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Bial, Virginia; Hazen, Andrea; Sylvester, Kristen – ZERO TO THREE, 2020
This article describes the development and implementation of an integrated early childhood mental health and caregiver support program that uses a transdisciplinary approach to engage families and systems, maximize service efficiency, and ultimately create a next generation of safer families. A case example illustrates a family's journey through…
Descriptors: Young Children, Mental Health, Caregivers, Interdisciplinary Approach
Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2018
The Annie E. Casey Foundation's Family Economic Success-Early Childhood Education (FES-ECE) initiative, launched in October 2013, is rooted in the belief that families do better when programs can offer simultaneous support to children and parents. The report, designed to aid funders, is part of the Casey Foundation's ongoing commitment to sharing…
Descriptors: Family Programs, Intergenerational Programs, Poverty, Low Income Groups
Diamond-Berry, Kimberly P. – Zero to Three, 2007
The author describes the physical and emotional effects of chemical addiction in families on infants and toddlers and suggests that service providers take into account both chemical addictions research and theoretical knowledge of the importance of early parent-infant relationships. Describing a model that incorporates interagency and…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Substance Abuse, Early Intervention, Family (Sociological Unit)
Goodson, Barbara Dillon; And Others – Equity and Choice, 1991
Describes 17 family education programs considered innovative and promising. The programs selected target low-income families with children between three and eight and are linked with public schools. All of them work with parents to enhance children's cognitive development and academic achievement. Summarizes methods used in recruitment, staffing,…
Descriptors: Child Development Centers, Demonstration Programs, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention
Irby, Terry R.; And Others – 1992
Joliet Junior College's Center for Adult Basic Education and Literacy (CABEL) is responsible for providing adult basic education and support services for adults whose skills in reading and mathematics are below the 12th grade level. Its offerings include instruction in Adult Basic Education (ABE), General Educational Development (GED), English as…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Community Colleges
Western Arkansas Education Service Cooperative, Branch. – 1991
The Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) is a home-based early intervention enrichment program for young Arkansas children and their parents. The program has six objectives: (1) to prepare 4- and 5-year-olds for kindergarten; (2) to develop the parent as the child's educator; (3) to increase parent awareness of educational and…
Descriptors: Child Development, Community Resources, Developmental Stages, Early Intervention