Attend an Equal Pay Day Negotiation Workshop next week with Harvard Harvard Kennedy School's Center for Public Leadership! Sign up here: cpl.hks.harvard.edu/event/equal-pa…

A #Kharkhiv #baby born in a basement wrapped in a blanket during a military #conflict in the midst of a #Pandemic 🇺🇦

In one week, half a million children from #Ukraine have become #refugees.

Paid leave is a no brainer. 🧠 linkedin.com/posts/itothen_…

Thank you, Center for Global Development, for breaking it down clearly. Children’s well-being and safety in school are not global priorities. As COVID showed, the integration of health and education is critical; mental health and well-being are no exceptions. #SustainableDevelopment #childrenswellbeing

Socio-emotional skills have a greater impact on life success than cognitive skills. Get the facts from Heckman Equation research. bit.ly/3NJjF3n

The highest rate of economic returns comes from the earliest investments in children, providing an eye-opening understanding that society invests too much money in later development when it is often too late to provide the greatest value. Learn more: bit.ly/2FBVmV1

Being raised by emotionally immature parents sets us up for a lifetime of believing our role is to perform, achieve, or be responsible for other people’s emotions. HERE’S WHY🧵:

📅Tues 31 Jan, 2pm GMT Don’t miss our #MHForAll webinar to hear about how we are Making Mental Health a Priority in 2023 ⬇️ 🗣 Speakers from: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine APCASO itotheN 🎟 Register: pulse.ly/3xdtilgj05 #ClimateChange #Youth #MentalHealth

Don't forget to join today's #MHForAll webinar on Making #MentalHealth a priority in 2023. It’s not too late to register ➡️bit.ly/2VJMuHI London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine APCASO itotheN

Early childhood providers can learn more about brain development and how toxic stress can negatively influence the brain development of very young children. Register for The Growing Brain Training-of-Trainers: bit.ly/3JyQSj0 #BrainAwarenessWeek #ProfessionalDevelopment

The foundations of mental health begin in early childhood. When we provide children with appropriate supports and interventions early on, we can help foster their healthy development. Watch the full video to learn more: bit.ly/childhoodmenta… #EarlyChildhoodMentalHealth

By two years of age, a toddler’s cerebral cortex contains well over a hundred trillion synapses! Learn more at bit.ly/3SOWIQ0 #EarlyDevelopment

This week our Chief Policy Officer Miriam Calderon will be joining neuroscientist Damien Fair for a live, virtual conversation about new #research on #earlychildhood development with Annual Reviews and Knowable Magazine. bit.ly/3IEwgEd

Connections between synapses—or signals sent through the brain—are strengthened through repeated positive experiences. These connections are vital in helping babies learn the essentials they need to survive and thrive. Learn more at bit.ly/3K2yRd7.

Read our Action Guide for Policy and stay tuned to our social channels to learn more about how inspired policy solutions can improve children’s environments and support their life-long health. #PlaceMatters bit.ly/3ZQgBIr

Years of research on benefits of early childhood education led James J. Heckman to focus on a key ingredient to human flourishing: engaged parenting. Supporting parents is a low-cost way to improve kids' outcomes, he explains in a Big Brains Podcast podcast. ms.spr.ly/6015gJ9uW

Join the HKS Women's Alumni Network and @w20org this 9/6: Women at the intersection of the care economy, early childhood and the future of work. 👉tinyurl.com/HKSW20CE International Center for Research on Women WBG Gender Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) International Labour Organization Make Mothers Matter itotheN Kelsey Harris Tanima Ahmed @DanaCMcCoy Valerie Bichelmeier Farah Arabe

United Nations declares October 29 as the annual International Day of Care & Support, a historic milestone in the push for recognition, reduction & redistribution of care work, aiming to transform the #careeconomy & advance #genderequality UN Women Domestic Workers bit.ly/45ICbSy

This vital conversation on care needs to continue! itotheN HKS Women's Alumni Network @w20org Farah Arabe International Center for Research on Women Tanima Ahmed International Labour Organization Kelsey Harris @DanaCMcCoy 👉Here's a look back: bit.ly/3PJUmSH