Global Children's Initiative

As I explored the Center of the Developing Child @ Harvard University, I gained the following insight:

What is the Initiative about?
The Center on the Developing Child from Harvard University has committed to global work in other nations to meet the needs of all children around the world. Using strategic objectives from the U.S., the Global Children's Initiative has built a portfolio of activities in early childhood development, child mental health, and children in crisis and conflict situations. The plan is to educate leaders of international agencies, publish scientific framework for global work in early education, and research effective ways to translate information on child development to global policymakers. The initiative also wants to focus on the issue of child mental health, an issue that is currently not effectively addressed. There is a group working to develop a focused research agenda.

National Forum on Early Childhood Policy and Programs
This forum works to explain why investing in early education for young children is important. The forum tries to answer the questions of why and how investments should be made and assesses program evaluation research. There are several featured publications and videos to explain programs and policies related to early education.

Child Mental Health Network
This was started by the Center on the Developing Child in 2008 to address the gap of what we know and what we need to know about child and adolescent mental health. It focuses on the child development until young adulthood and using this knowledge of children's mental health to inform policy and practice. The initiative focuses on four areas that account for the majority of child mental health concerns: anxiety and anxiety disorders, depression, ADHD, and conduct problems ranging from disobedience to violence.