Getting to Know International Contacts Part 2

The Global Children Initiative is geared towards meaning the needs of all children. The Global Children Initiative collaborates with others all over across the nation to help build a stronger nation.  There are three important insights that were gained from reading about the Global Children Initiative. First, the Global Children Initiative has begun to build a portfolio of activities in three domains. The three domains are early childhood development, child mental health, and children in crisis and conflict situations.  The early childhood development area focuses on the children’s developmental, health, and educational outcomes in developed countries. Next, the when addressing child mental health the initiative is focusing on how to meet the individual needs and helping the child to receive the proper services he or she may need when there is an health issue. Regardless, if the child is going through abuse, depression, emotional and physical issues. Third, the Global Children Initiatives focus on children in crisis and conflict situations.  It is in place to meet the need of the children and their families. Therefore, the initiative will supply the proper resources the children and their families need when they are in a crisis situation. The excellence that was acquired from this source is all the benefits to early childhood education. Early childhood provide services to children and their families to best mean their overall academic and developmentally need in the environment whether it is school or at home.

Harvard University’s “Global Children’s Initiative” website http://developingchild.harvard.edu/initiatives/global_initiative/