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.
Explore, Engage, Act! Children and young people and the Global Compact on Refugees and Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. United Kingdom: Save the Children; 2018.
Socioeconomic status and the brain: mechanistic insights from human and animal research. Nat Rev Neurosci. 2010;11(9):651-9.
It’s Okay to Be a Different Kind of Parent During the Pandemic. The Atlantic; 2020.
Narrative and the Politics of Identity: The Cultural Psychology of Israeli and Palestinian Youth. Oxford University Press; 2010.
The social context of childcare practices and child malnutrition in Niger's recent food crisis. Disasters. 2009;33(1):132-51.
Saving lives, preserving livelihoods: understanding risk, decision-making and child health in a food crisis. Soc Sci Med. 2009;68(4):758-65.
The social context of childcare practices and child malnutrition in Niger's recent food crisis. Disasters. 2009;33:132-51.
Policy Briefing Note: Early Childhood Development and Its Promise for Peace. Early Childhood Peace Consortium; 2023.
Policy Briefing Note: Taking Action on the Safety, Well-being, and Development of Children in Conflict/Post Conflict Countries. Early Childhood Peace Consortium; 2023.
TET enzymes, TDG and the dynamics of DNA demethylation. Nature. 2013;502(7472):472-9.
Global Mental Health: Five Areas for Value-Driven Training Innovation. Acad Psychiatry. 2016;40:650-8.
Constructive Conflicts: From Escalation to Resolution. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers; 2011.
World report on violence and health. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Orgnization; 2002.
Genome-wide epigenetic regulation by early-life trauma. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2012;69(7):722-31.
Early childhood development-global action is overdue. Lancet. 2011;378:1277-8.
A Pilot Intervention to Promote Positive Parenting in Refugees from Syria in Lebanon and Jordan. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 2020;11.
The Role of the Father in Child Development. Wiley; 2004.
Father-child relationships. In: Handbook of father involvement: multidisciplinary perspectives(link is external). Routlege; 2013. 1. p. 119-134p.
Integrating Early Childhood Development and Violence Prevention. New York: Colombia University; 2014.
Horizontal Inequalities and Post-Conflict Development. Palgrave Macmillan; 2011.
A health equity critique of social marketing: where interventions have impact but insufficient reach. Soc Sci Med. 2013;83:133-41.
Evaluation Report of the Better Parenting Project: National multisectoral collaboration on behalf of young children. New York, NY: UNICEF; 2007.
Childrearing discipline and violence in developing countries. Child Dev. 2012;83(1):62-75.
Oxytocin response to youth-mother interactions in clinically anxious youth is associated with separation anxiety and dyadic behavior. Depress Anxiety. 2017;34(2):127-136.
Cross-generational influences on childhood anxiety disorders: pathways and mechanisms. J Neural Transm (Vienna). 2016;123(9):1053-67.
Salivary oxytocin in clinically anxious youth: Associations with separation anxiety and family accommodation. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2016;65:35-43.
Family accommodation in pediatric anxiety disorders. Depress Anxiety. 2013;30:47-54.
Pathways to wellbeing and a more peaceful and sustainable world: The transformative power of children and families. Japanese Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2019;60.
Not just in Philadelphia – But across the globe. Depression and Anxiety. 2019.
Steps toward peace and violence prevention across generations: The potential of Early Child Development in the context of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. New Dir Child Adolesc Dev. 2018;2018:5-12.
Love and peace across generations: Biobehavioral systems and global partnerships. Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2021;8:100092.
Primary parental preoccupation: circuits, genes, and the crucial role of the environment. J Neural Transm (Vienna). 2004;111:753-71.
Peace is a lifelong process: The importance of partnerships. In: Leckman J., Panter-Brick C., Salah R., editors. Pathways to Peace: The Transformative Power of Children and Families. Vol 15. MIT Press; 2014. 3. p. 3-17p.
Nurturing resilient children. Rev Bras Psiquiatr. 2007;29:5-6.
Nurturing resilient children. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2007;48:221-3.
Steps Toward Peace and Violence Prevention Across Generations: The Potential of Early Child Development in the Context of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. New Dir Child Adolesc Dev. 2018;2018(159):5-12.
What Are the Transgenerational Consequences of Maternal Childhood Adversity and Maternal Stress During Pregnancy? J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2017;56(11):914-915.
Editorial: a global perspective on child and adolescent mental health. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2008;49:221-5.
Editorial: Developmental neuroscience comes of age. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2011;52:333-8.
Maternal behavior and developmental psychopathology. Biol Psychiatry. 2002;51(1):27-43.
Pathways to Peace: The Transformative Power of Children and Families. Vol 15. Cambridge MA US / London UK: MIT Press; 2014.
Variations in maternal behavior--oxytocin and reward pathways--peripheral measures matter?! Neuropsychopharmacology. 2011;36(13):2587-8.
Preparing for Peace: Conflict Transformation Across Cultures. Syracuse University Press; 1996.
Violence, health, and South-North collaboration: Interdisciplinary research in light of the 2030 Agenda. Soc Sci Med. 2015;146:236-42.
A Review of Family-Based Programs to Prevent Youth Violence Among Latinos. Hispanic J Behav Sci. 2010;32:5-36.
Adult mental health consequences of peer bullying and maltreatment in childhood: two cohorts in two countries. Lancet Psychiatry. 2015;2:524-31.
Oxytocin during pregnancy and early postpartum: individual patterns and maternal-fetal attachment. Peptides. 2007;28(6):1162-9.
The Neural Basis of Empathy and Empathic Behavior in the Context of Chronic Trauma. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 2019;10.
Teacher-child interactions in Chile and their associations with prekindergarten outcomes. Child Dev. 2015;86:781-99.
Handbook on counselling asylum seeking and refugee women victims of gender-based violence. European Union’s Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme ; 2019.
The Interplay Between Nutrition and Stress in Pregnancy: Implications for Fetal Programming of Brain Development. Biological psychiatry. 2019;85:135-149.
Report of the Attorney General's National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence: Defending childhood: Protect, heal, thrive. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice; 2012.
A good start in life will ensure a sustainable future for all. The Lancet. Submitted;389:8-9.
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