The investigators propose to evaluate the potential utility of stress-related biomarkers obtained via dried blood spots (DBS) and retinal scans by collecting new data from mothers and children within the New Haven MOMS Partnership, a well-established community-partnered research setting. The proposed research could greatly advance the application of stress-related biomarkers within community-based research by increasing our understanding of how stress, trauma, and depression influence biology in childhood and adulthood, as measured using minimally-invasive approaches.

Inclusion Criteria:

• English-speaking adult mothers (age 21 or older) of at least one biological child mothers must be able to answer three verification questions to confirm they are the biological parent of their child

Exclusion Criteria:

• Non-english speakers
• Women not able to provide informed consent and with no biological children
• Mothers under the age of 21

Low-income, racially and ethnically diverse, un- or under-employed, biological mothers of children in New Haven.

Primary source of recruitment will be the screening/needs assessment from our affiliated MOMS Partnership protocol, however, we will actively respond to inquiries from any preliminarily eligible biological mother in the New Haven community who expresses interest in the study