Poor urban minority children often experience delays in their early development leading to health disparities. Publicly funded early intervention services are available to improve child development among these children in Philadelphia, but few children access and complete these services. This can be due to parents misunderstanding what the services include or may be due to difficulties parents experience in overcoming barriers to participating. This study will test the effectiveness of the Opening Doors to Early Intervention Program, a patient navigation intervention designed to improve families' engagement with early intervention services and overcome barriers to access these services, on early child development.
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Evaluation of the Child's Cognitive Functioning (i.e., Sensorimotor Development, Problem Solving Skills)
Timeframe: 12 months
Early Intervention Referral Completion
Timeframe: up to 12 months
Early Intervention Services Initiation
Timeframe: up to 12 months
Evaluation of the Child's Overall Language Functioning (Receptive and Expressive Language Skills and Abilities)
Timeframe: 12 months