screening Tool (English)
  • The 5Ps Substance Use Disorder Screening Tool (Spanish)
  • UNCOPE Screening Tool:
    • UNCOPE Screening (English)
    • UNCOPE Screening Tool (Spanish)

Email: Questions.IDEC@illinois.gov