Sentences with phrase «screen policies for our children»

Much as we should embrace technology and take full advantage of its benefits, so too should we embrace no screen policies for our children and encourage them to learn through experience, play and adventure.

Not exact matches

(I couldn't tell another person asking for some money to feed their children that we cant give them anything (because its policy) when we have 6 plasma screens hanging on our stage — I know the story of the costly perfume etc but I don't think this means that it is OK to have expensive toys and NOT look after the poor).

Second, they are applauded for having policies in place to screen all volunteers and staff, as well as providing child abuse prevention trainings.

Insurance policies that cover the child but not the parent, must provide coverage for maternal depression screening, as a critically important preventative care intervention for the health of the child.

Another policy response, they said, would be to screen all students for giftedness, not just those who are referred by teachers or parents, and to provide outreach to parents so they have the information and skills to help schools identify their children as gifted.

In total, 49 states and the District of Columbia participated in the survey which asked about coverage of key Medicaid services for young children (age 0 - 6) and maternal depression screening as well as policies related to eligibility and quality.

This year, a new policy in North Carolina allows children who pass their fourth birthdays by April 16 to be screened for kindergarten entrance in September.

Assistance with developing policy and procedure manuals, including screening guidelines for employees and volunteers working with children and vulnerable adults

Identifying and Responding to the Needs of Children in Domestic Violence Shelters: Final Report (PDF - 973 KB) Center for Child and Family Policy, Duke University (2008) Describes a training protocol developed in North Carolina to improve the capacities of staff of domestic violence shelters to screen, intervene, and refer shelter residents who are experiencing distress related to their exposure to violence.

A systematic review was conducted to answer two questions: which are the empirical evidence available in the literature to support using psychological screening measures in child daycare centers; and if those measures can be adopted as cost - effective assessment policies for children's cognition.

In 2006, the AAP policy statement «Identifying Infants and Young Children With Developmental Disorders in the Medical Home: An Algorithm for Screening and Surveillance» 42 was published.

(2009) View Abstract Helps churches develop policies and procedures to protect children and youth from abuse and includes information on screening volunteers and staff, guidelines for handling allegations of abuse, and a suggested code of ethics for individuals working in child and youth programs.

This policy statement from the AAP advocates a public health response to the opioid epidemic and substance use during pregnancy, and recommends: a focus on preventing unintended pregnancies and improving access to contraception; universal screening for alcohol and other drug use in women of childbearing age; knowledge and informed consent of maternal drug testing and reporting practices; improved access to prenatal care, including opioid replacement therapy; gender - specific substance use treatment programs; and improved funding for social services and child welfare systems.

Public Health Approaches to Child and Parent Screening: Implications for Child Protection Smith (2012) Journal of Law and Policy Examines the potential benefit of child and parent mental health screenings to State - and community - level child protection effChild and Parent Screening: Implications for Child Protection Smith (2012) Journal of Law and Policy Examines the potential benefit of child and parent mental health screenings to State - and community - level child protection effChild Protection Smith (2012) Journal of Law and Policy Examines the potential benefit of child and parent mental health screenings to State - and community - level child protection effchild and parent mental health screenings to State - and community - level child protection effchild protection efforts.

Psychological Distress Among Plains Indian Mothers With Children Referred to Screening for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Parker, Maviglia, Lewis, Gossage, & May (2010) Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 5 (22) Aims to fill the current knowledge gap about the prevalence and characteristics of psychological distress and its association with self - reported current drinking problems among American Indian mothers whose children were referred to screening for fetal alcohol spectrum disordersChildren Referred to Screening for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Parker, Maviglia, Lewis, Gossage, & May (2010) Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 5 (22) Aims to fill the current knowledge gap about the prevalence and characteristics of psychological distress and its association with self - reported current drinking problems among American Indian mothers whose children were referred to screening for fetal alcohol spectrum disorderScreening for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Parker, Maviglia, Lewis, Gossage, & May (2010) Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 5 (22) Aims to fill the current knowledge gap about the prevalence and characteristics of psychological distress and its association with self - reported current drinking problems among American Indian mothers whose children were referred to screening for fetal alcohol spectrum disorderschildren were referred to screening for fetal alcohol spectrum disorderscreening for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD).

Policy - makers and clinicians should work together to make services, such as screenings for pregnant women and mothers, readily available.6 Programs aimed at reducing disruptions to family functioning are one avenue for decreasing children's risk for psychopathology.

1995 — Building Relationships: Families and Professionals as Partners 1996 — A Promising Future 1997 — Fostering the Well Being of Families 1998 — Trauma: A Multi-Dimensional View 1999 — Coming Together for Children and Families: Developing Comprehensive Systems of Care 2000 — The Neurobiology of Child Development: Bridging the Gap Between Theory Research and Practice 2001 — Processing Trauma and Terrorism 2002 — The Road Less Traveled: Adoptive Families in the New Millennium 2003 — A Better Beginning: Parents with Mental Illness and their Young Children 2004 — Approaches That Work: Multi-Stressed Families and their Young Children 2005 — The Screening and Assessing of the Social Emotional Concerns 2006 — Supporting Young Children through Separation and Loss 2007 — Social Emotional Development: Promising Practices, Research and Policy 2008 — Attachment: Connecting for Life 2009 — Evidenced - based Practices for Working with Young Children and Families 2010 - Eat Sleep and Be Merry: Regulation Concerns in Young Children 2011 - Climbing the Ladder Toward Competency in Young Children's Mental Health 2012 - Focusing on Fatherhood 2013 - Trauma in Early Childhood: Assessment, Intervention and Supporting Families

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