early childhood

Mental Health Screening for Young Children

Clare Sanford — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:01:51 -0500

Last Sunday's Boston Globe ran a letter to the editor expressing concerns over young children being screened for mental health concerns. This letter (The second of two hosted on this page) showed that there has still not been enough public education about exactly what such screening entails and the benefits that can come from it. read more »

Science, Policy and Children

Geetha Pai — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:50:29 -0500

A few weeks ago I attended The Center on the Developing Child on Science, Policy and Children: Informing the Process to Improve the Outcomes. Ruth Kagi, a Democrat from Washington and Wes Hayes a Republican from South Carolina discussed the difficulties they faced in passing state legislation related to early child development. Here's a short recap... read more »

Youth Violence Prevention: It's Not All About Teenagers

Clare Sanford — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:12:58 -0500

When communities are confronted with the issue of violence (particularly among youth), the usual suspects are called upon for answers. What are the police doing? The mayor? The courts? The schools? The parents? These questions are legitimate, as all of these groups have significant parts to play in the production of healthy and safe adolescents. Yet I wonder why more people aren't asking about what's being done for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers... read more »