Sentences with phrase «of early intervention efforts»

«As home visiting programs go to scale, states should consider replicating this study using their administrative data and appropriate statistical methods to create a robust comparison group capable of generating rigorous findings regarding the effects of early intervention efforts on child maltreatment rates,» said Dr. Deborah Daro, Senior Research Fellow at Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago.

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Sometimes this intervention will take the form of direct efforts to motivate the alcoholic toward early treatment and care.

Learn about California's collaborative effort to increase the use of standardized developmental screening tools and referral into early intervention services for all young children.

And the counter reaction to that has been a much bigger effort done by several hospitals to make the experience better, lessen interventions, use CNMs instead of residents and provide several tools to avoid c.sections, so that you can have the safety of an early intervention without being bed ridden and forcibly tied to a monitor and an IV at the hands of OB wannabes.

Detection, treatment, and control of hypertension in adulthood does not reduce cardiovascular disease risk to normotensive levels (9), supporting efforts to identify primary prevention interventions that could be started in early life.

About one - third of the people surveyed had been reached during the prior 12 months by the early intervention efforts, such as viewing the campaign's documentary on ending stigma about mental illness.

The survey was conducted by RAND as part of efforts by the California Mental Health Services Administration (CalMHSA) to create prevention and early intervention programs designed to improve the mental health of California residents.

Efforts to conduct long term longitudinal studies and hunt for additional diagnostic transcripts should eventually be combined with testing of new therapeutics aimed at early intervention.

While there have been advances in early detection and many studies involving the treatment of children with ASD, few efforts to date have focused on interventions for adults.

This could be done by improving prevention efforts and creating new interventions, and by improving early detection and management of the disease to help more people remain in good health so that they can continue to work,» says Professor Atun.

Although this study is limited by the lack of data on the effects of clinical interventions and neonatal resuscitation efforts that may have been performed at the time of birth, these findings suggest that early detection of perinatal asphyxia is particularly relevant among infants of overweight and obese women although more studies are necessary to confirm these results in other populations.

«The collaborative effort of our South Carolina Act Early Team has dramatically increased the number of children at risk for ASD who receive early intervention (ABA services) in a way that is nationally unique,» said RotEarly Team has dramatically increased the number of children at risk for ASD who receive early intervention (ABA services) in a way that is nationally unique,» said Rotearly intervention (ABA services) in a way that is nationally unique,» said Rotholz.

«Continued efforts should be made to promote early identification of children with ASD so that interventions can be initiated at the youngest age possible,» Dr. Christensen and colleagues conclude.

Providing training for early childhood education teachers, embedding direct instruction and practice of targeted skills into daily practice and engaging families in these efforts help to boost the success of these kinds of interventions, Oregon State University researchers suggest in a new paper.

Understanding that early intervention and prevention efforts require evidence - based approaches to individual care, NIMH supports research that evaluates the effectiveness of psychosocial and other interventions for mental illnesses.

Imagine that all of our reform efforts prove successful, from initiatives to bolster the prenatal health of disadvantaged babies, to high - quality early - childhood experiences, to dramatic improvements in K - 12 education, to serious interventions and supports at the college level.

Program: Ed.M., Human Development Research Areas: Life courses from pregnancy through childhood, adolescence, early adulthood, and mid-life; the influence of reproductive transitions on life course trajectories; class, race, and ethnic disparities in education and health and designing interventions to reduce these disparities; prevention efforts targeting parenting, schooling, community, housing, and work - family balance.

Without extensive early - intervention efforts focused on the growing numbers of such children, the school chiefs said in a report to be forwarded to U.S. Secretary of Education Lauro F. Cavazos, the nation can not hope to reduce the dropout rate, improve student performance, or effectively compete internationally in the 21st century.

Building the Evidence Base for Early Intervention through GEAR UP: The Department of Education will partner with the National Council for Community and Education Partnerships (NCCEP) to support NCCEP's efforts to develop and evaluate best practices from GEAR UP programs related to college fit and college readiness.

During interviews, teachers and / or principals in three of the four most effective schools cited a yearlong staff development effort related to their early intervention program as responsible for their success, indicating that it helped them «stay in a learner mode,» and «all be of one accord.»

Destination Graduation: Sixth Grade Early Warning Indicators for Baltimore City Schools: Their Prevalence and Impact examines the 2000 - 01 cohort of sixth grade students from Baltimore City Schools to determine whether there were indicators that predicted eventual dropout with a reasonable level of certainty and identified enough students to justify intervention efforts.

Collaborating with other Federal, state and local agencies to avoid duplication of efforts in providing early intervention and preschool education.

The SPARK Early Literacy program is a research - based, early reading intervention effort in grades K - 2, developed by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater MilwaEarly Literacy program is a research - based, early reading intervention effort in grades K - 2, developed by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaearly reading intervention effort in grades K - 2, developed by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee.

It appears to take intensive efforts over a period of several years to produce lasting effects, but the fact that even the least intensive models of early intervention produce strong immediate effects suggests that a combination of approaches within a comprehensive preventive program will have great promise in increasing children's cognitive functioning and reducing future dropout.

(Del.) In an effort to improve early intervention of students with disabilities, Delaware lawmakers are seeking to close a gap in school funding that leaves almost 2,500 of the state's youngest learners without special education resources.

She was involved with overseeing curriculum development and coordinating various efforts in the areas of reading / language arts, early childhood, mathematics, science, social studies, gifted, advanced placement, foreign language, visual and performing arts, library media, textbooks, the Mississippi Virtual Public School, and Response to Interventions (RtI).

