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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Denis Sukhodolsky is a clinical psychologist who treats children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders.

The results of the second round of Yale Child Study Center postdoctoral scholar travel awards were announced on January 10, 2025, with kudos to award recipients Rebecca Etkin, Stella Jackman-Ryan, and Brianna Cairney.

Approximately 150 attendees joined this year's Yale Child Study Center Open House, held at 350 George Street in New Haven on September 19. Learn more about this annual event, view photo events, and view video clips from one of the flash talks.