Researcher urges shift from measuring harm to promoting child flourishing, offers county-ready data tools Dr. Christina Bethel told symposium attendees that community-level measures and free tools (childhealthdata.org, short-form flourishing metrics) can let counties track protective relationships, school readiness and positive childhood experiences without waiting for new funding or legislation.

Dr. Christina Bethel challenges communities to shift from merely measuring harm to actively promoting child flourishing with accessible, actionable data tools.

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Childhood neglect is linked to troubling health outcomes, but two factors can dramatically change this trajectory, study suggests Childhood neglect is associated with worse physical and mental health in adulthood, but having a supportive adult in childhood and higher socioeconomic status is linked to fewer negative health outcomes, highlighting the importance of protective…

Childhood neglect is associated with worse physical and mental health in adulthood, but having a supportive adult in childhood and higher socioeconomic status is linked to fewer negative health outcomes,… #ChildhoodNeglect #MentalHealth #PhysicalHealth #ProtectiveRelationships #SocioeconomicStatus