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Dr. Dina Castro to Address UN Commission on Early Childhood and Social Protection
On February 5, 2026, Dr. Dina Castro, the Bahamdan Professor in Early Childhood Well-Being and Director of the Institute for Early Childhood Well-Being at Boston University, will speak at an official side event of the 64th Session of the United Nations Commission for Social Development (CSocD64). The event, titled "Giving Every... More
APA Monitor: BUSSW Professor Paris’ Work is Changing Mental Healthcare for Young Children
We are thrilled to see the work of Professor Ruth Paris and the Building Resilience Through Intervention: Growing Healthier Together (BRIGHT) program featured in the latest APA Monitor! As the Associate Director for Research within the Institute for Early Childhood Well-Being (EC Institute) and Professor of Clinical Practice at the BU School... More
2025 Early Childhood Keynote: Challenges to Child Health and Well-Being
The Boston University Wheelock Institute for Early Childhood Well-Being hosted its 2025 Early Childhood Keynote Lecture, featuring Dr. Adnan A. Hyder, Dean and Robert A. Knox Professor at the Boston University School of Public Health. Dr. Hyder, an internationally recognized scholar with over 25 years of experience in health systems... More
October Research in Progress
On Thursday, October 9, the Institute for Early Childhood Well-being hosted its October Research in Progress event. This series provides a forum for Boston University faculty and researchers to share their ongoing work, discuss challenges, and foster new convergent research collaborations. We were thrilled to welcome presentations from faculty at the... More
September Research in Progress
On Thursday, September 18, the BU Institute for Early Childhood Well-Being had the opportunity to host its first Research in Progress of this Fall 2025 semester. The Research in Progress is a hybrid event offered a couple of times each semester with scholars from across the university who share their... More
Join us for our October Research in Progress
Join us on Thursday, October 9 at 3:30 PM for our October Research in Progress event! 🌟 This month will feature Peter Rockers, PhD, Pamela Joshi, PhD, Dolores Acevedo Garcia, PhD, and Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba, PhD as they present their ongoing research on young children and families. Hosted by... More
Request for Proposal: University-Community Partnership Research Awards
The BU Institute for Early Childhood Well-Being (EC Institute) is pleased to announce the Request for Proposals (RFP) for our 2026-2027 University-Community Partnership Research Awards (UCPRA). These seed grants support convergent research addressing new approaches for sustaining young children’s overall health, education, and well-being locally and globally through collaborations among... More
Interculturality & Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood
A conversation with Dr. Dina Castro (Boston University & OMEP Perú), interviewed by Dr. Liliana Muñoz (OMEP Perú) In a recent talk with OMEP Perú Dr. Liliana Muñoz shared that early years are very important for helping children build their identity and form strong emotional connections. She then invited Dr. Dina Castro... More
2024-2025 Newsletter
As we all begin this fall semester, the Institute for Early Childhood Well-Being reflects on its successful 2024-2025 academic year in this newsletter.
Recap: Asset Mapping for the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Workforce
On May 20th 2025, the Institute for Early Childhood Well-Being participated with the Institute for Community-Engaged Mental Health (ICEMH) in a transformative Asset Mapping Workshop at The Boston Foundation. This collaborative event brought together participants, including youth leaders, caregivers, educators, mental health professionals, researchers, and community organizers from across Boston. Together, More