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The share of children in North Carolina living in households falling below the poverty line remains alarmingly high, according to new data released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Last year, more than half a million North Carolina children (roughly 580,000)...

Online Registration is now open! https://www.wakeahec.org/CourseCatalog/CASCE_courseinfo.asp?cr=37279 A brochure also is available outlining the day's events. Ed Tronick, Ph.D., internationally known for the Still Face experiment, will be the featured speaker at the North Carolina Infant and Young Child Mental Health...

Online Registration is now open!  https://www.wakeahec.org/CourseCatalog/CASCE_courseinfo.asp?cr=37279 A brochure also is available outlining the day's events. Ed Tronick, Ph.D., internationally known for the Still Face experiment, will be the featured speaker at the North Carolina Infant and Young Child Mental Health Association's First...

A new paper by The Urban Institute examines four critical questions related to the lasting impact of child poverty. What share of newborns is poor, and how often do these children remain poor? What family characteristics relate most strongly to childhood...

A study published in Pediatrics finds that maternal depressive symptoms during infancy may affect physical growth in early childhood. The researchers call for prevention, early detection, and treatment of maternal depressive symptoms during the first year postpartum to help prevent...

Whooping Cough (pertussis) cases are increasing across the country and North Carolina. A Forsyth County infant, just two-months old, recently died from Whooping Cough. Newborns and infants have not completed the series of vaccinations that would protect them, making...

Researchers from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill reported recently on the most significant findings from a twenty-five year study on families and children. The Family Child Study was initiated in North Carolina with the primary goal...

Saki Knafo asks, "Will Preschool Budget Cuts Damage a Generation?" in a feature article in The Huffington Post. The article takes a close look at North Carolina's early learning efforts and the potential impact of budget cuts. He focuses...

Annual statistics compilation notes increases in poverty, drop in secure parental employment The infant mortality rate, the preterm birth rate, and the adolescent birth rate all continued to decline, average mathematics scores increased for 4th and 8th grade...

Research shows that early experiences, from age 0 to 5, have a strong influence on a child's developing brain, providing a time of great opportunity and vulnerability.The NCIOM Task Force on the Mental Health, Social, and Emotional Needs of...