-
CAR Final Report
-
Children at Risk in the Child Welfare System: Collaborations to Promote School Readiness Final Report - This final report summarizes findings from a 3 year study funded by the Office of Policy, Research and Evaluation of the Administration on Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to examine the degree to which child welfare agencies, early intervention/preschool special education programs under IDEA, and early care and education programs are collaborating to meet the developmental and educational needs of children ages 0 to 5 who are in the child welfare system. (CAR Final Report.pdf)
-
Fact Sheet: Vulnerable Young Children
-
2008 NECTAC Fact Sheet on vulnerable young children (factsheet_vulnerable.pdf)
-
Healthy Beginnings, Healthy Futures: A Judge's Guide
-
This resource presents information on the health-related needs of infants and toddlers who are part of the child welfare system. It includes information about physical and social-emotional development, the importance of early care and education, as well as on physical and mental health development in very young children. (healthy_beginnings.pdf)
-
Policy Issues and Intervention Strategies for Young Children Prenatally Exposed to Drugs or Alcohol: Selected Resources
-
2005 compilation of resources produced by NECTAC (prenatalexp.pdf)
-
The Effects of Childhood Stress on Health Across the Lifespan
-
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently published a new report entitled The Effects of Childhood Stress on Health Across the Lifespan, which describes the how early adverse experiences impact long-term health -- especially stress caused by child maltreatment. It is meant to provide practitioners with strategies to incorporate research on childhood stress and its long-term consequences into their work. The CDC estimates that more than 1 of 7 children between the ages of 2 and 17 years have experienced maltreatment. (Childhood_Stress.pdf)
-
The Impact of Abuse, Neglect and Foster Care Placement
-
2005 compilation of resources from NECTAC (abuseneglect.pdf)
