Global Children's Initiative

With no new information to report on my international contact I explored the website, “Center on the Developing Child”, sponsored by Harvard University. This center has launched a global effort to help ensure better health perspectives, appropriate development and greater rates of survival. Although adequate funding is still an issue an agenda has already been set for initiatives to study situations of child well-being in several countries, as well as the United States. Using an interdisciplinary approach, they are hoping to use data and insights from different disciplines to help form research-based programs and policies world- wide. Planning is also underway for collaborative gatherings so that representatives from all over the world can meet, share information and plan for global answers for young children. Unfortunately I have not had any more responses from my international contact. I plan to try to make contact by phone again.