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.
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.
Caregiver-child mental health: a prospective study in conflict and refugee settings. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2014;55(4):313-27.
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.
Conflict, violence, and health: setting a new interdisciplinary agenda. Soc Sci Med. 2010;70:1-6.
How might global health master deadly sins and strive for greater virtues? Glob Health Action. 2014;7:23411.
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.
"Only God decides": young children's perceptions of divorce and the legal system. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 1999;38:1544-50.
Fathers, divorce, and their children. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 1998;7:389-407, viii.
Role of the father. Pediatrics. 1998;102:1253-61.
Latency development in children of primary nurturing fathers. Eight-year follow-up. Psychoanal Study Child. 1992;47:85-101.
Father's influence in the development of infant's relationships. Acta Paediatr Scand Suppl. 1988;344:43-53.
Infants of primary nurturing fathers. Psychoanal Study Child. 1983;38:257-77.
Home treatment for two infants who witnessed their mother's murder. J Am Acad Child Psychiatry. 1979;18:647-57.
Lessons Learned From the Supporting Father Involvement Study: A Cross-Cultural Preventive Intervention for Low-Income Families With Young Children. Journal of Social Service Research. 2009;35:163-179.
Enhancing Father Involvement in Low-Income Families: A Couples Group Approach to Preventive Intervention. Child development. 2017;88:398-407.
The Nurturing Father: Journey Toward the Complete Man. Warner Books; 1987.
Father Need: Why father care is as essential as mother care for your child. New York, NY: Free Press; 2000.
Me, Myself and I: How Children Build Their Sense of Self : 18 to 36 Months. Goddard Press; 1999.
Fatherneed: Why Father Care is as Essential as Mother Care for Your Child. Free Press; 2000.
Supporting Father Involvement: An Intervention With Community and Child Welfare-Referred Couples. Family Relations. 2019;68(1):51-67.
Enhancing Paternal Engagement in a Coparenting Paradigm. Child Development Perspectives. 2017;11(4):245-250.
Engaging fathers of young children in low-income families to improve child and family outcomes: A preventive intervention perspective. In: Handbook of fathers and child development: Prenatal to preschool. Springer; 2020. 6. p. 627-638p.
Enhancing Father Involvement in Low-Income Families: A Couples Group Approach to Preventive Intervention. Child Dev. 2017;88:398-407.
Mental health and development among children living in violent conditions: Underlying processes for promoting peace. 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. 2. p. 213-232p.
Changing antisocial behavior patterns in young boys: A structured cooperative learning approach. Education and Treatment of Children. 2002;25(4):380-395.
Transgenerational impact of intimate partner violence on methylation in the promoter of the glucocorticoid receptor. Transl Psychiatry. 2011;1:e21.
Mental health services as a vital component of psychosocial recovery for victims of child trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation. Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2018;88:249-260.
Challenges to the rapid identification of children who have been trafficked for commercial sexual exploitation. Child Abuse Negl. 2016;52:158-68.
Child trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation: a review of promising prevention policies and programs. Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2013;83:559-75.
Maternal depression and parental distress among families in the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project: Risk factors within the family setting. Infant Ment Health J. 2010;31:543-569.
The impact of homelessness on children. Am Psychol. 1991;46:1170-9.
Cohort profile: The Mauritius Child Health Project. International journal of epidemiology. 2010;39:1441-51.
Intractable Conflicts: Socio-Psychological Foundations and Dynamics. Terror Polit Violenc. 2015;27:791-792.
Paternal depression in the postnatal period and child development: a prospective population study. Lancet. 2005;365:2201-5.
Do early father-infant interactions predict the onset of externalising behaviours in young children? Findings from a longitudinal cohort study. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2013;54(1):56-64.
Epigenetic Alterations Associated with War Trauma and Childhood Maltreatment. Behavioral sciences & the law. 2015;33:701-21.
Working through resistance in engaging boys and men towards gender equality and progressive masculinities. Culture, Health & Sexuality. 2015;17(sup2):144-158.
Promotion of children's rights and prevention of child maltreatment. Lancet. 2009;373:332-43.
Family engagement in early learning opportunities at home and in early childhood education centers in Colombia. Early Childhood Research Quarterly. 2022;58:35-46.
Effects of a school-based, early childhood intervention on adult health and well-being: a 19-year follow-up of low-income families. Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine. 2007;161:730-9.
Age 26 cost-benefit analysis of the child-parent center early education program. Child development. 2011;82:379-404.
Investing in the foundation of sustainable development: pathways to scale up for early childhood development. Lancet. 2017;389:103-118.
Guidance for the health sector to partner with parents and families for early childhood development. The Lancet. 2020;395(10226):766-768.
Nurturing Care for Young Children under Conditions of Fragility and Conflict. New Dir Child Adolesc Dev. 2018;2018:13-26.
The importance of caregiver-child interactions for the survival and healthy development of young children: A review. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization; 2004.
Investing in the foundation of sustainable development: pathways to scale up for early childhood development. Lancet (London, England). 2017;389:103-118.
Nurturing Care for Young Children under Conditions of Fragility and Conflict. New directions for child and adolescent development. 2018;2018:13-26.
Early childhood. In: Petersen I., Bhana A., Flisher A.J, Swartz L., Richter L., editors. Promoting Mental Health in Scarce-resource Contexts: Emerging Evidence and Practice. Cape Town, South Africa: Human Sciences Research Council; 2010. 9. p. 99-123p.
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