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

Lopez, Michael L.; Tarullo, Louisa B.; Forness, Steven R.; Boyce, Cheryl A.

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ERIC Number: EJ606972

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Publication Date: 2000

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

Lopez, Michael L.; Tarullo, Louisa B.; Forness, Steven R.; Boyce, Cheryl A.

Early Education and Development, v11 n3 p265-82 May 2000

Examines the prevalence, developmental course, and predictive power of child mental health problems for young children in general and low-income, diverse populations in particular. Notes discrepancies between Head Start agency-level data, national estimates, and intensive studies of similar populations. Describes new collaborative federal initiatives to increase understanding of mental health problems in Head Start children. (Author/KB)

Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Development, Emotional Problems, Federal Programs, Incidence, Mental Health, Poverty, Predictor Variables, Problem Children, Young Children

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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