Preventing Youth Risky Behavior through Early Child Development
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Preventing Youth Risky Behavior through Early Child DevelopmentPage 11Youth Development Notes February 2006Todays youth (1524) constitute the largest cohort ever to enter the transition to adulthood. Nearly 90%live in developing countries and the challenges they facelow quality education lack of marketableskills high rates of unemployment crime early pregnancy social exclusion and the highest rates of newHIV/AIDS infectionsare costly to themselves and to society at large. Client demand for policy advice onhow to tap the enormous potential of youth is large and growing. This series aims to share researchfindings and lessons from the field to address these important crosssectoral topics.Preventing Youth Risky Behavior throughEarly Child DevelopmentVOLUME 1 NUMBER 3FEBRUARY 2006Investing in Early Child Development (ECD) and the parenting skills that necessarily accompany it may be one of the most effective means for policymakers to reduce youth risktakingbehavior. While research abounds on the positive long term impact of ECD programs onschool achievement and other human capital development more recent longitudinal studies alsopoint to important impacts on reducing the risk of early pregnancy criminal activity violenceand substance use as young people move into their adolescent and young adult years. This isparticularly evident for those investments which target the poor.Page 2Youth Development Notes February 20062Risky behaviors among youth are a key concern forpolicymakers. The costs of such behaviors to both theindividual and to society can be enormous. While thereare many youth development policies and programs thatattempt to prevent youth violence risky sex school leavingand other such behaviors relatively little attention has beengiven to what may be the most effective investment:prevention strategies in early childhood. Scienceprovides clear evidence that early interventions can ensurehealthy brain development and foster the cognitive skills inchildre ...
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