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In today’s health headlines, we’re discussing what brain imaging is teaching us about emotion regulation in children, how this research could improve mental health treatments for families, and what we know about social media and youth mental health.
Dr. Karim Ibrahim, assistant professor in the Yale Child Study Center and director of the emotion and systems neuroscience lab, studying how emotion regulation, early life stress, and social media influence child brain development and youth mental health, joined Good Morning Connecticut at 9 a.m. to tell us more.
- June 25, 2026
Several internal awards recognizing outstanding contributions in various areas of service at Yale Child Study Center (YCSC) are awarded at an annual departmental event each spring. In addition, awards involving internal funding opportunities open to YCSC faculty, clinicians, or trainees are announced throughout each academic year. Recipients are announced internally on an ongoing basis, and an external announcement is typically published at the conclusion of each academic semester.
- May 07, 2026
Thirty-five Yale Child Study Center (YCSC) faculty and staff members were recognized for long-term service at Yale as of fiscal year 2026. YCSC community members gather annually each spring to mark milestone work anniversaries at a departmental community meeting.
- April 04, 2026Source: Hartford Courant
How does social media affect the mental health of young people, and does more use always mean more harm? Several researchers are working to find out through four pilot studies funded by Yale Child Study Center. Early findings point toward more nuanced, targeted approaches to understanding social media’s harms and benefits.
- April 02, 2026
Research led by Karim Ibrahim, PsyD, an assistant professor at Yale Child Study Center, indicates that difficulties managing emotions in childhood are linked to attention problems, aggression, anxiety, and depression. Study findings were published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry: Open in January 2026.
- March 30, 2026
Through four pilot studies funded by Yale Child Study Center, several researchers are working to find out how social media affects the mental health of young people, and whether more use always means more harm. The projects are generating early findings that challenge oversimplified narratives about teen screen time. They point toward more nuanced, targeted approaches to understanding social media's harms and benefits.
- February 18, 2026Source: Medical Xpress
Youth with behavior challenges may have trouble moving between different brain states, according to a new study led by Yale Child Study Center Assistant Professor Karim Ibrahim, PsyD. Their brains appear to get stuck in states with disrupted connections in areas of the brain important for attention, flexibility in thinking, and regulating emotions.
- February 17, 2026
Recent research at Yale Child Study Center points to a new brain process that can inform treatment approaches for childhood disruptive behavior disorders. According to the study, youth with related behavior challenges may have trouble moving between different brain states. Their brains appear to get stuck in states with disrupted connections in areas of the brain important for attention, flexibility in thinking, and regulating emotions.
- December 22, 2025
Several internal funding opportunities are open to faculty, clinicians, or trainees at Yale Child Study Center (YCSC) throughout each academic year. View the fall 2025 recipients and learn more about the awards offered this semester.
- October 23, 2025
Four new research projects have been funded through a new social media pilot research award made possible through a generous donation to Yale Child Study Center. Several pilot studies have been launched to investigate the impacts of social media on child and adolescent mental health and development.