InBrief: Early Childhood Mental Health Science tells us that the foundations of sound mental health are built early in life. Early experiences—including children’s relationships with parents, caregivers, … HEALTH Adversity Brain Development brain science Center on the Developing Child child development child mental health children children’s mental health Early Childhood Gene environment interaction Harvard Harvard University Jack Shonkoff mental health National Scientific Council on the Developing Child neuroscience science Shonkoff stress Toxic Stress 8034 views 0 / 0