Collaboration for Kids: Early-Intervention Tools for Schools and Communities

Every day in the United States, millions of young children are indeed left behind. They’re living with abuse and neglect, violence, substance abuse and trafficking, mental health disorders, poverty, and lack of proficiency with the English language. At best, these conditions lead to emotional and intellectual stagnation and behavior problems that render them “unavailable to learn”; at worst, these children drop off the radar screen, only to reappear in police stations, hospitals, or mortuaries. Collaboration for Kids documents the dramatic turnaround possible when everyone gets on the same page. This award-winning program resulted in an 89% success rate in more than 44 elementary schools in a large, urban Virginia district. Simple yet highly effective, it includes case studies, action plans, checklists, and resources to help you implement a workable program that will dramatically improve the lives of young children in your school system.