- Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University - https://developingchild.harvard.edu -

Pushing Toward Breakthroughs: Using Innovative Practice to Address Toxic Stress

Using the expanding scientific evidence about the long-term, damaging effects of toxic stress [1], a small but growing group of forward-thinking social service practitioners are trying innovative approaches that target its root causes and could lead to breakthroughs in the effectiveness of interventions—for both children and their caregivers.