A Strategic Plan for Strengthening America’s Families: A Brief from Coalition of Behavioral Science OrganizationsBiglan, A., Elfner, K., Garbacz, S. A., Komro, K., Prinz, R. J., Weist, M. D., Wilson, D. K., & Zarling, A. (2020). A strategic plan for strengthening America's families: A brief from the coalition of behavioral science organizations. Clinical Child & Family Psychology Review, 23(2), 153–175.
This journal article explores the state of families and children in America with a focus on the impact of stressful social and contextual environments on child and family health and the concentration of disadvantage in numerous neighborhoods and communities throughout the nation. The article then examines policy developments in reducing stressful contextual environments such as discrimination, poverty, and the marketing of substances and unhealthy food.