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April 10, 2013 | Story
A clinical supervisor at a center for troubled children near Cleveland, Habeebah Rasheed Grimes figured out her next career move after participating in Ladder to Leadership, designed to build the capacity of nonprofits serving vulnerable populations.
February 5, 2013 | Program Result
Child FIRST is a home-based early childhood intervention that works with the most vulnerable very young children and their families to reduce serious emotional disturbance, developmental and learning problems, and abuse and neglect.
December 3, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Parenting and caring for any child has its ups and downs and it is the same with a child with Down Syndrome. The challenge with a child with Down Syndrome, however, is that depending on the child, the level of independence varies.
November 16, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Practice Without Pressure works with patients, family members, caregivers and providers to help people with disabilities receive quality medical, dental and personal care.
August 7, 2012 | Post/Story
Sanford Josephson of the Matheny Medical and Educational Center explains how support for the transitional nurse's position benefits patients with medically complex developmental disabilities.
March 3, 2011 | Toolkit
This presentation outlines sensory processing difficulties and autism spectrum disorders in toddlers, including: sensitivity and reaction to sensory input; biologic/temperamental disposition; care-giving milieu; autism diagnosis; intervention; and o ...
September 15, 2010 | Toolkit
This presentation (Learning Session #4) was from the Child FIRST (Child and Family Interagency Resource, Support, and Training) program which took place on September 15-16, 2012. Child FIRST works with the most vulnerable young children (prenatal th ...
May 19, 2010 | Story
RWJF Health & Society Scholars alumna Gina Lovasi finds that prenatal exposure to chlorpyrifos leads to mental and physical health deficits in young children.
February 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This article analyzes whether a validated screening instrument in a pediatric medical home setting can improve detection of developmental delay for children in foster care. Children in foster care have high risk for developmental delay, but to date there have been few systematic efforts to screen foster care children for developmental delay in pediatric practices.
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examines a pilot program to improve the lifestyle of adults with developmental disabilities. Researchers found that participants lost weight, increased physical activity and improved community involvement.