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  Title: Supporting Infants and Toddlers in the Child Welfare System: The Hope of Early Head Start

URL: http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/resources/ECLKC_Bookstore/PDFs/TA9%5B1%5D.pdf

Language: English
Author and Contributors:
Publisher: U.S. Department of Health and Human Service (2005)
Review Level: Informal review
Primary Content Area: Early Childhood
Content Type: Programming Resource
Audience: Academicians & Researchers; Professionals, Educators & Program Staff
Categories:
  • Early Childhood: Statistics and Public Policy: Welfare Reform and Poverty
  • Early Childhood: Statistics and Public Policy: State Specific Data
  • Early Childhood: Abuse and Neglect: Prevention
Resource Type: Not an extension nor a land-grant developed resource
Keywords: child welfare, early head start, infant mental health, infant and toddler risks
Description: This technical assis­tance paper will discuss the health, developmental, and mental health risks to infants and toddlers in the child welfare system and how EHS can have a positive effect. The second half of the paper will highlight some of the unique ways that EHS programs participating in a demonstration project have established formal partnerships with their local child welfare agencies to better meet the needs of the children and families who are involved in the child welfare system in their communities.
Media Type: PDF - Portable Document Format
Resource Listed: April 22, 2011
Resource Last Updated: April 22, 2011




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