Early Identification and Intervention: Head Start's Response to Mental Health Challenges

摘要: Serving low-income children from birth to age five and their families, Head Start is a primary venue for identification intervention in the area of child mental health. However, recent research has demonstrated that knowledge base regarding prevalence, developmental course, predictive power health problems lacking young general low-income, diverse populations particular. Start's agency-level data often discrepant both national estimates small, intensive studies similar populations, perhaps reasons related availability community services professional staff, as well concerns about stigmatization. Following on expert recommendations, new collaborative Federal initiatives are underway increase our understanding types, trajectories, treatments affecting vulnerable served by Start. The paper concludes with call action field ...