The Center’s newsletter includes news, events, resources, and connections from the Center and its initiatives. An archive of past newsletters appears below.
June 2020
- New Working Paper: Connecting the Brain to the Rest of the Body: Early Childhood Development and Lifelong Health Are Deeply Intertwined
- New Brief: How to Help Families and Staff Build Resilience During the COVID-19 Outbreak
View June 2020 newsletter
April 2020
- New Guide: A Guide to COVID-19 and Early Childhood Development
- New Brief: How to Support Children (and Yourself) During the COVID-19 Outbreak
- New Spanish Translation: Enhancing and Practicing Executive Function Skills with Children from Infancy to Adolescence
View April 2020 newsletter
March 2020
- New Podcast Episode: The Brain Architects: Serve and Return: Supporting the Foundation
- Applying the Science: Science x Design Training and Support
- Leveraging Science for Innovation: Interviews with 2019-2020 Djokovic Fellows
View March 2020 newsletter
Feb 2020
- New Podcast Episode: The Brain Architects: Toxic Stress: Protecting the Foundation
- Training Opportunity: IDEAS Impact Framework One-Day Training
- New Translation: Estrés Tóxico y Resiliencia
View February 2020 newsletter
Jan 2020
- New Podcast: The Brain Architects
- Applying the Science: Science X Design Workshops
- New Documentary: “Baby Brain”
View January 2020 newsletter
Dec 2019
- Year in Review: Infographics
- Science into Action: Stress and Resilience: How Toxic Stress Affects Us, and What We Can Do About It
- Spreading the Word: #ServeAndReturn Campaign
View December 2019 newsletter
Nov 2019
- New Video: Stress & Resilience: How Toxic Stress Affects Us, and What We Can Do About It
- Get Involved: Help Us Find the Next Djokovic Science & Innovation Fellows
- Media Coverage: Which is better for reading to your toddler: Print or ebooks?
View November 2019 newsletter
Oct 2019
- Resource Compilation: Separation and Detention of Migrant Children and Families
- Issue Brief: Toxic Stress: Issue Brief on Family Separation and Child Detention
- New Translations: Haitian Kreyol: Experiences Build Brain Architecture
View October 2019 newsletter
Sep 2019
- New Guide: Serve & Return: How Your Interaction with Children Can Build Brains
- Training Opportunity: Science-Based Innovation Training: Reimagining Program Development and Evaluation
- Summer Recap: What We Can Do About Toxic Stress; Play in Early Childhood: The Role of Play in Any Setting
View September 2019 newsletter
Aug 2019
- New Video: How Play Can Help Children and Families Thrive
- Translations: Japanese, Bulgarian, and more!
- Center Staff Spotlight: Susan Crowley
View August 2019 newsletter
July 2019
- New Infographic: What We Can Do About Toxic Stress
- Event: Science-Based Innovation & Adaptation Training
- Media Coverage: How the Stress of Separation and Detention Changes the Lives of Children
View July 2019 newsletter
June 2019
- Social Media Campaign: Let’s Tell the World about #ServeAndReturn!
- Video: How to: 5 Steps for Brain-Building Serve and Return
- Guide: 5 Steps for Brain-Building Serve and Return
View June 2019 newsletter
May 2019
- New Video: How to: 5 Steps for Brain-Building Serve and Return
- New Fellows: Introducing the 2019-2020 Djokovic Science and Innovation Fellows
- Quick Read: InBrief: Applying the Science of Child Development in Welfare Systems
View May 2019 newsletter
April 2019
- New Infographic: What is executive function? And how does it relate to child development
- Award & Recognition: Center Director, Dr. Jack P. Shonkoff receives 2019 LEGO Prize
- Training Opportunity: Science-Based Innovation Training: Reimagining Program Development and Evaluation
View April 2019 newsletter
March 2019
- New Guide: What is Early Childhood Development? A Guide to the Science
- Training Opportunity: Science-Based Innovation Training: Reimagining Program Development & Evaluation
- Further Reading: The Science of Self-Regulation
View March 2019 newsletter
February 2019
- New Infographic: What is epigenetics? And how does it relate to child development?
- Congressional Testimony: How will the U.S. family separation policy affect children’s development?
- New Translations: Bulgarian, Serbian, and more!
