Early Childhood Development and Disability – publication by WHO and UNICEF

Michael Guralnick writes: One of the goals emerging from our International Society on Early Intervention (ISEI) meeting in New York City was to work with the United Nations to help promote early intervention activities worldwide.

UNICEF, in particular, was very receptive to working with ISEI, as we are the only international society devoted to the field of early intervention.           

One recent result of this effort is the publication by the World Health Organization and UNICEF of "Early Childhood Development and Disability". 

This discussion paper was designed to provide a framework for encouraging the international community to strongly consider expanding early intervention activities worldwide. Hopefully, as indicated in the final section of this document, this will become a reality in the not too distant future.

Best regards,
Mike Guralnick
Chair, ISEI