https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-rss/?title=Latest%20News&orgId=118708 A selection of the latest research, academic, and other newsworthy developments at YaleEval en-us Copyright 2026 Yale School of Medicine Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:35:48 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/doctoral-internship-in-clinical-and-community-psychology-matches-new-fellows-2026/ https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/doctoral-internship-in-clinical-and-community-psychology-matches-new-fellows-2026/ The Yale Department of Psychiatry's Doctoral Internship in Clinical and Community Psychology has selected its incoming class of 14 fellows who will spend a year training at one of nine clinical sites based at the Connecticut Mental Health Center and Yale New Haven Hospital. Tue, 24 Mar 2026 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/rethinking-how-we-teach-emotion-in-schools/ https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/rethinking-how-we-teach-emotion-in-schools/ Craig Bailey, PhD, and colleagues at Yale Child Study Center are deepening the conversation about how social and emotional skills are taught in classrooms and how we can bring greater clarity and rigor to that work in schools. Thu, 05 Mar 2026 20:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/kaufman-wilkins-cahill-present-at-arch-event/ https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/kaufman-wilkins-cahill-present-at-arch-event/ The Yale Department of Psychiatry’s Accountability, Respect, Community, and Humanity (ARCH) group held its second event February 5 in its Leadership Pathway Meet and Greet Series. The speakers were Joy Kaufman, PhD, deputy chair for career development; Kirsten Wilkins, MD, interim deputy chair for education; and John Cahill, MD, residency program director. Mon, 09 Feb 2026 05:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/peer-announces-leadership-transition/ https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/peer-announces-leadership-transition/ The PEER management team is excited to announce that Joanna Meyer has assumed the role of director. Michael Strambler, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry, will continue to serve on the PEER management team as co-director. Fri, 30 Jan 2026 18:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/krystal-first-guest-at-arch-leadership-pathway-meet-and-greet-series/ https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/krystal-first-guest-at-arch-leadership-pathway-meet-and-greet-series/ John Krystal, MD, chair of the Yale Department of Psychiatry, was the first guest at the Accountability, Respect, Community, and Humanity (ARCH) Leadership Pathway Meet and Greet Series. Fri, 16 Jan 2026 05:00:00 Z https://www.everydayhealth.com/mental-health/mental-health-among-black-men-barriers-and-ways-to-find-support/ https://www.everydayhealth.com/mental-health/mental-health-among-black-men-barriers-and-ways-to-find-support/ Cultural stigma toward mental health care, medical mistrust, and insurance barriers keep many Black men from seeking and receiving mental health care, research shows. Tue, 13 Jan 2026 05:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/strambler-appointed-inaugural-senior-fellow-at-yale-center-for-civic-thought/ https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/strambler-appointed-inaugural-senior-fellow-at-yale-center-for-civic-thought/ Michael J. Strambler, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry, has been appointed as an inaugural 2025-26 senior fellow at the new Yale Center for Civic Thought. Wed, 01 Oct 2025 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/strambler-named-segal-center-for-academic-pluralism-fellow/ https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/strambler-named-segal-center-for-academic-pluralism-fellow/ Michael Strambler, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry, has been named a 2025-26 Faculty Fellow to the Segal Center for Academic Pluralism. Mon, 08 Sep 2025 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/ouellette-honored-with-ycci-scholar-award/ https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/ouellette-honored-with-ycci-scholar-award/ Rachel Ouellette, PhD, associate research scientist in the Division of Prevention and Community Research, The Consultation Center, and the Yale Center for the Study of Tobacco Product Use and Addiction has been awarded a two-year Yale Center for Clinical Investigation (YCCI) Scholar Award for junior faculty members committed to research careers focused on improving human health. Mon, 28 Jul 2025 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/connors-appointed-director-of-training-for-yale-doctoral-internship-in-clinical-and-community-psychology/ https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/connors-appointed-director-of-training-for-yale-doctoral-internship-in-clinical-and-community-psychology/ Elizabeth H. Connors, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry and in The Child Study Center, has been appointed as the director of training for the Yale Doctoral Internship in Clinical and Community Psychology. Tue, 20 May 2025 04:00:00 Z https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wps.21303 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wps.21303 Yale researchers Sandra Resnick, PhD; Jessica Barber, PhD; Amber W. Childs, PhD; and Elizabeth Connors, PhD, are co-authors of a paper in World Psychiatry that calls on the global mental health community to explore measurement-based care (MBC) in