BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Current assessments of adverse childhood experiences
(ACEs) may not adequately encompass the breadth of adversity to which low-income urban …

Half a century of research and program evaluation has fueled a diverse landscape of early
childhood policies and practices that produce a range of positive effects on the life prospects …

A number of governmental agencies have called for enhancing citizens' resilience as a
means of preparing populations in advance of disasters, and as a counterbalance to social …

Policy Points A large body of scientific work examines the mechanisms through which social
determinants of health (SDOH) shape health inequities. However, the nuances described in …

Creating Sanctuary is a description of a hospital-based program to treat adults who had
been abused as children and the revolutionary knowledge about trauma and adversity that …

Why are children of poor parents more likely to be poor as adults than other children? Early-
childhood adversities resulting from social structures and relationships impact children's …

In this article, developmental psychologists Ariel Kalil and Rebecca Ryan examine the
relation between parenting practices and socioeconomic gaps in child outcomes. They …

Children's health and development outcomes follow a social gradient: the further up the
socioeconomic spectrum, the better the outcomes. Based upon a review of multiple forms of …

Many young people who are mistreated by an adult, victimized by bullies, criminally
assaulted, or who witness domestic violence react to this violence exposure by developing …

Whites in the USA are the dominant racial group, with greater than average access to most
material and social rewards. Yet, while whites have better outcomes than other racial groups …