Common Acronyms

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Acronyms	Full Title


AAP	American Academy of Pediatrics
ACE	Adverse Childhood Experience
ACEs	Adverse Childhood Experiences Study


CA/NHU	Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline Unit
CBEC	Coordinating Board for Early Childhood
CD	Children’s Division
CDC	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CO	Carbon Monoxide
COVID-19	2019 Novel Coronavirus
CPSC	Consumer Product Safety Commission
CSEFEL	Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations of Early Learning
CSSP	Center for the Study of Social Policy
CTF	Children’s Trust Fund


DAP	Developmentally Appropriate Practice
DESE	Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
DMH	Missouri Department of Mental Health
DSS	Missouri Department of Social Services
DHSS	Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services


ECE	Early Care and Education
ECTA	Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center


HHS	U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
HLHS	Hypoplastic Left-Heart Syndrome
HMO	Health Maintenance Organization
HSSCO	Missouri Head Start State Collaboration Office


NAEYC	National Association for the Education of Young Children
NCSI	National Center for Systemic Improvement
NCTSN	National Child Traumatic Stress Network


PDG B-5	Preschool Development Grant Birth to Five
PAC	Missouri Parent Advisory Council


SIDS	Sudden Infant Death Syndrome


TACSEI	Technical Assistance Center for Social Emotional Intervention
TBI	Traumatic Brain Injury
USDA	United States Department of Agriculture