Successful programs see children in the context of their families.
Successful programs deal with families as parts of neighborhoods and communities.
Successful programs have a long-term preventative orientation, a clear mission, and continue to evolve over time. Successful programs are well managed by competent and committed individuals with clearly identifiable skills. Staffs of successful programs are trained and supported to provide high-quality, responsive services. Successful programs operate in settings that encourage practitioners to build strong relationships based on mutual trust and respect. Certainly, information gathering, storing, and sharing are the foundation of the ERIC system and NPIN, but a cornerstone of that foundation is collaboration with a wide variety of individuals, agencies, and organizations.