a wider range of interventions and settings, including innovative suggestions to advance MBC in low and middle income countries. Thu, 15 May 2025 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/the-education-collaboratory-at-the-2025-aerancme-conference-in-denver-colorado/ https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/the-education-collaboratory-at-the-2025-aerancme-conference-in-denver-colorado/ Will you be at AERA/NCME? Researchers from the Education Collaboratory will be sharing their work at the 2025 American Educational Research Association (AERA) and National Council on Measurement in Education Conference in Denver, Colorado. Here’s a preview of what you can expect: Wed, 26 Mar 2025 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/spicer-honored-with-2025-yale-department-of-psychiatry-mental-health-advocacy-award/ https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/spicer-honored-with-2025-yale-department-of-psychiatry-mental-health-advocacy-award/ Angelina Spicer, a stand-up comic, producer, writer, and self-described “accidental activist,” was honored March 22, 2025 with the Yale Department of Psychiatry Mental Health Advocacy Award. Mon, 24 Mar 2025 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/kaufman-appointed-deputy-chair-for-career-development/ https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/kaufman-appointed-deputy-chair-for-career-development/ Joy Kaufman, PhD, professor of psychiatry, has been appointed Deputy Chair for Career Development in the Yale Department of Psychiatry. Tue, 18 Feb 2025 05:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/connors-edits-special-issue-of-administration-and-policy-in-mental-health-and-mental-health-services-research/ https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/connors-edits-special-issue-of-administration-and-policy-in-mental-health-and-mental-health-services-research/ Elizabeth Connors, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry, is lead editor of the largest special issue in Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, featuring 19 articles from 11 countries on the clinical practice of feedback, or measurement-based care. Mon, 13 Jan 2025 05:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/tebes-receives-grant-to-extend-elm-city-compass/ https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/tebes-receives-grant-to-extend-elm-city-compass/ Jacob Tebes, PhD, professor of psychiatry (psychology), in the Child Study Center and of Public Health (Social and Behavioral Sciences) has received a two-year research grant from the National Institute of Justice to extend the multi-level, mixed methods evaluation of Elm City COMPASS , a community-based initiative to create a system of sustainable supports for people in New Haven who experience a mental health or substance use crisis. Wed, 27 Nov 2024 05:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/peer-releases-final-report-from-ece-wpp-program-evaluation/ https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/peer-releases-final-report-from-ece-wpp-program-evaluation/ The Partnership for Early Education Research (PEER) has released the final report from a collaborative evaluation of an early childhood educator workforce development program administered by the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood (OEC). Tue, 05 Nov 2024 19:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/gordon-selected-to-participate-in-leadership-development-program/ https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/gordon-selected-to-participate-in-leadership-development-program/ Derrick M. Gordon, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry, has been selected to participate in the Transforming Biomedical Research and Academic Faculty through Leadership Opportunities, Training, and Mentorship (TRANSFORM) Program. Wed, 30 Oct 2024 04:00:00 Z https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2024/09/19/faculty-for-yale-panel-debates-institutional-neutrality/ https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2024/09/19/faculty-for-yale-panel-debates-institutional-neutrality/ Michael Strambler, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry, was a panelist for the panel discussion "Who Speaks at Universities and on Behalf of Whom?" September 18, 2024. Fri, 20 Sep 2024 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/ies-funding-lsr/ https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/ies-funding-lsr/ Yale University Associate Professors, Christina Cipriano and Michael Strambler have been awarded a new grant from the Institute of Education Sciences to launch: "A Living Systematic Review of Universal School-Based Social and Emotional Learning Programs in the United States." This initiative aims to revolutionize the availability and accessibility of contemporary research evidence for universal school-based (USB) social-emotional learning (SEL) programs in the United States. Thu, 08 Aug 2024 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/14-psychology-fellows-honored-at-commencement-ceremony/ https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/14-psychology-fellows-honored-at-commencement-ceremony/ The Yale Doctoral Internship in Clinical Community Psychology honored 14 graduating Psychology Fellows at a commencement ceremony June 10 at the Maurice R. Greenberg Conference Center. Fri, 19 Jul 2024 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/modification-of-electronic-nicotine-delivery-systems-among-adolescents-and-young-adults/ https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/modification-of-electronic-nicotine-delivery-systems-among-adolescents-and-young-adults/ As many as four out of every 10 teenagers and young adults who vape are modifying their e-cigarettes in ways that could expose them to burns, lung injury, and covert use of marijuana, a team of Yale Department of Psychiatry scientists found. Mon, 17 Jun 2024 04:00:00 Z https://www.educationnext.org/is-social-and-emotional-learning-bad-therapy/ https://www.educationnext.org/is-social-and-emotional-learning-bad-therapy/ Michael Strambler, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry, writes in Education Next about social and emotional learning, which aims to teach students life skills like emotion and attention regulation, interpersonal conflict resolution, and responsible decision-making. Thu, 25 Apr 2024 04:00:00 Z https://news.yale.edu/2024/04/09/awards-celebrate-those-strengthening-bonds-between-yale-and-city https://news.yale.edu/2024/04/09/awards-celebrate-those-strengthening-bonds-between-yale-and-city Eleven individuals and organizations from across Yale and New Haven were recognized during the annual Seton Elm-Ivy Awards ceremony on April 8. Wed, 10 Apr 2024 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/doctoral-internship-in-clinical-and-community-psychology-matches-new-fellows/ https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/doctoral-internship-in-clinical-and-community-psychology-matches-new-fellows/ The results of the national match were announced for psychology internship programs on Feb. 16. Through this process, the Yale Department of Psychiatry's Doctoral Internship in Clinical and Community Psychology selected its incoming class of 14 fellows who will spend a year training at one of nine clinical sites based at the Connecticut Mental Health Center and Yale New Haven Hospital. Mon, 08 Apr 2024 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/the-education-collaboratory-hosts-first-ever-spring-education-mini-conference/ https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/the-education-collaboratory-hosts-first-ever-spring-education-mini-conference/ On Tuesday, April 2, 2024, the Yale Child Study Center's Education Collaboratory hosted a first of its kind "Spring Education Mini-Conference." Leading up to the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) and American Education Research Association (AERA) conferences in Philadelphia, YCSC Associate Professor Christina Cipriano organized this hybrid meeting of collaborators from across the nation, all whom were scheduled to present their work at the national conferences later in April. Fri, 05 Apr 2024 04:00:00 Z https://www.discoursemagazine.com/p/the-importance-of-neutrality-and https://www.discoursemagazine.com/p/the-importance-of-neutrality-and Michael Strambler, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry, writes in Discourse about the conversation on institutional neutrality and diversity, equity, and inclusion on college campuses. Mon, 25 Mar 2024 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/opre-awards-ccdf-evaluation-grant-to-connecticut-team/ https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/opre-awards-ccdf-evaluation-grant-to-connecticut-team/ The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Planning, Research Evaluation (OPRE) has awarded a phase 2 implementation grant to Connecticut through the Coordinated Evaluations of Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Policies and Initiatives project. Dr. Heidi Rosenberg of EDC and Dr. Michael Strambler of YSM, both members of the Partnership for Early Education Research (PEER) management team will lead the study. Thu, 19 Oct 2023 13:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/kaufman-to-be-appointed-director-of-the-consultation-center/ https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/kaufman-to-be-appointed-director-of-the-consultation-center/ Joy Kaufman, PhD, professor of psychiatry, will be appointed director of The Consultation Center (TCC) effective November 1, 2023. Fri, 15 Sep 2023 04:00:00 Z https://image.message.yale.edu/lib/fe3815707564047e721779/m/1/5be17427-3f03-48c4-85d6-298e9fb093fa.pdf https://image.message.yale.edu/lib/fe3815707564047e721779/m/1/5be17427-3f03-48c4-85d6-298e9fb093fa.pdf “Resilience is not only something that is ‘inside’ a person, or a fixed trait,” says Yale psychologist, Jacob Tebes, PhD. The former editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Community Psychology, Tebes says that resilience made up of internal factors and outside influences. Wed, 16 Aug 2023 04:00:00 Z https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352289523000450 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352289523000450 A new Yale study published in Neurobiology of Stress shows more trauma and assaults on young Black compared to white Americans is linked to faster cellular aging. Study authors are Terrell Holloway, MD; Zachary Harvanek, MD, PhD; Ke Xu, MD; Derrick Gordon, PhD; and Rajita Sinha, PhD. Mon, 24 Jul 2023 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/new-research-published-in-child-development-confirms-social-and-emotional-learning-significantly-improves-student-academic-performance-well-being-and-perceptions-of-school-safety/ https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/new-research-published-in-child-development-confirms-social-and-emotional-learning-significantly-improves-student-academic-performance-well-being-and-perceptions-of-school-safety/ A study led by Yale professors Christina Cipriano and Michael Strambler substantiates the evidence