A collaboration among educators, parents, mental health professionals, community groups, and attorneys determined to help children experiencing the traumatic effects of exposure to family violence succeed in school.
Resource Topic: Brain Science
Three Principles to Improve Outcomes for Children and Families (Center on Developing Child, Harvard University)
The science of child development and the core capabilities of adults point to a set of “design principles” that policymakers and practitioners in many different sectors can use to improve outcomes for children and families. That is, to be maximally effective, policies and services should:
- Support responsive relationships for children and adults.
- Strengthen core life skills.
- Reduce sources of stress in the lives of children and families
These three principles can guide decision-makers as they choose among policy alternatives, design new approaches, and shift existing practice in ways that will best support building healthy brains and bodies.
The Foundations of Lifelong Health Are Built in Early Childhood
Reevaluates the health dimension of early childhood policy by showcasing the developmental needs of young children is as much about building a strong foundation for lifelong physical and mental health as it is about enhancing readiness to succeed in school
Early Childhood Adversity, Toxic Stress, and the Role of the Pediatrician: Translating Developmental Science Into Lifelong Health
As trusted authorities in child health and development, pediatric providers must now complement the early identification of developmental concerns with a greater focus on those interventions and community investments that reduce external threats to healthy brain growth.
The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study
The original ACE Study – Relationship of Childhood Abuse and Household Dysfunction to Many of the Leading Causes of Death in Adults
CDC Overview of Kaiser ACE Study Overview
Highlights from the CDC about Kaiser Permanente Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study, one largest investigations of childhood abuse and neglect and later-life health and well-being
How Childhood Trauma Affects Health Across a Lifetime
Pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris explains that the repeated stress of abuse, neglect and parents struggling with mental health or substance abuse issues (ACEs) has real, tangible effects on the development of the brain.