Seeking to improve lives by advancing neuroscience research, children’s health, early literacy, and the environment

Seeking to improve the understanding and treatment of child and adolescent ADHD and depression, and to improve access to mental health care for children and their families.

Committed to investing in breakthrough neuroscience research, helping communities mitigate climate change, improving early childhood mental health and well-being, and ensuring that all children can read

Dedicated to the advancement of children’s health in Maine, primarily by improving their oral health.

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Grantee HealthySteps Featured on PBS NewsHour

December 21, 2020

On December 17, 2020, PBS NewsHour highlighted Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Early Childhood grantee HealthySteps as a model of adverse childhood experience (ACE) prevention.

NewsHour’s report, titled “Invisible Scars: America’s Childhood Trauma Crisis”, featured a first-hand look at how HealthySteps prevents and mitigates the effects of ACEs, a silent epidemic in our country that disproportionally affects communities of color.

View the piece to learn more about how HealthySteps provides medical, mental health, and social services to children and families across the country.

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