Assuring Better Child Health & Development (ABCD) III

PAST PROJECT The Assuring Better Child Health and Development (ABCD) Screening Academy, launched in 2000, catalyzed practice and policy improvements across systems by bringing together primary care, early intervention, and public health, and achieving significant systems improvement in standardized developmental screening and referrals. The ABCD III project, implemented nationally from 2009 to 2012, sought to continue this important work by addressing two primary issues: (1) capitalize on improvements in the spread of structured screening in primary care and build sustainable coordination models; and (2) strengthen the relationship between systems of care and early intervention services, to support medical homes for … Continue reading Assuring Better Child Health & Development (ABCD) III