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January 2004
 Using Medicaid to
Support Young Children's Healthy Mental Development
Recent research
documents how and why social-emotional development may be as
important as cognitive (intellectual) development. Children who
are viewed by others as "sad, mad, or bad" are far less
likely to experience school success and may be unable to use
preschool intervention. Recent research also documents the
important role Medicaid can play in supporting young children's
healthy mental development. This report examines both why and how
Medicaid can support children's healthy mental development,
including a discussion of how states can use Medicaid to better
support young children's social/emotional development even in
the current economic climate.
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