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Examines the effectiveness of developmental screening on the identification of developmental delays, early intervention (EI) referrals, and EI eligibility.

Behavioral Health/Mental Health | Early Care and Education | Screening and Assessment

Examines similarities in the poor academic experiences of children and youth in child welfare and juvenile justice, identifies common risk factors, reviews promising legal and policy reforms and evidence-informed practices, and focuses on ways to improve cross-system collaboration to improve educ...

Vulnerable Populations

Provides highlights from the Preventing Drug Use among Children and Adolescents: A Research-Based Guide for Parents, Educators, and Community Leaders, Second Edition booklet.

Connecting Schools and Communities | Substance Use Prevention

Highlights important research and information related to the study of children and youth in social work. Identifies resources on domestic violence and family issues.

Vulnerable Populations

Identifies the goals and conditions necessary to chart a path toward effective family engagement efforts that are linked to student achievement and school improvement.

Capacity Building/Workforce Development

Captures the substantive content that evolved from the two Research and Resilience workgroup meetings, including discussion points, identified research tools and measures, funding considerations, ethical considerations in conducting research, and exploration of appropriate research methodologies....

Behavioral Health/Mental Health | Integration of Behavioral Health into Primary Care

Synthesizes the findings from 26 recent studies that addressed the effectiveness of early childhood mental health consultation with respect to staff- and program-level outcomes. Across the reviewed studies, there is some evidence that early childhood mental health consultation helped increase sta...

Early Care and Education | Education | Behavioral Health/Mental Health

Discusses the challenges to estimating the prevalence of serious emotional/behavioral disorder in early childhood, gives a brief review of literature that provides estimates, and provides recommendations to improving the process of estimation. 

Early Care and Education | Education | Behavioral Health/Mental Health

Highlights three successful models (Pennsylvania, Washington, DC and Minnesota) for sustaining school mental health services.

Sustainability

Outlines the risks faced by young children with social, emotional, and behavioral problems, as well as barriers to eligibility, access to services, and service utilization. The authors conclude by recommending policy improvements needed by young children and their families.

Early Childhood

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