The overarching goal of this paper is to examine the efficacy of early intervention when
viewed through the lens of developmental neuroscience. We begin by briefly summarizing …

Background More than half of the global population is not effectively covered by any type of
social protection benefit and women's coverage lags behind. Most girls and boys living in …

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Background One-third of preschool children in Myanmar were stunted in 2015–2016, and
three-quarters of children 6–23 mo had inadequate diet diversity. In response, a large-scale …

We randomized over 5,000 US individuals in poverty to one of three conditions during the
first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: receiving a one-time $500 unconditional cash transfer …

We conducted a meta-review of consequences associated with food insecurity for children
and adolescents, how these consequences occur, and what evidence is available that …

This paper makes the case for expanding the field of global mental health to give more
attention to the social determinants of mental health. It does so by describing challenges and …

Firearm violence is a major threat to global public health and safety. Several individual,
family, peer, community, and societal risk and protective factors determine or modify the risk …

This paper reports the results of two 2-year randomized control trials in two poor rural areas
of Bangladesh. Treatment arms included monthly cash transfers, monthly food rations of …

Background Early childhood interventions have the potential to reduce children's
developmental inequities. We aimed to estimate the extent to which household income …