Preface

The final issue of “Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Psychology” in 2024 is devoted to a variety of topics of interest to a wide range of professionals.

The issue opens with the publication of R. J. Muhamedrahimov, who has been working on the problems of early psychological intervention for children for many years. His new article “Scientific basis of early intervention for infants and young children and their families” is devoted to scientific and practical approaches to early intervention for children, contains overview of the development of ideas in this area at different stages of the development of practical psychology, and analysis of the effectiveness of modern programs of early intervention for children. Particular relevance is given to turning to the scientific basis for the creation of these programs by the growing attention of Russian society to the problems of helping children and supporting families with children, including in the form of legislative decisions. Muhamedrahimov’s article is of undoubted interest not only for those who are directly involved in working on this topic, but also for all those who would like to get acquainted with the current area of activity of psychologists.