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Childreach: Violence Prevention in Preschool Settings
Author(s) -
Goodwin Trena,
Pacey Katheryn,
Grace Mary
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of child and adolescent psychiatric nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6171
pISSN - 1073-6077
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6171.2003.tb00348.x
Subject(s) - intervention (counseling) , early childhood , suicide prevention , mental health , injury prevention , poison control , occupational safety and health , psychology , human factors and ergonomics , early childhood intervention , medicine , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , psychiatry , environmental health , pathology
TOPIC Early intervention to decrease violent and aggressive behavior in preschool‐age children. PURPOSE To describe a model of an on‐site early identification and intervention program for children under 6 in child care and preschool settings. SOURCES Literature review, authors' experiences in preschool prevention services, and pre/post intervention data using standardized tools. CONCLUSIONS An on‐site secondary prevention program is an effective strategy to decrease violent and aggressive behavior in very young children. This model can be replicated in most communities through collaborations among childhood mental health professionals and early childhood educators.