A Support Program for Families Impacted by Congenital Zika Syndrome

A community-based family group program for caregivers of children with congenital Zika syndrome (CZS) was developed based on an existing program for families of children with cerebral palsy and pilot tested in Brazil. Program managers developing group initiatives...

Mothers as facilitators for a parent group intervention

Families play an important role in their care of children with developmental disabilities, yet their knowledge, experience and skills are rarely harnessed in existing interventions to best support these families. This study explores the use of mothers as facilitators...

Early intervention for children with developmental disabilities

In the last two decades, the global community has made significant progress in saving the lives of children <5 y of age. However, these advances are failing to help all children to thrive, especially children with disabilities. Most early child development research...