Abuse is considered an ACE (adverse childhood experience). ACEs harm children’s developing brains so profoundly that the effects show up decades later; they cause many chronic diseases, and most ...

Black children are suspected to have experienced child abuse at higher rates than children of other racial and ethni ...

Caregivers who have a consistent approach, who are warm, and who can give children a sense of security, generally have the most positive influence on a child's development; meeting a child's ...

and HIV and AIDS threaten a child's family and community support structures, Early Childhood Development (ECD) programs seldom take priority. The evidence is mounting: increased global investment in ...