first 5 la's early developmental screening initiative has shown increased collaboration between clinicians, community groups, and patients. physician practices that participated within edsi's physician collaborative increased developmental screening rates from 20% to over 85%. furthermore, rates of maternal depression screening also increased from 7% to 54%, and the percentage of participating practices which used comprehensive care prompting systems increased from 7% to 77%. collaboration with women, infants, and children (wic) programs has shown modest gains in visit preparation; 18% of the 500,000 participants reported that the programs affected the way they approach doctors visits.