Through viewing the "Global Children's Initiative" I gained much information in respect to international initiatives in response to children's health and development. One initiative with wonderful insight is the "Children in Crisis and Conflict Situations". This initiative focuses on the extensive experience in working with emergency situations and managing the well-being of children whether the crisis is due to a natural disaster or man-made crisis. Through this initiative focusing on children that may be subject to malnutrition is the mere focus. The "Child Mental Health" initiative concerns on significant issues and implications for problems within and across the country in bridging the gap in developing and evaluating family based strategies to prevent mental health problems in children. Lastly, in the "Early Childhood Development" segment, the efforts to expanding effective interventions to improve preschool quality are one of the main focal points.
I found this information enlightening due to never fully realizing the growing number of natural disasters and how the percentage of children suffering from malnutrition is becoming a leading concern with child development.
Adrianne,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this information. I think that is wonderful that they are also focusing on mental health issues. The affects of natural disasters can be so devastating for young children.
Adrianne,
ReplyDeleteThere are so many things that affect young children today. Some of those things such as natural disasters are out of our control. I can only image the stress that a natural disaster would bring on a young child. However, I am glad to be in a position as a educator,nurturer first that gives us the opportunity to help the child as much as possible. I enjoyed reading your post.
Adrianne,
ReplyDeleteThank you for the information. These initiatives are a great help to children but are there enough resources to actually go around? I sure hope so! I am truly thankful for the people making this possible. I wonder if there are already people from this organization helping the children of Japan after their recent natural disaster? My heart goes out to everyone affected by these disasters but especially the children. I hope these initiatives are successful!