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Strengthening Mental Health Services in Head Start: A Challenge for the 1990s.

Peer reviewed

Piotrkowski, Chaya S.; And Others – American Psychologist, 1994

The Head Start community has recognized that the mental health program has been a weak spot in the program's comprehensive services strategy. A brief telephone survey of 101 programs identified the services most desired and resulted in recommendations for strengthening this aspect and making the program a laboratory for innovative practices. (SLD)

Descriptors: Comprehensive Programs, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, Educational Innovation

Head Start: Criticisms in a Constructive Context.

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Zigler, Edward; Styfco, Sally J. – American Psychologist, 1994

Recent criticisms of Project Head Start have resulted in plans to improve program services and to expand in a more thoughtful manner to make the program more responsive to the needs of children and families. New directions include expansion below and beyond the ages previously served by Head Start. (SLD)

Descriptors: Administration, Age Differences, Comprehensive Programs, Criticism

A Head Start for the 21st Century.

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Takanishi, Ruby; DeLeon, Patrick H. – American Psychologist, 1994

Strategies for the adaptation of Head Start for the economic and social conditions of the future involve the linkage of early childhood and family support approaches with community economic development. Such strategies must include a reappraisal of mental health models to ensure the health of children and their families. (SLD)

Descriptors: Child Health, Community Programs, Comprehensive Programs, Early Childhood Education