Provides resources and a guide to a public awareness campaign that was launched by The Departments of Health and Human Services and Education which is targeted at numerous sectors (e.g.
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Focuses on the need to increase behavioral screening and offers potential changes in practice and the health care system as well as the research needed to accomplish this.
Addresses important questions on developing awareness and moving to action around comprehensive screenings, follow-up, and early intervention.
Presents research-based screening tools for children under age 5.
Aims to promote a more coordinated approach to meeting children’s developmental needs by proposing the adoption of the SERIES paradigm of developmental screening in which each step—Screening, Early Identification, Referral, Intake, Evaluation, and Services—is seen not as an isolated activity, bu...
Describes how partnerships between health care providers and community organizations could have a significant impact on health and developmental outcomes by assisting with early identification, supporting parents, and coordinating needed services in a timely manner.
Examines the effectiveness of developmental screening on the identification of developmental delays, early intervention (EI) referrals, and EI eligibility.
Houses web resources and documents geared towards families, healthcare providers, and early childhood educators to help them track a child’s development and act early if there are concerns. The program aims to improve early identification of children with autism and other developmental disabiliti...