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:
Dr. Karen Dineen Wagner
December 03, 2012
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation celebrated 25 years of Empowering Research for Productive Lives and honored eight extraordinary scientists at its...
Richard J. Davidson, Ph.D.
November 14, 2012
Two-time NARSAD Distinguished Investigator Grantee, Richard J. Davidson, Ph.D., helped lead a study showing a causal relationship between stress experienced in...
Matthew State, M.D., Ph.D.
November 08, 2012
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation celebrated 25 years of Empowering Research for Productive Lives and honored eight extraordinary scientists at its...
Gabriel Corfas, Ph.D.
October 04, 2012
NARSAD Independent Investigator Grantee, Gabriel Corfas, Ph.D., is one of the authors of a new study that starts to identify precisely how stress, social...
Katrina C. Johnson, Ph.D.
July 09, 2012
Babies who have been exposed to antipsychotics during pregnancy have been shown to have abnormal neuromotor performance according to a study published in the...
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