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Assessing Costs and Benefits of Early Childhood Intervention Programs
Overview and Applications to the Starting Early, Starting Smart Program
Does money invested early in a child’s life pay dividends in the form of government savings or other societal benefits as he or she grows into adulthood? Is there a best method for determining what, if any, dividends have accrued? The authors identify the conceptual and methodological issues associated with the analysis of costs and outcomes of early intervention programs and review the prior application of these methods to several programs. This background leads to recommendations regarding the application of these tools for a particular public-private early intervention program, Starting Early Starting Smart (SESS). SESS was designed to test the effectiveness of integrating behavioral health services within primary care and early childhood service settings for children from birth to age seven. The specific recommendations are framed as a set of more general guidelines for decisionmakers to make choices about early childhood intervention programs.
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Pages: 172
ISBN/EAN: 0-8330-2973-8
Contents
Preface PDF
Figures PDF
Tables PDF
Acknowledgments PDF
Acronyms PDF
Summary PDF
Chapter One:
Introduction PDF
Chapter Two:
Overview of Cost and Outcome Analysis PDF
Chapter Three:
Issues in Cost and Outcome Analysis of Early Childhood Intervention Programs PDF
Chapter Four:
Benefit-Cost Findings for Early Childhood Intervention Programs PDF
Chapter Five:
Applying Cost and Outcome Analysis to the Starting Early Starting Smart Program PDF
Chapter Six:
Conclusions PDF
Appendix A:
Starting Early Starting Smart Grant Sites PDF
Appendix B:
SESS Program Acknowledgments PDF
Appendix C:
Mission Statements of the National Collaborators PDF
Bibliography PDF
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