Deans "Success By Six" program in Vermont sets him apart....

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Here is a greater look at 'success by six'

http://www.ahs.state.vt.us/PDFFiles/01Sx6AnnRpt.pdf

http://howard-dean-for-president.mydd.com/2004.html

"The third area Dean identified as critical involved a program of “long term prevention” planning, in which government agencies looked not just two years down the road, but 20 to 100 years.

The governor cited his state’s “Success By Six” initiative, in which parents of every child born in Vermont receive a home visit by a state worker within two weeks of an infant’s birth. During the visit, the worker offers the parent a variety of services, based on the parent’s need. Dean said the intent is to expose parents to a friendly face who can address family concerns.

"Those who do (need help) get it starting when they're two weeks old, not when they get to kindergarten," Dean said. "By the time you get to kindergarten, you've got a tough time trying to reverse the trouble you're in."

Dean said that even though he didn't expect results immediately, Vermont has seen its child abuse rate drop 70 percent among children from birth to age 3, and 50 percent from birth to age 5. "That is an extraordinary statistic that I bet is not duplicated anywhere else in the United States," he said."

This is one of many reasons I PROUDLY support Howard Dean. Dean would like to do this all over America.


Edited for spelling.