Docs for Tots Mission and Vision


Promoting Social Emotional Development and Early Childhood Mental Health in Young Children

Help Me Grow – Long Island’s latest report “Promoting Social Emotional Development and Early Childhood Mental Health in Young Children” provides Long Island’s policy and decision makers with the knowledge and a path forward to start promoting mental health and social-emotional well-being from birth.

Find this Roadmap and other Help Me Grow Long Island Reports here

 

“Minding the Gaps. How One Doctor-Led Nonprofit is Strengthening The Safety Net For Long Island Children” highlights our achievements across Long Island through the assistance and partnerships formed with existing organizations working for the betterment of young children.

Read Minding the Gaps, by Liz Moore for the Rauch Foundation.

Medical Home
The medical home is family-centered, accessible and coordinated health care.

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Developmental Screening
All young kids should be screened for developmental delays.

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Quality Early Care and Education
Early care settings have the potential to improve children’s health.

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Social Emotional Health
Social-emotional health shapes academic success and lifelong health.

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Poverty
Poverty is the greatest threat to children’s healthy development.

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Priority Issues
Docs for Tots provides doctors and other stakeholders tools to transform practice and improve public policy with a focus on five priority issues.

Latest News

January 2023 Newsletter

Check out our newsletter and see what we’re up to! In case you missed it – here is our January Newsletter! . . .
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Docs for Tots 20th Anniversary Year

Milestones to Remember 2023 is the 20th anniversary year of the founding of Docs for Tots. Pediatrician Dr. George L. Askew, current President and . . .
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Child care problems must be resolved

by Randi F. Marshall January 9, 2023 Recently we came across this editorial on child care and the importance of finding a solution to . . .
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Investing in quality early learning programs is the most efficient way to affect school and life success and to reduce social expenditures later.

James Heckman, economist, Nobel laureate