Summary The UN Sustainable Development Goals provide a historic opportunity to
implement interventions, at scale, to promote early childhood development. Although the …

Summary Background Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are strong risk factors for
homelessness and poor health and functioning. We aimed to evaluate the lifetime …

Adversity in childhood is linked to mental and physical health throughout life Page 1 TOXIC
STRESS AND PTSD IN CHILDREN Adversity in childhood is linked to mental and physical …

Does psychopathology develop as a function of the objective or subjective experience of
childhood maltreatment? To address this question, we studied a unique cohort of 1,196 …

Health systems have a crucial role in a multisector response to violence against women.
Some countries have guidelines or protocols articulating this role and health-care workers …

The brain and the immune system are not fully formed at birth, but rather continue to mature
in response to the postnatal environment. The two-way interaction between the brain and …

Objective Childhood maltreatment increases risk for psychopathology. For some highly
prevalent disorders (major depression, substance abuse, anxiety disorders, and …

Violence against women and girls is prevalent worldwide but historically has been
overlooked and condoned. Growing international recognition of these violations creates …

Objectives Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) has been associated with many adverse medical,
psychological, behavioral and socioeconomic outcomes in adulthood. This study aims to …

Obesity is a prevalent global-health problem associated with substantial morbidity,
impairment and economic burden. Because most readily available forms of treatment are …