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parent effectiveness training. The results are expected to be available and posted onwww.sst.dk in 2014.(D) Introducing early action for vulnerable familiesThe municipality organizes targeted action to reach and support socially and mentallyvulnerable families, such as families in which the parents were neglected aschildren, have alcohol problems or substance use problems, have disabilities orhave a chronic or life-threatening disease. Vulnerable parents and children oftenneed early, family-oriented, interdisciplinary and intersectoral action to ensure thedevelopment and well-being of the child.Reading to inspire action (in Danish): Read more about municipal experiences in:National Board of Social Services, Målrettet indsats over for sårbare unge mødre[Targeted action for vulnerable young mothers]. The Danish Health and MedicinesAuthority has published examples of municipal family-specific efforts to addressalcohol problems. The Danish National Centre for Social Research has published aresearch overview on action targeting disadvantaged children 0–3 years old andtheir parents. The Danish Institute for Local and Regional Government Research(KORA) is currently researching methods for the early detection of vulnerablechildren, www.akf.dk /opsporing, the results of which are expected in 2014.(B) Ensuring the well-being of preschool childrenThe municipality ensures that early childhood education can work intensively topromote children’s cognitive, emotional and social development. The aim is to createcommunities in which all children feel a sense of belonging, have adults inwhom they can confide, have opportunities for development and do not experiencebullying. There can also be specific support for families with social and mentalproblems.Reading to inspire action (in Danish): more information is available at the websiteof the Danish Centre for Educational Environment www.dcum.dk and the websiteof Denmark’s Ministry of Social Affairs and Integration www.sm.dk. Moreover,the National Board of Social Services www.socialstyrelsen.dk offers evidenceinformedprogrammes to promote children’s well-being in early childhood education.Finally, inspiration can be found in the ongoing research project KnowledgebasedEfforts for Socially Disadvantaged Children in Day-care – a Model Programme(English: www.edu.au.dk, search for VIDA, click on English).(B) Ensuring the well-being of children in schoolThe municipality ensures that schools can promote the well-being of childrenthrough cognitive, emotional and social development, by creating social communitiesand by preventing bullying. For example, a systematic approach could be takenwith learning problems and behavioural disorders so that all children feel they canmaster schoolwork.Reading to inspire action (in Danish): The National Board of Social Serviceswww.socialstyrelsen.dk offers evidence-informed programmes to promote wellbeingin school. The Ministry of Children and Education has several websites thatoffer inspiration and tools to promote well-being initiatives in school, such as thewebsite on united against bullying www.sammenmodmobning.dk. The DanishMental Health Fund and the National Institute of Public Health carried out an interventionproject to improve mental health in school www.tabu.dk, click on Projekterand Projekt Optur).(B) Basic level(D) Developmental levelHealth promotion packages in Denmark – introduction and recommendations 27