SRCD brings the science of child development to public policy through the production of the Social Policy Report Brief, which summarizes the longer Social Policy Report for policy audiences. Reports from 2006 on are available.
Millions of children worldwide struggle as a result of prejudice and discrimination due to race, ethnicity, gender, religion, disability, indigenous background, and age. In many countries, intergroup tension is rising amid growing immigrant populations and increasing ethnic diversity. Legal mandates are the first step in laying the foundation against discrimination and prejudice; the next step involves changes in social interactions. To be effective, intervention programs should be informed by developmental science research and used more widely. This brief summaries a longer Social Policy Report.
Two Generations in Poverty: Status and Trends among Parents and Children in the United States, 2000-2010
January 04, 2012
"As poverty has become more widespread in the United States, it is important to acknowledge the large body of research documenting the association between poverty or economic hardship and negative outcomes for parents, especially women, and their children."
Why do youth abuse alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs? How can you tell when a young person is using, and how should you respond? What if a student tells you that someone else is using drugs? This hands-on resource provides an overview of the substances kids are most likely to use (including over-the-counter drugs and increasingly popular inhalants), concise descriptions of effects and warning signs, and a guide to working with youth, parents, the school, social workers, and law enforcement. Comprehensive, realistic, and optimistic, it follows the entire cycle of substance abuse, from experimentation to recovery.
One out of three girls & one out of six boys will be sexually abused by their 18th birthday (and most often by family member or friends of the family). This heartwarming book teaches how to recognize, protect and respond to child sexual abuse. A must read for potenital heroes everywhere.
Facilitators: Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan and Curtis Fox
We have known for many years that poverty is bad for children, but why is that? A principal reason for poverty’s adverse impacts on children is because of the confluence of physical and psychosocial risks that disadvantaged children must regularly contend with, says presenter Dr. Gary Evans. He will review descriptive data from a wide range of studies, will document the panoply of risks that low SES children endure, and provide an in-depth look at a longitudinal research program designed to investigate the role of cumulative risk exposure in conveying poverty’s ill effects on human development.
