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Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2013
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InBrief: The Science of Neglect
Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University
This brief summarizes the working paper, "The Science of Neglect: The Persistent Absence of Responsive Care Disrupts the Developing Brain," and explains why neglect, or the absence of responsive, supportive care, can affect the formation of the developing brain, impairing later learning, behavior, and health. The brief also includes implications for policy and programs. [For the full report, see ED574381.]
Descriptors: Child Neglect, Child Development, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Cognitive Development, Child Behavior, Child Health, Learning Processes, Disadvantaged Environment, Educational Policy, Family Environment, Parent Child Relationship, Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Care, Prevention, Intervention, Program Development, Child Welfare, At Risk Persons, Stress Variables, Interpersonal Competence, Emotional Disturbances
Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University. 50 Church Street 4th Floor, Cambridge, MA 02138. Tel: 617-496-0578; Fax: 617-496-1229; e-mail: developingchild@harvard.edu; Web site: http://www.developingchild.harvard.edu
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University
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