What can we learn from hunter-gatherers about children’s mental health?
Duration: 33 mins
Publication Date: 11 Apr 2023
Next Review Date: 11 Apr 2026
DOI: 10.13056/acamh.23572
Description
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Nikhil Chaudhary and Dr. Annie Swanepoel discuss their co-authored JCPP paper ‘Editorial Perspective: What can we learn from hunter-gatherers about children’s mental health? An evolutionary perspective’.
Learning Objectives
1. The importance of comparing hunter-gatherer childhoods to the childhoods we see in economically developed countries (referred to as WEIRD countries).
2. What the acronym WEIRD stands for.
3. The caveats to be aware of when comparing hunter-gather childhoods to WEIRD childhoods.
4. The types of different approaches to childcare that emerge from comparing hunter-gatherer childhoods to WEIRD childhoods.
5. The potential implications of the different approached to childcare on child and adolescent mental health.
6. The implications on education systems in WEIRD countries.
7. The potential policy implications and implications for CAMH professionals.