Some of the criteria established by the NASFAA Monograph include: loan cost, quality of customer service, problem resolution (responsiveness to complaints), lender default rates and lender default aversion efforts (including early intervention), ease of loan certification process, 24/7/365 availability to borrowers, disbursement flexibility, loan products offered (Stafford Loan, Parent PLUS Loan, Grad PLUS Loan, Private Student Loan, Consolidation Loan), borrower preferences for national and local lenders, life of loan servicing, entrance and exit counseling, financial literacy and debt management counseling, clarity and accuracy of lender marketing materials and web site, protection of borrower privacy, response time for processing loan applications, and quality of lender toll free telephone numbers and call centers (e.g., hold times and complexity of phone menus).

Barnardos is a grantee of Atlantic's Children & Youth Programme in the Republic of Ireland, which funds efforts to support children and young people through prevention and early intervention.

Fewer explicitly aim at preventing child maltreatment, although prevention is certainly a secondary objective of many early intervention efforts such as the Nurse - Family Partnership.

Program evaluation has supported this multifaceted approach in multiple countries and settings.83 Analyses by Nobel Prize — winning economist James Heckman reveal that early prevention activities targeted toward disadvantaged children have high rates of economic returns, much higher than remediation efforts later in childhood or adult life.84 For example, the Perry Preschool Program showed an average rate of return of $ 8.74 for every dollar invested in early childhood education.85 Targeted interventions foster protective factors, including responsive, nurturing, cognitively stimulating, consistent, and stable parenting by either birth parents or other consistent adults.

The Closing the Gap framework commits to reducing this disadvantage, with cross-government-sector initiatives and investment, reflecting the need to improve the social and emotional wellbeing of the Aboriginal community.1 Activity in the primary health care sector, with its focus on prevention, early intervention and coordination of care complements these efforts to build healthier communities.

This bulletin for professionals reviews ways to work with families experiencing chronic neglect, including critical elements of successful casework practice, examples of what agencies are doing, and ways agencies can integrate child welfare approaches to chronic neglect with prevention and early intervention efforts.

Finally, research is needed on best practices for increasing awareness of clinically significant emotional disturbances in young children to better engage parents, pediatricians and educators in early identification, prevention and intervention efforts.

The summit is a collaborative effort of key statewide groups in maternal and child health, prevention and early intervention, infant mental health, school readiness and early childhood development.

The conference, which will feature more than 40 workshops and five plenaries, is a collaborative effort of key statewide groups in maternal & child health, prevention & early intervention, school readiness and early child development, including:

Although treatment effects for several outcomes were small in magnitude, as reported previously, HS was modest in intensity and cost, relative to other early intervention efforts.5 For example, HS families made 11 well - child visits and received < 2 home visits within their child's first 2.5 years, at a cost of $ 402 to $ 933 / year.

Use of screeners, such as the BITSEA, may improve significantly the identification of infants and toddlers with possible social - emotional problems or delays, thereby aiding efforts to provide early intervention services to young children with early social - emotional / behavioral problems and / or delays in competence.

The conference is a collaborative effort of key statewide groups in maternal & child health, prevention & early intervention, infant mental health, school readiness and early child development.

This additional work and the reprioritization of efforts should reflect pediatricians» interest in preventive care that is more developmentally relevant, 32 parents» desire for a greater emphasis on their child's emerging skills and behavior, 33 the commitment to team - based services within the pediatric medical home, 28 and the growing evidence base that early developmental interventions can have significant effects on life - course trajectories.34

Because pediatricians have nearly universal, relatively frequent and recurring contact with young children and their families, they are uniquely well positioned to have an impact on developmental outcomes through anticipatory guidance at well - child visits, early developmental screening, practice - based developmental interventions, community linkage and referral programs, and advocacy for broader social change to support child development.40 — 44 This study reinforces the potential benefits of practice - based programs that support parenting and the home learning environment, such as «Reach Out and Read» and «Healthy Steps for Young Children,» 16,45,46 as well as community - based programs that help guide families through systems of care for developmental support, like Help Me Grow.47 Efforts to connect pediatric practices with home visitor and early care and education providers may provide referral opportunities for promoting early brain development.48 — 52

The articles focus on efforts to: improve the capacity of home visitors to address maternal depression, increase cultural competency and equity in the early intervention system, evaluate the effectiveness of family child care networks that have the potential for improving family child care quality, and create competency standards in early care and education programs.

The Ounce's advocacy efforts include monitoring funding levels, advocating for families to have better access to services, and ensuring coordination of early intervention services with other early childhood programs in the state.

They reported on their states» efforts to support screening, referral and evaluation; strategies that are part of the array of early intervention service continuum covered by the Part C program; services and supports to children who are at risk and who are not eligible for Part C; and coordination and leadership.

Learn about California's collaborative effort to increase the use of standardized developmental screening tools and referral into early intervention services for all young children.

Collectively, these articles illustrate recent efforts to promote policies, develop intervention strategies, and create professional development opportunities that reflect the advances in the science of early childhood development.

Second, our findings on temperament may be useful for early intervention and prevention efforts targeting children who fit the profile of elevated risk, in terms of their temperament, for future development of CU traits and ODD - related problems.

The identification of early risk factors is crucial to prevention and early intervention efforts that have the potential to attenuate the long term emotional, social, and academic problems associated with aggressive victim status.

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.

The Early Childhood Intervention Study was a multi-component collaborative effort sponsored by Tennessee Voices for Children, the Regional Intervention Program Advisory Committee, Inc., and the University of Colorado at Denver, with funding provided by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Research to Practice and the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities.

This bulletin for professionals discusses what we know about chronic child neglect and then reviews ways to work with families experiencing chronic neglect, including critical elements of successful casework practice, examples of what agencies are doing, and ways agencies can integrate child welfare approaches to chronic neglect with prevention and early intervention efforts.