Thursday, March 29, 2012

GETTING TO KNOW YOUR INTERNATIONAL CONTACTS---------PART 2

Unfortunately, I still have not made any contact with my international resource, and I am going to continue trying to contact one of them.  Therefore for this week blog assignment I had to do to the alternative assignment.



The first insight from the website that I found relevant was the topic on mental health.  Mental health is becoming a very important topic in the early childhood field.  So many young children are being diagnosed with mental health issues at such a young age. There is an urgent need to identify the scope of the problem within and across countries and to develop evidence-based approaches in policy and service delivery that are responsive to diverse cultural contexts. In the article it discusses how China is trying to assess mental health in their children; how in Rwanda they are discussing how mental health issues affect children with AIDS/HIV; and how to address mental health issues in children who live in the Caribbean’s.



The second insight that I gained from this website is the information on Un Buena Comienzo (UBC), “A Good Start.” This is a collaborative project in Santiago, Chile, to improve early childhood education through teacher professional development (Developing Child).  Its helps with health issues in critical areas. The programs encompass international and national parts of the world which relies on contributions form private and public sectors.

 

The third insight is about Brazil, who is collaborating with local experts to discuss issues about the science of child health and development to guide stronger policies and larger investments to benefit young children and their families.  This information taught me that states and countries have to rely on each other to give positive input about how to better meet the developmental needs of the child.



From reading this website, I concluded that the international countries have put much equity into the health and development of their children by doing research and studies so that can provide their children with excellence in care.



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5 comments:

  1. Hi Tamieka,

    I think it is a great idea that the early childhood field is exploring the aspect of mental health in young children. I think exploring mental health in early childhood is very important, but there can be major drawbacks with misdiagnosis and over medicating young children.

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  2. Hi Tamieka, thanks for sharing some exciting information. It is interesting to learn how Brazil is partnering with experts for help. This has confirmed my insight that building partnerships is very beneficial to the early childhood field. We all can learn from each other.

    Thanks,
    Andrea Cureton

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  3. Hi Tamieka,

    I learned a lot from your post. I found your article interesting especially the part about mental health; there are so many children and adults that are not getting the proper treatment due to the lack of funds. In our school system there is a plan in place to provide ongoing counselors to support these children and their families.

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  4. Hi Tamieka!

    I enjoyed reading your post. You were very detailed and gave clear explanations of how different countries had the same goal of providing equity and excellence to all children who deal with a variety of issues. Thanks for being a great advocate in the early childhood field! I look forward to visiting your blog in the future!

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  5. Hi Tamieka,

    I agree with you that recently so many young children are being diagnosed with mental health issues at such a young age. There is an urgent need to identify the scope of the problem within and across countries and to develop evidence-based approaches in policy and service delivery that are responsive to diverse cultural contexts.

    I have the a big interest in this matter since mental health issue sometimes hidden for a personal reason and very difficult to detect, especially if it is happen to the children

    Thanks for a great post

    Evita Kartikasari

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