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JOURNAL OF COGNITIVE PSYCHOTHERAPY
Volume 28, Issue 3, Pages 226-237Publisher
SPRINGER PUBLISHING CO
DOI: 10.1891/0889-8391.28.3.226
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Nicaragua; developmental delays; barriers to care; evidence-based care
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Evidence of successful models for promoting early childhood development and for effectively addressing developmental delays is available, yet the adoption of evidence-based strategies is limited in low-income countries. Nicaragua, a low-income country on the Central American isthmus, faces policy-, organizational-, and community-level obstacles which prevent families from receiving the benefits of early child development programs as well as other necessary services for children at risk of or with developmental delays. Failing to address developmental delays in a timely manner leads to detrimental social and economic consequences for families and society at large. In this article, we examine existing information on early childhood development in Nicaragua and discuss some programmatic implications for the recognition and early intervention of developmental delays in Nicaragua.
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