The estimated number of forcibly displaced persons around the globe is at a record high--nearly 70.8 million (UNHCR 2019)--75 percent of whom are women and children. This includes 34 million adolescent girls and young women, who are among the groups with the highest risk for health concerns. Indeed, many of the countries with the worst maternal…

Responds to Levenstein's criticism of Scarr and McCartney's independent evaluation of Levenstein's Mother-Child Home Program. It is claimed that experimental evaluations of intervention programs are often more critical than nonexperimental ones. (RJC)

Discusses strategies for promoting emotional health in young children and in their parents. Offers suggestions for building care environments that enhance emotional health, strategies to support parents prior to and during the preschool years, and suggestions for addressing barriers to implementing the strategies in the early childhood setting and…

The advantages and elements of a therapeutic daycare program for preschool children with emotional and behavioral problems are described in this paper. The goal of the therapeutic preschool is to meet the needs of behaviorally disordered and emotionally disturbed children in a special education setting, and then to mainstream the children into…

Notes that articulating existence and cause of referral biases is critical to more effective preschool services. Maintains that until high child poverty, exposure to violence, and shortage of safe and stimulating environments are addressed, escalating rates of serious child emotional/behavioral problems will continue. Asserts that we must question…

Contends that implications of Fantuzzo et al's study go beyond Head Start and pertains to other programs serving infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. Suggests that when considering policy implications of the study, two issues should not be ignored: (1) the child within the context of a broader society; and (2) the importance of collaboration in…