The Key to Future Success: Early Identification of Children with Special Needs
The vision statement of the Alabama State Board of Education Plan 2020 is “Every Child a Graduate – Every Graduate Prepared for College/Work/Adulthood in the 21st Century.” In order to […]
Family Resource Centers Help Families Grow
The Alabama Network of Family Resource Centers (ANFRC) is a strong advocate of Help Me Grow. ANFRC is made up of member agencies serving local communities. Each center is unique […]
Birth to 5: Watch Me Thrive
Maximizing the health and development of children and families in the U.S. is an urgent concern of the Administration for Children and Families. Making sure our youngest children are screened […]
Home Visiting – Might Not Be What You Think
The Charlotte-Douglas airport in North Carolina is relatively small. It has a moving sidewalk, but no trains – and you walk everywhere. There’s a lady who cleans the restrooms – […]
Early Childhood Mental Health: We Must Address the Most Vulnerable Population Now
This month’s FOCUS from the Alabama Partnership for Children is mental health. When most people think of mental health they don’t think about babies, toddlers and preschoolers, but infant and […]
10 Things to Know about the New Autism Data
Photo Credit You might remember from the beginning of the month that April is Autism Awareness Month and there is new data from the CDC’s Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring […]
National Minority Health Month
Autism Awareness, Week of the Young Child, Child Abuse Prevention, AND Minority Health – April is a busy month! Here’s what U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen […]
April Showers Bring May Flowers
“April showers bring May flowers”, at some time in our lives we have heard and repeated those simple words. In this phrase, we hear that for those who wait patiently […]
Autism Awareness
The Alabama Interagency Autism Coordinating Council (AIACC), led by the Alabama Department of Mental Health, was created to meet the urgent and substantial need to develop and implement a statewide […]
What’s in a Nap?
Photo Credit Child care providers and parents know that naps are an essential part of a young child’s life. However, there isn’t a huge body of research available to back […]