Parenting interventions to promote early child development in the first three years of life: A global systematic review and meta-analysis

J Jeong, EE Franchett, CV Ramos de Oliveira… - PLoS …, 2021‏ - journals.plos.org
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 …

Adverse childhood experiences and lifelong health

ZA Bhutta, S Bhavnani, TS Betancourt, M Tomlinson… - Nature medicine, 2023‏ - nature.com
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 …

Effects of perinatal mental disorders on the fetus and child

A Stein, RM Pearson, SH Goodman, E Rapa… - The Lancet, 2014‏ - thelancet.com
Perinatal mental disorders are associated with increased risk of psychological and
developmental disturbances in children. However, these disturbances are not inevitable. In …

The role of communities in mental health care in low-and middle-income countries: a meta-review of components and competencies

BA Kohrt, L Asher, A Bhardwaj, M Fazel… - International journal of …, 2018‏ - mdpi.com
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 in early childhood: risk and protective factors for early child development

SP Walker, TD Wachs, S Grantham-McGregor… - The lancet, 2011‏ - thelancet.com
Inequality between and within populations has origins in adverse early experiences.
Developmental neuroscience shows how early biological and psychosocial experiences …

Social determinants of mental health

J Allen, R Balfour, R Bell, M Marmot - International review of …, 2014‏ - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Strategies for reducing inequalities and improving developmental outcomes for young children in low-income and middle-income countries

PL Engle, LCH Fernald, H Alderman, J Behrman… - The Lancet, 2011‏ - thelancet.com
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 …

Maternal depression, women's empowerment, and parental investment: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial

V Baranov, S Bhalotra, P Biroli, J Maselko - American economic review, 2020‏ - aeaweb.org
We evaluate the medium-term impacts of treating maternal depression on women's mental
health, financial empowerment, and parenting decisions. We leverage variation induced by …

Maternal depression and mental health in early childhood: an examination of underlying mechanisms in low-income and middle-income countries

CM Herba, V Glover, PG Ramchandani… - The Lancet …, 2016‏ - thelancet.com
Studies examining mechanisms underlying associations between maternal depression and
adverse child outcomes (including behaviour, socioemotional adjustment, and emotion …

Improving positive parenting skills and reducing harsh and abusive parenting in low-and middle-income countries: A systematic review

W Knerr, F Gardner, L Cluver - Prevention science, 2013‏ - Springer
Family and youth violence are increasingly recognized as key public health issues in
develo** countries. Parenting interventions form an important evidence-based strategy for …