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Toward Truly Universal Screening: Addressing Disparities in Early Childhood Screening in Pediatric Primary Care
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Paid Leave Fact Sheet
In crisis and in calm, America’s future needs paid family and medical leave. The COVID-19 pandemic brought our country’s caregiving… In crisis and in calm, America’s future needs paid family and medical leave. The COVID-19 pandemic brought our country’s caregiving crisis into sharp relief.…
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PERSPECTIVES: Advancing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Queering “Ways of Being” Replacing Politeness With Honesty to Create Belonging
Nat Vikitsreth, Come Back to Care, Chicago, Illinois Abstract When practitioners move beyond professional niceness to embody honest human connection… Nat Vikitsreth, Come Back to Care, Chicago, Illinois Abstract When practitioners move beyond professional niceness to embody honest human connection in our field’s relationship-based…
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The Paradigm Shift to Early Relational Health: A Network Movement
David W. Willis, Center for the Study of Social Policy, Washington, DC Nichole Paradis, Alliance for the Advancement of Infant… David W. Willis, Center for the Study of Social Policy, Washington, DC Nichole Paradis, Alliance for the Advancement of Infant Mental Health, Southgate, Michigan Kay…
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PERSPECTIVES: Reflections From the Field: Reflecting on “How You Are Is as Important as What You Do”: Jeree H. Pawl’s Enduring Influence in Contemporary Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Practice
Lauren Perez, Esther Wong, and Maria Seymour St. John, Infant-Parent Program, University of California, San Francisco Abstract Jeree H. Pawl,… Lauren Perez, Esther Wong, and Maria Seymour St. John, Infant-Parent Program, University of California, San Francisco Abstract Jeree H. Pawl, a luminary in the field…
Addressing Bias and Advancing Equity in State Policy – California
Ensuring an equitable start for all babies requires understanding the influence of race, ethnicity, and racism in the lives of… As a result of the longstanding history of systemic racism and marginalization in the United States, babies in communities of color, particularly Black, Hispanic, and…