It will require a deep investment in the development, testing, continuous improvement, and broad replication of innovative models of cross-disciplinary policy and programmatic interventions that are guided by scientific knowledge and led by
practitioners in the medical, educational, and social services worlds who are truly
ready to work together (and to train the next generation of
practitioners) in new ways.88, 89 The sheer number and complexity of underaddressed threats to child health that are associated with toxic stress demands bold,
creative leadership and the selection of strategic priorities for focused attention.