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Focal Point: A National Bulletin on Family Support and Children's Mental Health: Early Intervention in Children's Mental Health, 14(1), Spring 2000. (ENTIRE ISSUE)
Caplan, E. (Ed.) Download PDF
Early intervention in children's mental health.
Kendziora, K., Caplan, E. & Walker, J.
This article introduces basic definitions and concepts important in discussions of early intervention for children with, or at risk for developing, emotional or behavioral disorders. Download PDF
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Mental health screening and services in the schools: A public health approach.
Poduska, J. & Kendziora, K. This article takes a public health perspective on early intervention for children with, or at risk for developing, emotional or behavioral disorders. Such an approach combines approaches including: universal preventive interventions, selective interventions, indicated interventions, and intensive treatment. Download PDF
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Ophelia spoke and I listened.
Caplan, J.B. Download PDF
Early intervention to promote preschooler's language skills: Dialogic reading.
Whitehurst, G. & Massetti, G. This article describes a process to stimulated children's language skills through interactive picture-book reading. The article also discusses research demonstrating positive outcomes from the approach. Download PDF
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Preventing conduct problems and promoting social competence in Head Start children: The Incredible Years parent, teacher, and child series.
Reid, J. & Webster-Stanton, C. Incredible Years is a set of training curricula designed as an early intervention for children at risk for developing conduct problems. The program has been manualized and empirically validated. Download PDF
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Early prevention and intervention equals delinquency prevention.
Dodge, D. This article reviews literature on the prevention of juvenile crime, and draws attention to the need for early interventions to include a focus on mental health and substance abuse. Download PDF
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Cultural competence in early identification.
Benjamin, M. This article uses research literature as the basis for an argument that early intervention efforts should be particularly concerned with cultural competence. Download PDF
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Poverty reduction strategies as early intervention.
Knitzer, J. & Cauthen, N. This article argues that children in low-income families are disproportionately at risk of poor developmental outcomes, including mental health disability. Reducing poverty is a promising strategy for intervening to prevent emotional and behavioral disorders among children. Download PDF
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Early childhood mental health systems of care: Policy implications for states and communities.
Kaufmann, R. & Wischmann, A. This article discusses the need for a cohesive national public policy approach to meeting the mental health needs of very young children and their families. Download PDF
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