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Minister Andrews opens Forum promoting more effective services for children and families
Forum on Prevention and Early Intervention for Children and Youth a joint initiative by the Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs and The Atlantic Philanthropies Croke Park, Dublin Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Barry Andrews TD, said that prevention and early…
Author: Forum on Prevention and Early Intervention for Children and Youth
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Research led by NUI Maynooth proves the Power of Positive Parenting
Archways and the Incredible Years programme are Atlantic Children & Youth Programme grantees via the Clondalkin Partnership. Archways, is today (Monday, 21st Sept) launching the first set of findings from the Incredible Years BASIC parent training programme for children aged 3-6yrs. The Incredible Years (IY)…
Author: Archways / Incredible Years programme
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Childhood Intervention Programme Sees Kids’ IQ Soar
An early childhood intervention programme, involving 200 Dublin families, saw children’s IQ rise by 10 points. Marian Dennis and her son Jamie McClure Dennis. Picture: Conor Healy Photography By Joyce Fegan The trial programme, Preparing for Life, which ran from 2008 to 2015, also had…
Author: Irish Examiner
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Chinese Pre-Schools to Adopt NI Early Years Programme
Thousands of pre-schools in China are to adopt an early learning programme developed in Northern Ireland. Early Years, an organisation that works with young children, will train staff in thousands of institutions. Chief executive Siobhan Fitzpatrick said educators from China were impressed by their programme…
Author: BBC News
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Early intervention by parents helps problem children.
Early intervention by parents helps problem children by John Downes Excerpt: A new study to be published today shows that early intervention by parents can reduce problem behaviour by children by almost a third overall. The findings follow research into a pilot early intervention programme…
Author: Irish Times
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The Nurture Programme: Making Every Contact Count
The Nurture Programme – Infant Health and Wellbeing is designed to improve the information and professional supports that the Health Service Executive (HSE) provides to parents during pregnancy and the first three years of their baby’s life. It is a partnership between the HSE, the Atlantic…
Author: The Katharine Howard Foundation
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Programme Identifies How to Improve Children’s Literacy in Disadvantaged Communities
A major research programme has identified an effective approach to improve children’s literacy in disadvantaged communities – and recommended this approach become available to other communities wanting to improve early childhood literacy. Launching the Evaluation Report of Doodle Den, a children’s literacy programme run in…
Author: Childhood Development Initiative
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Two Atlantic grantees featured on Irish television programme, "Nationwide"
Link to Video Recently two Atlantic grantees were featured in media coverage on the 9 February 2009 edition of the RTÉ television programme, ” Nationwide.” Big Brother Big Sister (5:45)Orla Nix looks at the youth mentoring programme operated by Foróige, the National Youth Development Organisation Pioneering Initiative (Archways)…
Author: RTE
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Capturing the Learning - Harvesting the Knowledge
The Centre for Effective Services (CES) is delighted to have Minster for Children and Young People, Dr James Reilly launch its latest publication Prevention and Early Intervention in Children and Young People’s Services – Ten Years of Learning Report today, Monday, 20 October, in St…
Author: Centre for Effective Services
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Safer Streets in Viet Nam: A Public Health Turnaround?
When I made my first visit to Viet Nam last month, to visit Atlantic’s office and staff there and travel to rural health clinics, hospitals, schools and NGOs that we support, I couldn’t help but notice that the streets of Ha Noi were teeming with…
Author: Gara LaMarche