Background Parents are the primary caregivers of young children. Responsive parent–child
relationships and parental support for learning during the earliest years of life are crucial for …

With the advent of the sustainable development goals, the field of global child health has
shifted its focus from reducing mortality to improving health, nutrition and development …

Perinatal mental disorders are associated with increased risk of psychological and
developmental disturbances in children. However, these disturbances are not inevitable. In …

Mental health and many common mental disorders are shaped to a great extent by the
social, economic, and physical enviro nments in which people live.• Social inequalities are …

Community-based mental health services are emphasized in the World Health
Organization's Mental Health Action Plan, the World Bank's Disease Control Priorities, and …

Inequality between and within populations has origins in adverse early experiences.
Developmental neuroscience shows how early biological and psychosocial experiences …

Imagine you woke up this morning to news headlines revealing that scientists had
discovered a new disease, and that up to 1 billion children worldwide were exposed to this …

Enabling young children to achieve their full developmental potential is a human right and
an essential requisite for sustainable development. Given the critical importance of enabling …

This report is the second in a Series on early child development in low-income and middle-
income countries and assesses the effectiveness of early child development interventions …

A person's mental health and many common mental disorders are shaped by various social,
economic, and physical environments operating at different stages of life. Risk factors for …