Julius B. Richmond FAMRI Professor of Child Health and Development
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Julius B. Richmond FAMRI Professor of Child Health and Development, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Harvard Graduate School of Education
Faculty
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics-Boston Children's Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Shonkoff JP, Boyce WT, Bush NR, Gunnar MR, Hensch TK, Levitt P, Meaney MJ, Nelson CA, Slopen N, Williams DR, Silveira PP.
Pediatrics. 2022 06 01. 149(6). PMID: 35535547
Shonkoff JP, McCoy DC.
Pediatrics. 2021 10. 148(4). PMID: 34544848
Boyce WT, Levitt P, Martinez FD, McEwen BS, Shonkoff JP.
Pediatrics. 2021 02. 147(2). PMID: 33495368
Shonkoff JP, Slopen N, Williams DR.
Annu Rev Public Health. 2021 04 01. 42:115-134. PMID: 33497247
Shonkoff JP, Boyce WT, Levitt P, Martinez FD, McEwen B.
Pediatrics. 2021 02. 147(2). PMID: 33495367
McCoy DC, Yoshikawa H, Ziol-Guest KM, Duncan GJ, Schindler HS, Magnuson K, Yang R, Koepp A, Shonkoff JP.
Educ Res. 2017 Nov. 46(8):474-487. PMID: 30147124
Shonkoff JP.
Pediatrics. 2017 12. 140(6). PMID: 29138361
Schindler HS, Fisher PA, Shonkoff JP.
Child Dev. 2017 09. 88(5):1435-1446. PMID: 28777436
Shonkoff JP, Radner JM, Foote N.
Lancet. 2017 01 07. 389(10064):14-16. PMID: 27717609
Shonkoff JP.
JAMA Pediatr. 2016 Oct 01. 170(10):1003-1007. PMID: 27548291
The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically accelerated a decline in youth mental health in the U.S.
Julius Richmond, who held several prominent roles at Harvard, was a giant in the field of child health and development.
Children who experience abuse or neglect, or grow up in unstable environments, have a greater risk of health problems including asthma, cognitive delays, obesity, heart disease and cancer, throughout their lives.
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)—including abuse, parental divorce, or having substance abuse in the household—which can induce a toxic stress response linked to a lifetime of health problems.
Migrant children separated from their parents at the U.S. southern border and held for prolonged periods in overcrowded, unsanitary conditions will likely suffer lasting harm from their experiences.