The developmental sequelae of childhood poverty are well documented. However, it is not
poverty per se, but a multitude of risk factors associated with poverty that have a deleterious …

We review some of the growing evidence of the costs of poverty to children's
neuroendocrine function, early brain development, and cognitive ability. We underscore the …

Intersectoral interventions in early childhood are also important because of the complex
interactions of toxic stress, nutrition, and brain development. Studies show that nutritional …

Considerable progress has been made over the past decade towards Millennium
Development Goal 4. The number of deaths among children younger than 5 years has …

Many factors affect child and adolescent mortality in high-income countries. These factors
can be conceptualised within four domains—intrinsic (biological and psychological) factors …

Early childhood development programmes vary in coordination and quality, with inadequate
and inequitable access, especially for children younger than 3 years. New estimates, based …

Many children younger than 5 years in developing countries are exposed to multiple risks,
including poverty, malnutrition, poor health, and unstimulating home environments, which …

In 2007, The Lancet declared that early childhood development was a global challenge of
the greatest urgency. 1-4 4 years later, we have made progress, but still have far to go in …

It has been more than 80 years since researchers in child psychiatry first documented
developmental delays among children separated from family environments and placed in …

Approximately 1 in 5 children in the United States lives in poverty, and> 40% of children are
poor or near-poor. 1 In 2013, the American Academy of Pediatrics added child poverty to its …