Citation

Efevbera Y, McCoy DC, Wuermli AJ, Betancourt TS. Child. Soc. 2017; 31(2): 98-109.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, National Children's Bureau of the United Kingdom, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/chso.12169

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Violence exposure can negatively impact early childhood development (ECD), yet limited research exists in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This study aimed to determine what effective integration of ECD plus violence prevention (ECD+VP) can look like in LMICs. Seventeen key informants were selected using purposive sampling, representing U.N. agencies, donors, implementers and research organisations. Using open coding of semi-structured interviews, the authors identify five priority areas for promoting an integrated ECD+VP agenda: (i) parenting and parent child relationships, (ii) family systems, (iii) development in an ecological context, (iv) system strengthening and integration, and (v) building and translating evidence.

Language: en

Keywords

child maltreatment; early child development; low- and middle-income countries; qualitative; violence prevention