Moving Upstream: Confronting Racism to Open Up Children’s Potential

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Year Published
2021
Author (Organization)
Centers on the Developing Child, Harvard University
Resource Type
Other
Resource Format
Loose Leaf
Resource Language
English

The scientific evidence is clear and growing racism imposes unique and substantial stressors on the daily lives of families raising young children of color. Understanding how these stressors affect child health and development provides a compelling framework for new ideas about how communities, policies, programs, and funding streams might confront and dismantle these inequities and build a stronger future for us all.              

This new brief discusses how racism creates conditions that harm the well-being of children and families, and the need to go “upstream” and create policy solutions to address the source of structural, cultural, and interpersonal forms of racism.  

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