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2Gen Outcomes Bank
The 2Gen Outcomes Bank is designed to help capture and organize the outcomes, research, tools, and evidence base for two-generation approaches, strategies, and programs. Within the database, you will find outcomes, indicators, and research organized by child, parent, and family across the core 2Gen components of education, economic assets, health and well-being, and social capital.…
Understanding 2Gen with Graphic
A one-page overview description of “What is 2Gen?” and its core components — with 2Gen graphic attached.
Two Open Windows: Part II-New Research on Infant and Caregiver Neurobiologic Change
The original Two Open Windows (Kim and Watamura, 2015) highlighted research supporting the transition to parenting as a co-occurring sensitive period — i.e., a time in life characterized by “two open windows” where both infants and parents are especially receptive to being shaped by their environments. This report offers an update of that research for…
Strategies and Innovations that Support Student Parents: Create Networks for Parents to Eliminate Social Stigma
Students who are parents need access to networks to create social capital and to achieve their goals, such as completion of a postsecondary credential and ensuring access to the job market after graduation.
Strategies and Innovations that Support Student Parents: Identify Mental Health and Well-being Interventions
Addressing mental health and trauma is a persistent concern for students who are parents. While more research is needed to understand the specific mental health needs of students who are parents, it is clear that mental health challenges including depression and anxiety can be a barrier to both academic and parental success.