Childreach: violence prevention in preschool settings.
OBJECTIVE
Early intervention to decrease violent and aggressive behavior in preschool-age children.


OBJECTIVE
To describe a model of an on-site early identification and intervention program for children under 6 in child care and preschool settings.


METHODS
Literature review, authors' experiences in preschool prevention services, and pre/post intervention data using standardized tools.


CONCLUSIONS
An on-site secondary prevention program is an effective strategy to decrease violent and aggressive behavior in very young children. This model can be replicated in most communities through collaborations among childhood mental health professionals and early childhood educators.
Goodwin
Trena
T
University of Cincinnati, OH, USA. goodwit@ucmail.uc.edu
Pacey
Katheryn
K
Grace
Mary
M
D000374:Aggression; D002652:Child Behavior; D002656:Child Day Care Centers; D002662:Child Health Services; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009820:Ohio; D012572:School Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control*