(Go back to the truck, BDiBR. This time, crawl under it, OK?)

Bill D, if there are really no measureable or discernable effects from early intervention programs, what about the success of a program like 'Head Start'?   Here in Juneau we also have counseling programs in place in the 'Zach Gordon Youth Center'.

I agree that there is and will be a fresh crop every day- but that's life. As children reach a certain age or a certain stage in life, they move on, and one would hope they have developed some insights that will give them some tools to use in the days and years ahead. Even if 10 kids a year see clearly that the life they will have is largely up to them, it is a noteworthy measure.