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Psychological Perspectives on Understanding and Addressing Violence Against Children: Towards Building Cultures of Peace

Violence against children (VAC) is one of the most significant, widespread, and preventable threats to human development in our world today. Children represent the future of our...

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Intervention: Translating Science to Practice

At the Shaw Center, we take what we have learned about supporting healthy development and use it to develop programs to help families. When possible, we use randomized clinical...

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The Forest and the Trees

Notre Dame research provides complementary angles on childhood adversity Steven King, 7, builds a tower with Lego blocks at Notre Dame’s William J. Shaw Center for Children and...

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Relationships: Supporting Healthy Interactions

Humans function best when they are surrounded by supportive and healthy relationships. Our research helps us learn how to support secure relationships and make our interactions...

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Science & Spanish For Good: Kristina Kane ’22

Kristina is a member of the Class of 2022 and is a Neuroscience and Spanish double major. Watch as Kristina explains how she is utilizing her love of the Spanish language and...

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Notre Dame’s Happy Families Project offers paid opportunity to Indiana families seeking better communication tools

Family life isn’t always harmonious, and the stress and anxiety brought on by the pandemic has certainly led to more difficulties for many families living under one roof....

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Three-part Zoom series on neuroscience and behavior launches in March

How your brain works impacts not only your behavior, but also your worldview. Early environments and experiences affect the brain and overall health, research has shown....

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A Chat with Kristin Valentino

Join Kristin Valentino, Director, William J. Shaw Center for Children and Families, for a live chat about how researchers at the Shaw Center use innovative approaches to...

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Food and Thought

A look at ideas that are addressing major food-related problems: A potential breakthrough on peanut allergies. Learn more about how Basar Bilgicer, associate professor of...

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Fueling Success

More than 13 million children live in hunger in the U.S., according to government estimates, with many relying on federal nutrition programs, including school-based breakfast,...

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The Forest and the Trees

Notre Dame research provides complementary angles on childhood adversity Steven King, 7, builds a tower with Lego blocks at Notre Dame’s William J. Shaw Center for Children and...

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A Remedy for Battered Hearts

How do you represent resilience? Is it Rosie the Riveter, her bicep flexed? Is it a diamond, one of the hardest substances on Earth? Or does resilience resemble hope, which Emily...

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