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:
Chiara Nosarti Ph.D.
June 04, 2012
One of the largest studies to investigate birth complications and later mental health has found that premature birth (less than 32 weeks gestation) constitutes...
James F. Leckman, M.D.
May 25, 2012
NARSAD Distinguished Investigator Grantee, James F. Leckman, M.D., professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry at the Yale University Child Study Center, is one of...
Gabriel Corfas, Ph.D.
May 18, 2012
NARSAD Independent Investigator Grantee, Gabriel Corfas, Ph.D., is one of the authors of a new study that found that mice carrying a certain mutated form of...
Rachel G. Klein
April 18, 2012
From The Quarterly, Spring 2012
Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a disturbance of self-control, of what we call response inhibition, or delay...
Rachel G. Klein, Ph.D.
April 18, 2012
Founding Member of the Foundation Scientific Council Shares Insight from 33-year Cohort Study with Children
From The Quarterly, Spring 2012
Adolescence is a...
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