Children & Adolescents
In honor of the 1-in-5 children living with mental illness (according to the National Institute of Mental Health), this page highlights important progress being made to better understand psychiatric disorders in children and to improve early intervention techniques and treatments. You’ll find here NARSAD Grant-funded research projects and discoveries, videos of prizewinning researchers, stories of recovery from some of our supporters and more.
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Videos: The following playlists contain videos related to child and adolescent psychiatric research: Foundation Prizewinner Video Playlist Prizewinner Symposium Presentations - Children & Adolescent Research Foundation Webinars - Children & Adolescent Research
Meet-the-Scientist Webinar Series: 
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CURRENT NARSAD GRANT-FUNDED PROJECTS: In the past year alone, the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation has awarded 65 NARSAD Grant projects to researchers focused on finding ways to alleviate the suffering caused by mental illness in children and adolescents. Read about these current NARSAD Grant-funded projects. Stories of Recovery: Read about children and teens recovering from mental illness: One Mom Shares How Early Intervention in Bipolar Disorder Saved Her Daughter’s Life I Thought Maybe This Was Normal - A family’s struggle with bipolar disorder highlights the importance of diagnosis and early intervention Focus on Family Support - Ann and Rob Laitman support the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation with the hope that their son, Daniel, will realize his hopes and dreams Publications: Read The Quarterly, Summer 2012 - Focus on "Childhood and Adolescence" |
Research Discoveries:
Katrina Johnson, Ph.D.
May 07, 2013
By Brain & Behavior Research Foundation NARSAD Young Investigator Grantee Katrina Johnson, Ph.D. and graduate student Julia Schechter, M.A. Both are Emory...
Jonathan Mill, Ph.D
April 23, 2013
In the largest study of its kind to date, NARSAD Grant-supported researcher Jonathan Mill, Ph.D., of King's College London and the University of Exeter, and...
Robert Malenka, M.D., Ph.D.
April 18, 2013
Mutations of the neuroligin-3 gene have been found in individuals with autism spectrum disorder. In new research conducted in part at the laboratory of Robert...
William E. Copeland, Ph.D.
April 08, 2013
Research supported in part by the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation finds that children who bully, are bullied, or experience both being bullied and...
Richard J. Davidson, Ph.D.
March 01, 2013
From The Quarterly, Winter 2013
How early in life does exposure to stress raise a child’s likelihood to suffer anxiety, depression, or other stress-related...
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