Screening Referral and Early Intervention Pathway Strategy

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Here you will find Jamaica’s Screening, Referral and Early Intervention Pathway (2023–2030), a practical roadmap for helping children get the right support as early as possible, from pregnancy through age eight. 

This document brings together the core screening and referral tools used across Jamaica’s early childhood system, linking health, education, and family support, so developmental risks can be identified early and children can be connected to timely services. It outlines how screening works at key stages of a child’s development and how referrals and early interventions can reduce long-term learning, health and psychosocial challenges. 

By accessing this strategy, you’ll engage with guidance designed for parents and caregivers, early childhood practitioners and teachers, primary healthcare providers, child development specialists, and policymakers with a focus on access, equity, and coordinated action. 

We invite you to download the full document and join the national push to move from early identification to early support so every child in Jamaica has the best possible start and the chance to thrive.