Sentences with phrase «advocate on child outcomes»

Although anecdotal evidence suggests that volunteer advocates improve the lives of the children they represent, there are few rigorously designed evaluation studies demonstrating the true impacts of a volunteer advocate on child outcomes.

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An attorney can not only explain the process to you, but can also advocate on your behalf and help you obtain a more equitable child support outcome.

While we live in a market - driven economy ~ where winning and wealth accumulation are desired outcomes ~ education advocates on all sides of the political aisle currently assert that public schools are failing our children ~ especially minorities and low - income students.

Over the past 30 years, Joan Cole Duffell has been an educator, writer, and leading advocate for positive outcomes for children, focusing on promoting children's social - emotional skills and the prevention of child abuse, bullying, and other forms of violence.

In the longer term, we advocate for a final determination on the viability of charter schools in Washington that is fair, equitable, outcomes - based and, above all, driven by what is good for children.

As advocates for the disabled rallied this week in Sacramento on state budget issues, federal officials unveiled a new grant program aimed at improving the educational and employment outcomes of low - income children with disabilities.

The charter school community — parents, teachers, leaders and supporters — along with help from CCSA Advocates and our associated PAC, the Parent Teacher Alliance, worked tirelessly on these elections because everyone knew how important the outcome of these elections were for all children and the future of public education in Los Angeles.»

Pediatricians should be vocal advocates for the development and implementation of new, evidence - based interventions (regardless of the provider or venue) that reduce sources of toxic stress and / or mitigate their adverse effects on young children, as they are likely to produce better outcomes and potentially be more cost - effective than trying to treat or remediate the numerous consequences of excessive childhood stress that reach far into adulthood.

Linking research and policy on issues vital to children and families and advocating for evidenced - based strategies to improve child outcomes.

This article, by Center Director Jack P. Shonkoff and Pat Levitt, science director of the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child, advocates for greater synergy between neuroscience and innovation in early childhood policy to improve life outcomes for children experiencing significant adversity.

Summary: (To include comparison groups, outcomes, measures, notable limitations) This study evaluated the effectiveness of parent - child advocates serving homeless parents and their children after the advocates have received training in Promoting First Relationships (PFR), a one - on - one early intervention to facilitate healthy parent - child interactions.

There should also be advocates where the custodian parent will have to show and prove accountability for alienation as it is unjust and the long terms affects on a child's absent parent and relatives leaves a devastating outcome as the child grows up!