This report highlights the policy issues surrounding the need for universal developmental screening. Further, as developmental screenings are only effective if they lead to services for children that need them, this report also gives background information and best practices on...
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The Help Me Grow Florida Annual Impact Reports are created by the State Coordinating Office as part of the outreach plan to partners, legislators, and community leaders to ensure their understanding of the Help Me Grow program and the value...
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First 5’s Help Me Grow Fact Sheet presents statistics related to Early Identification and Intervention, highlights Help Me Grow as a viable solution to improve California’s EII system and calls on California leadership to take action to ensure every young...
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A new article published on the front page of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) describes powerful research that suggests many disparities in health and well-being have roots that can be traced to stressors in early childhood, such as poverty, neighborhood safety and...
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Webinar 4 From Making Change Webinar Series System advocacy: shared policy priorities of HMG
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Opportunities for Care Coordination and Case Management for Children Receiving Services for Developmental Delay This brief, produced by the Urban Institute, examines states’ Medicaid and CHIP policy choices and new opportunities under heatlh reform and other federal legislation to develop...
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As states continue efforts to create effective early childhood development systems for children and families, a new report published by the BUILD Initiative offers four essential components: early learning; health, mental health and nutrition; family support; and special needs/early intervention....
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by Paul H. Dworkin, MD “In 2002, in response to research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggesting that autism rates were at least 10 times higher than found in previous studies, Congress mandated the establishment of...
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Keynote address from HMG Forum 2014
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Study findings indicate that referrals to Help Me Grow and subsequent linkages to community-based programs and services enhance protective factors, and perhaps even mitigate risk factors. By enhancing protective factors, the Help Me Grow system successfully promotes children’s healthy development.