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.
Advancing equity in early childhood education. NAEYC position statement. Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children NAEYC; 2019.
Effect of participatory women's groups and counselling through home visits on children's linear growth in rural eastern India (CARING trial): a cluster-randomised controlled trial. The Lancet Global Health. 2017;5(10):e1004-e1016.
Social Science–Based Pathways to Reduce Social Inequality in Youth Outcomes and Opportunities at Scale. Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World. 2021;7:237802312110202.
Moving from Evidence to Implementation of Early Childhood Programs: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief. Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally; 2016.
Investing in Young Children Globally for Peaceful Societies: Proceedings of a Joint Workshop. Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally (iYCG), UNICEF, King Abdulla Bin Abdulaziz International Center for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue; 2016.
Eager to Learn: Educating Our Preschoolers. Bowman B.T, Donovan M.S, Burns M.S, editors. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press; 2000.
Differential patterns of whole-genome DNA methylation in institutionalized children and children raised by their biological parents. Dev Psychopathol. 2012;24(1):143-55.
A Study of Education and Resilience in Kenya’s Arid and Semi-Arid Lands. UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO); 2015.
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.
Nurturing resilient children. Rev Bras Psiquiatr. 2007;29:5-6.
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.
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.
Nurturing resilient children. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2007;48:221-3.
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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