View February 2019 newsletter
January 2019
- Fact Sheet: Five Facts About Motivation That Are Often Misunderstood
- Applying the Science of Motivation: Implications for Caregivers, Parents, Policymakers, and Public Systems
- Exploring the Science: Interactive Brain Graphic
View January 2019 newsletter
December 2018
- New Paper: Understanding Motivation: Building the Brain Architecture That Supports Learning, Health, and Community Participation
- Innovation in Action: Alberta Family Wellness Initiative
- Get Involved: Djokovic Science & Innovation Fellowship
View December 2018 newsletter
November 2018
- New Resource: Executive Function Guide
- IDEAS Impact Framework: Fast-Cycle Iteration in Action
- Get Involved: Register Now for the Next Science-Based Innovation Training
View November 2018 newsletter
October 2018
- New Resource: Toxic Stress Guide
- IDEAS Impact Framework: Co-Creation in Action
- Get Involved: Register Now for the Next Science-Based Innovation Training
View October 2018 newsletter
Sept 2018
- New Content & Infographic: ACEs and Toxic Stress: Frequently Asked Questions
- Free Online Course: The Best Start in Life: Early Childhood Development for Sustainable Development
- Get Involved: Register Now for the Next Science-Based Innovation Training
View September 2018 newsletter
May 2018
- New Cohort of Change Agents: 2018-19 Djokovic Fellows
- New Presentation: Center Director Jack Shonkoff on “Protecting Brains, Stimulating Minds: The Early Roots of Success in School”
- Media Coverage: The Urban Design Project Sneaking Puzzles and Hopscotch into Abandoned Lots- Quartz
View May 2018 newsletter
March 2018
- FOI Project Spotlight: Urban Thinkscape
- New Practitioner Guide: Building the Core Skills Youth Need for Life: A Guide for Education and Social Service Practitioners
- Media Coverage: For Refugee Children, War Zone Trauma Proves Lasting and Toxic- Financial Times
View March 2018 newsletter
January 2018
- New Video: Building Core Capabilities for Life
- New Web Content: Frontiers of Innovation Projects Graphic
- New Translations: French & Mandarin
View January 2018 newsletter
October 2017
- New Policy & Practice Report: 3 Principles to Improve Outcomes for Children and Families
- New Translations: Spanish and Arabic Resources
- Future Leader Q&A: Djokovic Science and Innovation Fellow: Sonia Alves
View October 2017 newsletter
September 2017
- New Practitioner Tool: Building the Skills Adults Need for Life
- New Translations: Spanish and Portuguese Resources
- Media Coverage: How Poverty Affects the Brain- Nature
View September 2017 newsletter
June 2017
- New Practitioner Tool: 5 Steps for Brain-Building “Serve and Return”
- Future Leader Q&A: Djokovic Science and Innovation Fellow: Joshua Jeong
- Media Coverage: A New Understanding of the Childhood Brain- The Atlantic
View June 2017 newsletter
May 2017
- New Fellows: Introducing Djokovic Science and Innovation Fellows
- New Content: Latin American Innovation Clusters
- Media Coverage: Interview with Jack P. Shonkoff, M.D. – ABC News (Australia)
View May 2017 newsletter
December 2016
- New Brief: 8 Things to Remember about Child Development
- Science: What Is the JPB Research Network on Toxic Stress?
- New Fellowship: Investing in a New Generation of ECD Researchers
View December 2016 newsletter
October 2016
- New Report: Applying the Science of Child Development in Child Welfare Systems
- Innovation in Action: How the Center Approaches Innovation
- New Translations: The Brain Architecture Game: Now in Spanish and Portuguese
View October 2016 newsletter
July 2016
- New Video: The Case for Science-Based Innovation in Early Childhood
- Innovation in Action: Building Families’ Skills to Move Out of Poverty
- New Research: From Best Practices to Breakthrough Impacts: Key Findings
View July 2016 newsletter
May 2016
- New Report: From Best Practices to Breakthrough Impacts
- New Video: Intergenerational Mobility Project
- Media Coverage: “Bringing Brain Science to Early Childhood” – The Atlantic
View May 2016 newsletter
March 2016
- New Report: Building Core Capabilities for Life
- New Tool: The Brain Architecture Game
- New Video: Ready4Routines
- Online Discussion: March 15
View March 2016 newsletter
December 2015
- Meeting Mothers’ Basic Needs and Supporting Mental Health to Strengthen Parenting
- Early Childhood Health Training Module
- You Clicked; We Listened: Website Survey
View December 2015 newsletter
September 2015
- New Center website
- Interactive game on resilience
- Projects innovating to change child outcomes
View September 2015 newsletter
June 2015
- New Video: Early Childhood Mental Health
- Resources in Spanish
View June 2015 newsletter
April 2015
- New Videos: Resilience Series
- New Brief: The Science of Resilience
- 2015-16 Julius B. Richmond Fellowships
April 2015
March 2015
- New Working Paper: Supportive Relationships and Active Skill-Building Strengthen the Foundations of Resilience
- Retrospective: A Decade of Science Informing Policy
View March 2015 newsletter
September 2014
- Activities Guide: Enhancing and Practicing Executive Function Skills
- Training Module: Building Brain Architecture
View September 2014 newsletter
June 2014
- Innovation in Action: Using Science to Coach Caregivers
- Key Concepts in the Science of Child Development and Innovation
- 2014-15 Julius B. Richmond Fellowships
- Video en Español: Brain Hero Now Available in Spanish
View June 2014 newsletter
March 2014
- Innovation in Action: Building the Capabilities of Home-Based Child Care Providers
- The Spectrum of Neglect: Four Types of Unresponsive Care
- Updated Working Paper: Excessive Stress Disrupts the Architecture of the Developing Brain
- Using Brain Science to Create New Pathways Out of Poverty
View March 2014 newsletter
December 2013
- InBrief: The Science of Neglect
- Pushing Toward Breakthroughs: Using Innovative Practice to Address Toxic Stress
- Driving Science-Based Innovation in Policy and Practice: A Logic Model
- Building Adult Capabilities Video Now Available in Portuguese
View December 2013 newsletter
