Nurture Connection

?? Exciting News from Nurture Connection! We are thrilled to announce a significant milestone in our journey. Starting this fall, Nurture Connection will be anchored within the newly established Thrive Center at Georgetown University! The Thrive Center’s deep commitment to equity, family-centered care, and community collaboration aligns perfectly with our mission to promote strong, positive, and nurturing early relationships with families that foster healthier, more connected communities. Through this partnership, we can grow our impact, work side by side with a diversity of families, and develop more partnerships to reimagine what’s possible for the healthy development of children. A heartfelt thank you to the Center for the Study of Social Policy for their invaluable support in guiding us through our early years. We look forward to continuing our important work together and exploring the exciting possibilities ahead at Georgetown! Learn more about this transition and what it means for us: https://lnkd.in/ge3YESGe #NurtureConnection #EarlyRelationalHealth #ThriveCenter #HealthyCommunities

We're pleased to announce another blog in Nurture Connection’s “ERH in Action” series! Pediatrics Supporting Parents (PSP) in Durham, North Carolina utilizes well-child visits as an opportunity for healthcare professionals and parents to work together to support a child’s social and emotional well-being. Listen to and learn how organizations in our national impact network are implementing key principles of #EarlyRelationalHealth like listening to #parentvoice and wisdom in their day-to-day work and initiatives. ?? https://lnkd.in/gHz8Hdg2

Join Strengthening Families, an initiative of Center for the Study of Social Policy, tomorrow on March 14, 3:00-4:00 pm ET, to learn about the principles of the #EarlyRelationalHealth paradigm and how your practice with children and families can contribute to building an Early Relational Health ecosystem in your community. Charlyn Harper Browne, Junlei Li,?Cailin O'Connor, Jenna Russo, MS, and David W. Willis, MD will share highlights from a new paper and how you can apply these principles in your work! Register:?https://lnkd.in/g8zP6JMT

One week until our next webinar "Nurture Connection Presents: State Leadership and Policy Action to Advance ERH" on Tuesday, 1/30 from 3-4 pm ET / 12-1 pm PT! Register at www.tinyurl.com/erh-policy This webinar will include an overview of the #EarlyRelationalHealth (ERH) #policy agenda and summary of recent state policy actions as well as a panel discussion with Elisabeth Wright Burak, Karen Howard, Kay Johnson, Geoff Nagle, and David W. Willis, MD on how ERH policy priorities fit with federal and state policy advocacy in the coming year. Now is the time to partner with families, providers, and communities to strengthen ERH and advance equity by adopting and implementing effective policies. #policymakers #policychange #earlychildhooddevelopment #equity

Happy New Year! In case you missed it, here are some of Nurture Connection’s top #earlyrelationalhealth resources from 2023: 1. Nurture Connection Presents: ERH Research, Principles, and Perspectives?-?This webinar presents key takeaways and reflections from?the The Burke Foundation‘s?“Early Relational Health: A Review of Research, Principles, and Perspectives” report. Watch here: https://lnkd.in/gjDYa8ii 2. Early Relational Health: A Review of Research, Principles, and Perspectives?- A report written by early childhood researchers Junlei Li, PhD and Thelma Ramirez of the Harvard Graduate School of Education, which connects the science behind ERH with principles for action for parents, caregivers, practitioners, and policymakers.?Read here: https://lnkd.in/gf5Z6PAT 3. State Leadership and Policy Action to Advance Early Relational Health?- A report written by Kay Johnson, Geoff Nagle, and David W. Willis, MD documents how states are advancing policies and systemic changes that support ERH and family well-being.?Read here: https://lnkd.in/e8uUcicw 4. The Impact of Environment and Climate Change on Early Childhood Development?- A blog written by David Willis, MD and?Joan Lombardi,?PhD on how the movement to improve the environment connects with ERH. Read here: https://lnkd.in/gAfdc6Bg 5. Social Isolation and Loneliness: An Early Relational Health Perspective?- A blog written by Claudia M. Gold, MD on the valuable lessons ERH can offer for addressing the epidemic of loneliness. Read here: https://lnkd.in/gQBmWpsZ

"How much of a difference can public policy make in improving Early Relational Health (ERH) and family health and well-being?" ask David W. Willis, MD and Joe Waters of Capita in a recent Nurture Connection blog contrasting public policy in Finland and the United States. Some evidence shows that Finland's policies leading to extensive social supports for families can build a stronger foundation for healthy emotional connection, happiness, and well-being. #EarlyRelationalHealth. Read more in Nurture Connection's blog ???https://lnkd.in/gXiyAAx9 Center for the Study of Social Policy

We're pleased to announce the first blog in Nurture Connection’s “ERH in Action” series is with R.O.C.K. Mat-Su! R.O.C.K. Mat-Su (Raising Our Children with Kindness) is a cross-sector collaborative of community members designed to promote family resilience and decrease child maltreatment in Alaska’s Matanuska-Susitna Borough. Listen to and learn how organizations in our network are implementing key principles of #EarlyRelationalHealth like listening to parent wisdom and voice in their day-to-day work and initiatives. ?? https://lnkd.in/ePWWX26j

You still have time to sign up for our webinar "Nurture Connection Presents: ERH Research, Principles, and Perspectives" next Thursday, 12/7 from 12:30-1:45 ET! Register here: https://lnkd.in/gvPe76p9 Learn the core principles behind #EarlyRelationalHealth and relevant actions for parents, caregivers, practitioners, and policymakers based on The Burke Foundation's new "ERH Principles" report. The webinar will feature David W. Willis, MD of the Center for the Study of Social Policy, Atiya Weiss of The Burke Foundation, @Usha Ramachandran of the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Junlei Li of the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Kay Johnson of Johnson Policy Consulting, Monique Fountain Hanna, MD, MPH, MBA of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and parent leader, LaVonia Abavana.