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.
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.
Childrearing discipline and violence in developing countries. Child Dev. 2012;83(1):62-75.
Evaluation Report of the Better Parenting Project: National multisectoral collaboration on behalf of young children. New York, NY: UNICEF; 2007.
Paving the Way: Contributions of Interactive Conflict Resolution to Peacemaking. Lexington Books; 2005.
Prenatal attachment: using measurement invariance to test the validity of comparisons across eight culturally diverse countriesAbstract. Archives of Women's Mental Health. 2021.
Maternal Interpersonal Trauma and Child Social-Emotional Development: An Intergenerational Effect. Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology. 2017;31:99-107.
Violence against children in the time of COVID-19: What we have learned, what remains unknown and the opportunities that lie ahead. Child Abuse & Neglect. 2021;116:104776.
UK Chief Medical Officers' Physical Activity Guidelines. Gov.UK; 2019.
Education and Social Cohesion Country Report: South Africa. Centre for International Teacher Education (CITE)Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT)UNICEFAmsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR), University of AmsterdamCentre for International Education, University of Suss; 2016.
How the timing and quality of early experiences influence the development of brain architecture. Child Dev. 2010;81(1):28-40.
The problem of institutionalization of young children and its consequences for efforts to build peaceful societies. In: Leckman JF, Panter-Brick C, Salah R, editors. Pathways to peace: The transformative power of children and families. The MIT Press; 2014. 1. p. 145-160p.
Experiences of Community Youth Leaders in a Youth-Led Early Childhood Education Program in Rural Pakistan. Zeitschrift für Psychologie. 2019;227(2):113-120.
"We would never forget who we are": resettlement, cultural negotiation, and family relationships among Somali Bantu refugees. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2017;26:1387-1400.
Group identity as an obstacle and catalyst of peace. In: Leckman J., Panter-Brick C., Salah R., editors. Pathways to peace: The transformative power of children and families. 15th ed. MIT Press; 2014. 7. p. 79-92p.
Webinar Tiempo de cuidarnos: volver a ser niños y niñas.. Fundación CINDE; 2020.
Parenting Matters. Gadsden VL, Ford M, Breiner H, editors. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press; 2016.
Violence, peace and peace research. J Peace ResJ Peace Res. 1969;6:167-191.
Peace by Peaceful Means: Peace and Conflict, Development and Civilization. SAGE Publications; 1996.
Violence, Peace, and Peace Research. Journal of Peace Research. 1969;6:167-191.
Implication of sperm RNAs in transgenerational inheritance of the effects of early trauma in mice. Nat Neurosci. 2014;17(5):667-9.
Quantifying the Life-Cycle Benefits of an Influential Early-Childhood Program. Journal of Political Economy. 2020:000.
Infant Language Production and Parenting Skills: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Behavior Therapy. 2019;50(3):544-557.
Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences. Basic Books; 2011.
The effects of antipoverty programs on children's cumulative level of poverty-related risk. Dev Psychol. 2006;42:981-99.
The voices of children in the global health debate. The Lancet. 2020;395(10224):541-542.
Brain Matters. A ground-breaking documentary on the critical nature of the early years of life. Genesis Foundation; 2019.
Reflections on Gender, Patriarchy, and Peace: Results from the International Men and Gender Equality Survey (IMAGES) in Afghanistan. Washington D.C.: Promundo-US, UN Women, and Global Affairs Canada; 2018.
Effect of the Jamaica Early Childhood Stimulation Intervention on Labor Market Outcomes at Age 31. National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); 2021.
Labor market returns to an early childhood stimulation intervention in Jamaica. Science (New York, NY). 2014;344:998-1001.
A Qualitative Study of Mechanisms Underlying Effects of a Parenting Intervention in Rural Liberia. The European Journal of Development Research. 2017;29(5):964-982.
Caseworker-recipient interaction: welfare office differences, economic trajectories, and child outcomes. Child Dev. 2012;83:382-98.
Early Childhood Development in the Global South. Journal of the British Academy. 2020;8(S2).
Medical humanitarianism: Research insights in a changing field of practice Introduction. Soc Sci Med. 2014;120:311-316.
Oxytocin and social motivation. Dev Cogn Neurosci. 2011;1(4):471-93.
Oxytocin and cortisol in romantically unattached young adults: associations with bonding and psychological distress. Psychophysiology. 2008;45(3):349-52.
Oxytocin and the development of parenting in humans. Biol Psychiatry. 2010;68(4):377-82.
Oxytocin, cortisol, and triadic family interactions. Physiol Behav. 2010;101(5):679-84.
Prolactin, Oxytocin, and the development of paternal behavior across the first six months of fatherhood. Horm Behav. 2010;58(3):513-8.
From attachment to groups: tapping into the neurobiology of our interconnectedness. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2014;53(2):130-2.
Breaking the silence on early child care and education costs. Washington, DC: Economic Policy Institute; 2019.
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