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Do Masks Impede Children’s Development?
Scientists who have studied the ways children process and use the information hidden by masks say that children will find ways to communicate, and that parents and teachers can help.
Source: The New York Times
18 Sep 2020
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Experts discuss eye care during Covid-19; mental health & helping kids cope with pandemic
Parenting Expert and Psychologist Eli Lebowitz, with the Yale Child Study Center, tell us in what ways is Covid negatively affect childhood mental health, some signs that your child may be struggling emotionally and how parents can help their children.
Source: News 8 WTNH
14 Sep 2020
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Back to School Town Hall Focuses on Children's Social-Emotional Health
Experts from Yale Child Study Center, Yale Pediatrics, and Yale New Haven Children's Hospital offered parents advice and solace as they prepare for the start of a new school year during COVID-19.
21 Aug 2020
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The Face of Medicine Is Not My Face...But, It Should Be
Amanda Calhoun, MD, MPH, and Carmen Parker, MD, are co-authors of the article "The Face of Medicine is Not My Face ... But it Should Be."
Source: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
19 Aug 2020
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Yale Health Experts Say Behavioral, Mental Health Support Key For Back To School
The pandemic is raising questions about what’s best for children as they head into a new school year, as many schools continue to finalize plans for this fall and parents make individual decisions for their families.
Source: WNPR
19 Aug 2020
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Calhoun: Not All Women Earned Right To Vote Under 19th Amendment
On the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, Amanda Calhoun, MD, MPH, emphasized that not all women received the right to vote at that time.
Source: Record-Journal
18 Aug 2020
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Calhoun Shares Hopes for APA as Organization Tackles Structural Racism in Psychiatry, Itself
The APA has launched an effort the group says is aimed at reforming itself and psychiatry as a whole.
Source: Medscape Medical News
18 Aug 2020
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Tuesday marks 100th anniversary of 19th Amendment ratification
On the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, Yale Psychiatry's Dr. Amanda Calhoun emphasizes that not all women earned the right to vote in 1920.
Source: The Record Journal
18 Aug 2020
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Yale to Lead International Team Studying Brain Evolution
A National Science Foundation (NSF) grant has been made to an international team of scientists headed by Yale neuroscientist Amy Arnsten.
Source: YaleNews
18 Aug 2020
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Dalio Education, Connecticut State Department of Education, Teachers Unions, Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents and Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence Announce New Social and Emotional Learning Course to Support Connecticut School Staff
Online course will be made available for free to all staff in Connecticut schools.
14 Aug 2020
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5 Steps for Using Stories to Help Kids Navigate their World
Kids are incredibly observant. In a time of so much uncertainty and change, they are asking critical and important questions about their world. How can parents and educators help them address their curiosities, confusions, and concerns in ways that promote understanding and empathy? Stories are powerful resources for helping kids of all ages understand themselves as well as the world around them.
Source: EDU Scholastic Blog
12 Aug 2020
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Inpatient Milieu Therapy: Considerations for Adolescent and Transitional Age Youth
The role of milieu therapy on inpatient treatment has become more prominent due to the changing landscape of hospital care, with shorter length of stay, higher patient acuity, and rapid turnover, writes Yale Psychiatry researchers.
Source: Adolescent Psychiatry
7 Aug 2020
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Taking Your 'Mental Health' Temperature During COVID-19
Strong emotions during the pandemic are normal, but some may find that their reactions grow worse over time. Yale doctors offer strategies for coping.
Source: Yale Medicine
5 Aug 2020
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Findings Point to Importance of Addressing Sleep Disturbance in Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder and Chronic Pain
Yale researchers, including senior author Declan Barry, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, co-authored an article published in Clinical Journal of Pain that found sleep disturbance may be an important treatment target for opioid use disorder and chronic pain among patients receiving methadone maintenance treatment.
3 Aug 2020
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Nurturing Security in Uncertain Times
In addition to protecting children from physical threats, we strive to buffer children from the psychological impacts of toxic stress. This pandemic brings both types of dangers.
31 Jul 2020
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For Yale’s Emerging Psychiatrists, Confronting Racism Is in the Curriculum
“The social justice curriculum is an important part of our broader effort to improve the culture of our department with respect to diversity and inclusion, and to bring the many legacies of racism to an end as rapidly as we can,” said department chair Dr. John Krystal.
Source: YaleNews
30 Jul 2020
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For Yale’s Emerging Psychiatrists, Confronting Racism is in the Curriculum
Five years ago, Yale’s Department of Psychiatry formally integrated anti-racism education and advocacy into its resident training program. Through the Social Justice and Health Equity (SJHE) curriculum, a mandatory part of the four-year program, residents learn to recognize their own biases and appreciate the lived experiences of minority patients.
Source: Yale News
30 Jul 2020
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Discussing Race with White Children: Part 2
As we discussed in our previous article, the first step is for parents to engage in personal reflection and information-gathering. The second step is simply to start the conversation, accepting that it might be a bit messy and certainly won’t be perfect.
29 Jul 2020
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Hormonal Treatments for Major Depressive Disorder: State of the Art
Jennifer Dwyer, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Child Study Center and the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, is the first author of a paper published in the American Journal of Psychiatry which reviews the state of the field of hormone-based interventions for depression.
Source: American Journal of Psychiatry
29 Jul 2020
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To improve students’ mental health, Yale study finds, teach them to breathe
When college students learn specific techniques for managing stress and anxiety, their well-being improves across a range of measures and leads to better mental health, a new Yale study finds.
Source: YaleNews
27 Jul 2020