Sentences with phrase «explore childhood risk factors»

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Adolescence is a critical period for the development of depression with prevalence rates rising sharply from childhood to early adulthood.1 Many adult depressive disorders have their first onset in adolescence2 with longer episode duration being the strongest predictor of future problems.3 In addition to increasing the risk of later mental health problems, adolescent depression is associated with significant educational and social impairment and is a major risk factor for suicide.1 Providing effective early interventions to shorten the duration of episodes and potentially reduce the impact on later life is therefore important.3 This study explores this question and compares the effects of...

The panel explored the importance of mental health in infancy, infant and parental risk and protective factors and the importance of collaborative interventions with early childhood and health and community services.

This issue brief explores how home visiting programs — specifically, evidence - based programs funded by the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program — address three key maternal risk factors that directly influence maternal and child health and disproportionately affect mothers who participate in home visiting: postpartum depression, domestic violence, and tobacco use.