Knowledge Base
This knowledge platform for scholarly publishing is provided by the ECPC. Research and scholarly output included here has been selected and deposited based on its relevance to early childhood development, social cohesion, violence prevention and peace promotion, and more. Additional literature will be added as it becomes available.
Global health post-2015: the case for universal health equity. Glob Health Action. 2013;6:19661.
Methylation of the oxytocin receptor gene and oxytocin blood levels in the development of psychopathy. Dev Psychopathol. 2014;26:33-40.
Aggression in young children with concurrent callous-unemotional traits: can the neurosciences inform progress and innovation in treatment approaches? Philos Trans R Soc Lond, B, Biol Sci. 2008;363(1503):2567-76.
Early childhood development: the foundation of sustainable development. The Lancet. 2017;389:9-11.
Effective interventions and strategies for improving early child development. BMJ. 2015;351:h4029.
Supporting Maternal Mental Health and Nurturing Care in Humanitarian Settings. Journal on Education in Emergencies. 2021;7(1):119.
Youth violence. Developmental pathways and prevention challenges. American journal of preventive medicine. 2001;20:3-14.
Maternal history of autoimmune disease and later development of tourette syndrome in offspring. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2015;54:495-501.e1.
Risk and protective factors for suicidal ideation and behaviour in Rwandan children. Br J Psychiatry. 2015;207:262-8.
One Family at a Time: A Prevention Program for At-Risk Parents. Journal of Counseling & Development. 2002;80(3):362-371.
Caregiving Strategies for Reducing Aggression and Violence in At-risk Mothers and their Babies. Child and Youth Care Forum. 2006;35(5-6):411-426.
Risk of childhood psychiatric disorders in children of refugee parents with post-traumatic stress disorder: a nationwide, register-based, cohort study. The Lancet Public Health. 2019;4(7):e353-e359.
The long-term health consequences of child physical abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS medicine. 2012;9:e1001349.
The 4Rs Framework: Analyzing education’s contributions to sustainable peacebuilding with social justice in conflict-affected contexts. J Educ Emergencies. 2016;3:14-43.
The United Nations Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty. New York City: United Nations; 2019.
Nurturing care for children living in humanitarian settings. Nurturing Care for Early Childhood Development; 2020.
The power of media in peacebuilding. In: Leckman JF, Panter-Brick C, Salah R, editors. Pathways to peace: The transformative power of children and families. Vol 15. The MIT Press; 2014. 3. p. 339-360p.
Early-Life Adversity and Physical and Emotional Health Across the Lifespan: A Neuroimmune Network Hypothesis. Biological psychiatry. 2016;80:23-32.
DNA methylome variation in a perinatal nurse-visitation program that reduces child maltreatment: a 27-year follow-up. Translational psychiatry. 2018;8:15.
Impact of childhood abuse on suicide-related behavior: Analysis using marginal structural models. Journal of affective disorders. 2018;234:224-230.
Programs for parents of infants and toddlers: recent evidence from randomized trials. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2007;48(3-4):355-91.
Prenatal and infancy home visitation by nurses: recent findings. Future Child. 1999;9(1):44-65, 190-1.
Home visiting by paraprofessionals and by nurses: a randomized, controlled trial. Pediatrics. 2002;110(3):486-96.
Effects of home visits by paraprofessionals and by nurses: age 4 follow-up results of a randomized trial. Pediatrics. 2004;114(6):1560-8.
Timely sensory stimulation and early childhood development. Lancet. 2017;390:2626.
Dignity under extreme duress: The moral and emotional landscape of local humanitarian workers in the Afghan-Pakistan border areas. In: Abramowitz S., Panter-Brick C., editors. Medical Humanitarianism: Ethnographies of Practice. University of Pennsylvania Press; 2015.
The Effects of Armed Conflict on Educational Attainment and Inequality. Washington, DC: Education Policy and Data Center, FHI 360; 2016.
Experiences of Fathers of Babies Admitted into a Neonatal Unit in a Tertiary Hospital in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research. 2019:1-10.
School Bullying: Changing the Problem by Changing the School. School Psychology Review. 2003;32(3).
Building resiliency in families with young children exposed to violence: The safe start initiative pilot study. Best Practice in Mental Health. 2008;8(1).
Child Poverty and inequality: New Perspectives. New York, NY: UNICEF; 2012.
Child Povery and Inequality: new Perspectives. Daniels M., Engilbertsdóttir S., editors. New York; 2012.
The development and evaluation of the intervention model for the Florida Infant Mental Health Pilot Program. Infant Mental Health Journal. 2007;28(3):259-280.
An intervention for relational and physical aggression in early childhood: A preliminary study. Early Childhood Research Quarterly. 2009;24(1):15-28.
Primary prevention of parent-child conflict and abuse in Iranian mothers: a randomized-controlled trial. Child Abuse Negl. 2010;34(3):206-13.
Reframing the Early Childhood Curriculum: Educational Imperatives for the Future. Taylor & Francis; 2002.
Overview and implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Lancet. 2006;367:689-90.
Mental health and childhood adversities: a longitudinal study in Kabul, Afghanistan. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2011;50(4):349-63.
Practitioner review: Engaging fathers--recommendations for a game change in parenting interventions based on a systematic review of the global evidence. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2014;55(11):1187-212.
Health, Risk, and Resilience: Interdisciplinary Concepts and Applications. Annu Rev Anthropol. 2014;43:431-448.
Practitioner review: Engaging fathers--recommendations for a game change in parenting interventions based on a systematic review of the global evidence. Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines. 2014;55:1187-212.
Editorial Commentary: Resilience in child development--interconnected pathways to wellbeing. Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines. 2013;54:333-6.
Conflict, violence, and health: setting a new interdisciplinary agenda. Soc Sci Med. 2010;70:1-6.
Violence, suffering, and mental health in Afghanistan: a school-based survey. Lancet. 2009;374(9692):807-16.
Social stressors, mental health, and physiological stress in an urban elite of young Afghans in Kabul. Am J Hum Biol. 2008;20(6):627-41.
Insecurity, distress and mental health: experimental and randomized controlled trials of a psychosocial intervention for youth affected by the Syrian crisis. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2018;59:523-541.
Caregiver-child mental health: a prospective study in conflict and refugee settings. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2014;55(4):313-27.
How might global health master deadly sins and strive for greater virtues? Glob Health Action. 2014;7:23411.
The field of medical anthropology in Social Science & Medicine. Soc Sci Med. 2018;196:233-239.
Trauma memories, mental health, and resilience: a prospective study of Afghan youth. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2015;56(7):814-25.
Editorial Commentary: Resilience in child development--interconnected pathways to wellbeing. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2013;54(4):333-6.
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