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4 State-Specific Factors That Affect a Child’s Wellbeing

July 2, 2024

child wellbeing

The new KIDS COUNT policy report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation describes what factors affect a child’s overall wellbeing.

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Posted in Behavioral Healthcare, Child Welfare, Research | Tags: academic success, academics, achievement gap, Annie E. Casey Foundation, brain development, child development, child welfare, childhood, childhood trauma, children's mental health, families, family, health outcomes, KIDS COUNT, KVC Academy, mental health, neuroscience, parenting, racial equity, resilience, school, strengthening families, strong families, suicide, trauma

The Simplest and Most Profound Way to Help Your Baby Learn

January 27, 2015

Parent language can be a key part of building a child’s brain and impacts his or her future.

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Posted in Behavioral Healthcare, Child Welfare, KVC News | Tags: achievement gap, brain development, language, Thirty Million Words Initiative, University of Chicago