Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)—such as neglect, physical or emotional maltreatment, abuse, abandonment, or witnessing domestic violence—are…
During the summer of 2012, on a visit to the Guna Yala indigenous region in northeastern Panama, we met Iranelda, a 16-year-old girl in labor whose…
We tend to remember very little about what happens to us in the early years of life. And yet, it is during those years that the foundations of…
The Convention on the Rights of the Child, a global commitment to protect and promote children’s healthy development and fulfillment of their…
Another year is ending, and it’s time to reflect. For us at the Primeros Pasos Editorial Committee, this means reviewing which articles were the most…
In the early hours of April 16, 2016, a devastating earthquake shook Ecuador’s coast, leaving destruction and loss in its wake. One of the hardest-…
