Author: Board on Children

Young adults are at a significant and pivotal time of life. They may seek higher education, launch their work lives, develop personal relationships...

Benefit-cost analyses hold great promise for influencing policies related to children, youth, and families. By comparing the costs of preventive in...

The National Children's Study (NCS) was authorized by the Children's Health Act of 2000 and is being implemented by a dedicated Program Office in t...

Demographic changes, immigration, economic upheavals, and changing societal mores are creating new and altered structures, processes, and relations...

Since 1990, when the last guidelines for weight gain during pregnancy were issued, the average body weight of women entering their childbearing yea...

This report summarizes a joint workshop convened by the Institute of Medicine and National Research Council with Fundacao Maria Cecilia Souto Vidig...

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals for 2015-2030 strive for a world that is just, equitable, and inclusive, in which everyone receive...

Children with disabilities and complex medical and educational needs present a special challenge for policy makers and practitioners. These childre...

Children living in poverty are more likely to have mental health problems, and their conditions are more likely to be severe. Of the approximately ...

In recent years, the U.S. federal government has invested approximately $463 billion annually in interventions that affect the overall health and w...

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), which was signed into law in 2010, has several provisions that could greatly improve the beha...

Communities provide the context in which programs, principles, and policies are implemented. Their needs dictate the kinds of programs that communi...

In November 2017, the The Forum on Promoting Children's Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Health, in collaboration with the Roundtable on the Pr...

Pediatric subspecialists are critical to ensuring quality care and pursuing research to improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment for children. ...

In January 2014, the Board on Children, Youth, and Families of the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council, in collaboration with t...

The integration and coordination of health, education, nutrition, social protection, and other services have the potential to improve the lives of ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on the lives of children and their families, who have faced innumerable challenges such as il...

Educating dual language learners (DLLs) and English learners (ELs) effectively is a national challenge with consequences both for individuals and f...

The imperative that all students, including English learners (ELs), achieve high academic standards and have opportunities to participate in scienc...

For children and youth, summertime presents a unique break from the traditional structure, resources, and support systems that exist during the sch...

To examine the science, policy, and practice surrounding supporting family and community investments in young children globally and children in acu...

Decades of research have demonstrated that the parent-child dyad and the environment of the familywhich includes all primary caregiversare at the f...

High-quality early care and education for children from birth to kindergarten entry is critical to positive child development and has the potential...

From Neurons to Neighborhoods: An Update: Workshop Summary is based on the original study From Neurons to Neighborhoods: Early Childhood Developmen...