On November 15, 2012 the Panel will release its report at a press conference in Ottawa. The report will be freely available for download from the Royal Society of Canada at that time....
The main questions that are elaborated upon in the report include:
- Are there identifiable adverse childhood experiences such as abuse, neglect, chronic poverty, family dysfunction, chronic illness, family addiction and/or mental illness that lead to poor mental health and unhealthy behaviours, such as addiction, in the adolescent and young adult? Is there evidence that they have their effects through changes to brain structure and function? Do these factors operate together to produce their changes? Are there factors that mitigate the influence of adverse early experiences?
- What is the evidence for the effectiveness of a variety of interventions to mitigate the adverse effects of environmental influences [including social, political and chemical/biological] on the developing child? To what extent are such interventions being implemented in Canada?
http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/rsc-expert-panel-early-childhood-192300465.html
Please see the Nov. 16 Symposium posting:
http://acesconnection.com/events/the-new-science-of-child-development
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