Assessing costs and benefits of early childhood intervention programs.  overview and application to the Starting Early Starting Smart program /  Executive summary : 
Lynn A. Karoly ... [et al.]. 
 - xiii, 22 pages ;  28 cm 
<br/><br/> "Spring 2001." 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 21-22). 
<br/><br/> This work summarizes a report that asks whether money invested early in a child's life pays dividends in the form of government savings or other societal benefits as he or she grows into adulthood. Is there a best method for determining what, if any, dividends have accrued? The authors identify the conceptual and methodological issues associated with the analysis of costs and outcomes of early intervention programs and review the prior application of these methods to several programs. This background leads to recommendations regarding the application of these tools for a particular public-private early intervention program, Starting Early Starting Smart (SESS). SESS was designed to test the effectiveness of integrating behavioral health services within primary care and early childhood service settings for children from birth to age seven. The specific recommendations are framed as a set of more general guidelines for decisionmakers to make choices about early childhood intervention programs. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0833029746 (RAND) 0970827806 (Casey) 
<br/><br/><label>Standard Tech. Report. No.: </label>RAND/MR-1336/1-CFP 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label> $8.00  paperback 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2001019040 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Starting Early Starting Smart (Program)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Child development--United States.<br/>Child mental health services--Evaluation.--United States<br/>Child welfare--Evaluation.--United States<br/>Children--Drug use--Evaluation.--United States<br/>Children--Services for--Cost effectiveness.--United States<br/>Early childhood education--Evaluation.--United States<br/>Early childhood education--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HV741  / .A865 2001