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Bernstein, Haidee K.; Hartman, Lenita Ashley; Hebbeler, Kathleen; Kaufman, Jennifer L.; Magaw, Darlene; Shaw, Evelyn F.; Schmidt, Lorendia K.; Spiker, Donna – ZERO TO THREE, 2020
This article spotlights Colorado and Rhode Island's collaboration efforts on the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act (PL 108-36, 2003), which reauthorized the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA, 2018) and Part C of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA, 2018). These two key pieces of federal legislation require…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Early Intervention, Infants, Toddlers
Fragassi, Philip A.; Bora, Geetanjali – ZERO TO THREE, 2018
The last decade has seen an exponential increase in the use of illicit and prescription opioids during pregnancy. Opioid dependency during pregnancy increases the risks of obstetric complications for mothers and potential dangers for newborns during infancy and later in life. The mother-child dyad faces specific hurdles when it comes to getting…
Descriptors: Prenatal Care, Drug Use, Mothers, Neonates
Shea, Kathryn; Graham, Mimi – ZERO TO THREE, 2018
The opioid epidemic has led to a dramatic increase in the number of infants and toddlers being removed from their homes and placed in foster care. Doing so places these vulnerable young children at high risk for attachment issues, postnatal medical problems, and development delay. Early Childhood Courts have been found to be a very effective…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Infants, Mental Health, Toddlers
Kilburn, Janice E.; Shapiro, Cheri J. – ZERO TO THREE, 2015
Strategic workforce training of organizations that provide services to families of young children with special needs can help strengthen families and prevent child maltreatment, but few curriculua are available for this purpose. One professional development curriculum, "Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect: Parent-Provider Partnerships in Child…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Equal Education, Federal Legislation
Brodowski, Melissa Lim; Fischman, Lauren – ZERO TO THREE, 2014
Over the years, various federal and non-federal organizations have disseminated and promoted a number of protective factor frameworks to reduce risk and optimize family functioning and child development. There is a growing interest in and commitment to examining factors that transcend the traditional deficit-based approach to addressing social and…
Descriptors: Risk Management, At Risk Persons, Child Development, Child Abuse
Browne, Charlyn Harper – ZERO TO THREE, 2014
The national Quality Improvement Center on early Childhood (QIC-eC) funded four research and demonstration projects that tested child maltreatment prevention approaches. The projects were guided by several key perspectives: the importance of increasing protective factors in addition to decreasing risk factors in child maltreatment prevention…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Research, Educational Quality, Child Abuse
Seibel, Nancy; Britt, Donna; Gillespie, Linda Groves; Parlakian, Rebecca – ZERO TO THREE, 2006
This book is an innovative approach to the primary prevention of child maltreatment. It focuses on the impact that child care providers can make in helping to reduce the risk of abuse and neglect in families with very young children. This research- and practice-based curriculum offers concepts, information, strategies, and practices focused on…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Infants, Emotional Development, Child Care