This commentary on the study by McCoy et al. (2023) examining the negative effects of neighborhood violence on the development of toddlers growing up in the city of São Paulo (Brazil) interprets these outcomes from the perspective of ecological system theory, modern brain research, and the prospect of resilience. We argue that societies should give children the opportunity to grow up in a safe and sufficiently affluent social environment in order to give them a chance to achieve their full developmental potential. Governments and the health care system should, therefore, first and foremost invest in safe and stimulating child-rearing environments, informed by scientific research.

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养育孩子需要一个安全的村庄——达纳·麦考伊等人的评论。 (2023)

McCoy 等人对这项研究的评论。 （2023）研究了邻里暴力对在圣保罗（巴西）市长大的幼儿发展的负面影响，从生态系统理论、现代大脑研究和复原力前景的角度解释了这些结果。我们认为，社会应该为儿童提供在安全和足够富裕的社会环境中成长的机会，以便让他们有机会充分发挥其发展潜力。因此，政府和医疗保健系统首先应投资于以科学研究为依据的安全和刺激的儿童抚养环境。