Research indicates that FAST works in schools of all kinds, from urban to rural.
This week Education World explores the program. University of Wisconsin-Madison educator Lynn McDonald grew up primarily in Europe and the Middle East, and as the divorced mother of two children herself, she understands firsthand the effects of stress. What I have discovered is that when you are too busy and stressed and pushing yourself as a mother, you forget that with support from others, parenting is a joy. Frequently when a child's home life is stressful, that child's behavior becomes problematic. For years, to reduce a child's behavior problems and improve his or her social skills, the traditional mental health approach was to work with just one individual or family at a time.