Keywords:
early developmental prevention, delinquency, criminal offending, evidence - based policy, scientific evidence
This article reviews the most important scientific evidence on the effectiveness of
early developmental prevention programs at the individual and family levels.
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It underscores the importance of folate not only in reducing the incidence of
early embryonic defects, but also in the
prevention of
developmental delays and placental abnormalities that may increase susceptibility to other defects and to reproductive complications.
The CIMI ® Certified Infant Massage Instructor program is an evidence - based program (discipline:
prevention) designed for Nurses,
Early Intervention Specialists, Occupational and Physical Therapists, Massage Therapists,
Developmental Specialists, Home - based Visitors, Parent Educators, Child Life Specialists, Social Workers and other interested professionals who are licensed and work with infants, toddlers and children.
The CIMI ® Certified Infant Massage Instructor program is an evidence - based program (discipline:
prevention) designed for Nurses,
Early Intervention Specialists, Occupational and Physical Therapists, Massage Therapists,
Developmental Specialists, Parent Educators, Child Life Specialists, Social Workers and other interested professionals who are licensed and work with infants and children.
These services and programs may include health care,
developmental services for children,
early education, parenting skills, child abuse
prevention, and nutrition education or assistance.
Healthy child development is the foundation for human capital and the basis for future community and economic development.1 A significant body of convergent research emphasises the importance of the prenatal and
early years for health and
developmental outcomes throughout the life course.2 For a growing number of children, suboptimal
developmental trajectories are well established by the time they start school, and become increasingly difficult and costly to modify with the passage of time.3 Thus, investing in young children is important for the
prevention of disease later in life and contributes to their full participation in society as healthy and productive adults.4, 5
It is recognised that the opportunities for
prevention and public health interventions will be enhanced the more we understand the
early pathways to poorer health and development1 and that to have an impact on health inequalities will require us to address the social determinants of
early child health, development and well - being.2 However, appropriate service and systemic improvements for reducing
developmental inequalities requires an understanding of the patterns of child health and development across population groups and geographies in order to underpin a progressive universal portfolio of services.3
Through home visits and ongoing assessment, parent educators are able to provide
early detection of
developmental delays and health issues, help in the
prevention of child abuse and neglect, and increase children's school readiness and success.
Previous delinquency, substance abuse, and teen pregnancy
prevention programs have been provided in the late elementary or middle school grades, just prior to the ages when delinquent behavior, substance use, and sexual activity increase in prevalence.6, 7,31,32 Yet the social development model that guides the present intervention suggests that
early and sustained intervention through the elementary grades should put children on a different
developmental trajectory leading to positive outcomes over the long term.
Goals of these programs include improved pregnancy outcomes,
prevention of maltreatment and neglect, enhanced parent - child interactions,
early identification of delays, and improved
developmental trajectories.
Early childhood mental health; developmental psychopathology; child, family, and parenting processes in the context of risk, including parental mental health; early childhood mental health consultation; prevention and early intervention; implementation and evaluation of evidence - based practice in the commu
Early childhood mental health;
developmental psychopathology; child, family, and parenting processes in the context of risk, including parental mental health;
early childhood mental health consultation; prevention and early intervention; implementation and evaluation of evidence - based practice in the commu
early childhood mental health consultation;
prevention and
early intervention; implementation and evaluation of evidence - based practice in the commu
early intervention; implementation and evaluation of evidence - based practice in the community.
Program appears to be beneficial as
prevention and
early intervention program for preschoolers with externalising and / or internalising difficulties,
developmental disabilities and those who may be at risk of maltreatment.
The positive long - term
developmental outcome associated with a secure parent - infant attachment relationship provides an excellent rationale for implementing attachment - based
prevention programs
early in life.
However, the potential of universal
prevention in
early childhood to improve mental health remains largely unexplored.2 5 7 We previously published short - term outcomes at toddler age11 of the first cluster randomised trial of a truly universal
early parenting programme, Toddlers Without Tears, designed to be offered to all parents in the community and aiming to prevent externalising behaviours using anticipatory guidance before any
developmental onset.
Evidence - based home visiting is a voluntary
prevention strategy that pairs parents with trained professionals to provide information and support during pregnancy and throughout a child's
earliest years — a critical
developmental period.
There is little
developmental affective neuroscience research to guide strategies for
early intervention or
prevention of depression during adolescence.
This approach to measuring both timing and rate of symptom development is consistent with recent recognition that certain
prevention and
early intervention efforts may be most effective during specific
developmental windows.29 Determining the power of certain first - onset AUD symptoms to predict the later development of AUD will fill a gap in the literature and will have implications for the development of effective
early intervention programme.
Similarly Pathways to
Prevention, a report developed for the National Crime
Prevention strategy examining the
developmental and
early intervention approaches towards crime
prevention, urges government to focus on
early developmental phases of a child as a means to thwarting future contact with crime.
Findings were discussed regarding the need to identify
developmental precursors of dating violence in
early adolescence and to focus
prevention efforts on components (e.g., social skills, coping strategies) necessary to prevent the onset and escalation of adolescent dating violence.