Racism, a multidimensional system of oppression and exclusion, is part of the foundation of
the United States and is detrimental to the health and well-being of Black communities and …

The foundations for successful child development are established in early childhood. Two
main policy approaches for strengthening these foundations have been subsidized …

Early childhood poverty is a risk factor for lower school achievement, reduced earnings, and
poorer health, and has been associated with differences in brain structure and function …

Objective The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of adverse childhood
experiences (ACEs) among children in the United States and to examine the relationship …

According to some estimates, more than half of the world's population is multilingual to some
extent. Because of the centrality of language use to human experience and the deep …

In the current article, we build on research from vocational psychology, multicultural
psychology, intersectionality, and the sociology of work to construct an empirically testable …

“My world seems upside down. I have grown up but I feel like I'm moving backward. And I
can't do anything about it.”–Esperanza Over two million of the nation's eleven million …

How does repeated or chronic childhood adversity shape social and cognitive abilities?
According to the prevailing deficit model, children from high-stress backgrounds are at risk …

Observational data collected prior to the pandemic (between 2004 and 2019) were used to
simulate the potential consequences of early childhood care and education (ECCE) service …

In this article, we review the evidence on the effects of poverty and low income on children's
development and well-being. We argue that poverty is an important indicator of societal and …