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Policy and Legislation

Charting Progress for Babies Policy Framework

Publisher: 
Center for Law and Social Policy, Zero to Three

This policy framework offers four fundamental principles as a basis for the supports that all babies and toddlers in child care need.

Supporting Growth and Development of Babies in Child Care: What Does the Research Say?

Publisher: 
Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), Zero to Three

This brief outlines research to make the case that state policies can promote the quality and continuity of early childhood experiences and positively impact the healthy growth and development

Building Relationships with Policymakers

JoAnne Pedro-Carroll, Project Director; Pre-K Primary Project, Children
Rochester, NY

Children's Institute in Rochester, NY has been developing and promoting prevention and early intervention programs since 1957.

Could Youth Drug Use Be Making a Comeback?

Publisher: 
Carnevale Associates

This policy brief examines recent indicators including youth attitudes about the dangers of drug use and youth disapproval rates that suggest that drug use among youth may be making a comeback.

Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice: Annual report 2008

Publisher: 
Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice

Established under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Act, the role of the Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice (FACJJ) is to advise the President and Congress on matte

Medicaid Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) Fact Sheet

Publisher: 
National Health Law Program

This fact sheet presents information on why the EPSDT program was implemented as well as information about the program's success in screening and treating eligible children.

Unclaimed Children Revisited: The Status of Children

Publisher: 
National Center for Children in Poverty

This report aims to document and assess how well child mental health policies across the 50 states and three territories respond to the needs of children and youth with mental health problems, thos

Advances in School Mental Health Promotion: Inaugural Issue

Publisher: 
Clifford Beers Foundation and the University of Maryland School of Medicine

This journal emphasizes the interconnectedness of research, policy, training and practice in the field of mental health promotion, and the opportunities to make progress in all these areas through

Understanding and Responding to Students Who Self-Mutilate

Publisher: 
National Association of School Psychologists

This article is designed to help principals and other school staff preserve the physical and psychological welfare of students who self-mutilate by improving awareness about the causes and signs of