Kingdon’s Three Streams and the Window of Opportunity: Child Mental Health Policy

This assignment is intended to help you learn to: - Forecast the agenda-setting process for a defined problem. - Discuss the link between agenda setting and the development of legislation. Agenda setting is the primary set of activities that take place within the formulation phase of the policymaking process. In this assignment, you will write about the agenda-setting process as it relates to Kingdon's "Three Streams and the Window of Opportunity." - Three Streams: The process by which particular problems emerge and advance to the next stage. - Window of Opportunity: The point at which problems, potential solutions to them, and political circumstances converge to stimulate legislation development. Action Items: 1. In addition to the reading assignments for this module, conduct research for the topics listed below. You must use at least 2 relevant, scholarly sources in addition to your textbook. - Kingdon's Three Streams - The Window of Opportunity 2. Conduct research regarding a health policy issue. It is recommended that you visit the following websites: CDC Winnable Battles and Kaiser Family Foundation. 3. Write a 3- to 4-page paper (excluding title page and references) in which you address the items related to the issue that you chose. Write your paper in terms of the Three Streams and the Window of Opportunity: - Discuss the specifics of the problem. - Discuss the possible solutions. - Describe the current political circumstances. - Forecast potential strategies and actions that you would take to move the issue into the policy formulation phase.