ERIC Number: EJ754771
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Jan-1
Pages: 4
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Children's Support Services: Providing a System of Care for Urban Preschoolers with Significant Behavioral Challenges
Tewhey, Karen
Childhood Education, v82 n5 p289 Ann 2006
In this article, the author features the Children's Support Services (CSS) project in Lowell, Massachusetts, which is an interagency, multidisciplinary program that provides young children and their families a range of child development, mental health, and family support services. The CSS project, which was begun in September 2000, addresses the needs of preschool-age children who exhibited significant behavioral difficulties. The author describes how the project has proven to be an effective and efficient system of mental health care for urban preschoolers with behavioral challenges who are at risk for academic failure. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Mental Health, Family Programs, Child Development, Preschool Children, Urban Education, School Readiness, Behavior Problems, Emotional Problems, Federal Legislation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Massachusetts
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; No Child Left Behind Act 2001
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