of social and emotional learning (SEL) in supporting student flourishing in school and life. Fri, 14 Jul 2023 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/gordon-tcb-appointment-2023/ https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/gordon-tcb-appointment-2023/ Derrick Gordon, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry and director of research, policy program on male development at The Consultation Center has been appointed as the designee of Rep. Toni Walker, D-New Haven, to the Transforming Children’s Behavioral Health Policy and Planning Committee. Thu, 13 Jul 2023 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/kaufman-sullivan-address-2023-national-institute-of-justice-research-conference/ https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/kaufman-sullivan-address-2023-national-institute-of-justice-research-conference/ Joy Kaufman, PhD, professor of psychiatry, and Tami Sullivan, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry, gave an invited talk in May at the 2023 National Institute of Justice Research Conference in Virginia. Fri, 07 Jul 2023 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/crusto-honored-by-society-for-community-research-and-action/ https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/crusto-honored-by-society-for-community-research-and-action/ Cindy A. Crusto, PhD, professor of psychiatry (psychology) and associate dean for gender equity at Yale School of Medicine, has been chosen to receive the 2022 Outstanding Contributions for Mentorship in Racial Justice Award from the Society for Community Research and Action (SCRA), Division 27 of the American Psychological Association. Wed, 31 May 2023 04:00:00 Z https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/elm-city-compass-in-action-building-relationships-18095860.php?src=nhrhpdesecp https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/elm-city-compass-in-action-building-relationships-18095860.php?src=nhrhpdesecp Elm City COMPASS is a secondary crisis response team consisting of peer support specialists and social workers that New Haven deployed in November 2022 to assist first responders with incidents that might warrant social services. Mon, 22 May 2023 04:00:00 Z https://www.discoursemagazine.com/culture-and-society/2023/05/12/open-inquiry-initiative-the-intellectually-honest-case-for-social-and-emotional-learning/ https://www.discoursemagazine.com/culture-and-society/2023/05/12/open-inquiry-initiative-the-intellectually-honest-case-for-social-and-emotional-learning/ Michael Strambler, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry, is author of the op-ed "Open Inquiry Initiative: The Intellectually Honest Case for Social and Emotional Learning" in Discourse Magazine. Mon, 15 May 2023 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/elm-city-compass-honored-at-yale-nami-conference-on-neuroscience-and-mental-health/ https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/elm-city-compass-honored-at-yale-nami-conference-on-neuroscience-and-mental-health/ Elm City COMPASS of New Haven was honored with the Yale Department of Psychiatry's Mental Health Advocacy Award at the 2023 Yale-NAMI Conference on Neuroscience and Mental Health held May 13 at The Anlyan Center. Mon, 15 May 2023 04:00:00 Z https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ajcp.12674 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ajcp.12674 Joy Kaufman, PhD, professor of psychiatry, is senior author of a paper published in American Journal of Community Psychology that examines the practices and experiences of the members of a community-based participatory research partnership focused on using community voice to inform changes in Connecticut's children’s behavioral health system of care. Mon, 24 Apr 2023 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/strambler-co-edits-social-and-emotional-learning-in-action/ https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/strambler-co-edits-social-and-emotional-learning-in-action/ Michael Strambler, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry, is co-editor of the book “Social and Emotional Learning in Action” published by Guilford Press, which will be available for purchase on April 18. Wed, 05 Apr 2023 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/psychiatry-faculty-investigate-covid-19s-impact-on-connecticut-schools/ https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/psychiatry-faculty-investigate-covid-19s-impact-on-connecticut-schools/ Four Yale Department of Psychiatry faculty and affiliates contributed to a statewide study that investigated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on learning and well-being and recovery efforts in Connecticut’s schools. Thu, 02 Mar 2023 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/educational-policy-special-issue-the-politics-of-research-practice-partnerships/ https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/educational-policy-special-issue-the-politics-of-research-practice-partnerships/ An article written by the founding PEER management team is featured in the January 2023 special issue of Education Policy entitled The Politics of Research-Practice Partnerships. Tue, 31 Jan 2023 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/peer-management-team-participates-in-prospr-community-of-practice/ https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/peer-management-team-participates-in-prospr-community-of-practice/ As part of their work on an CCDF evaluation plan grant, PEER management team members are participating in the PROSPR community of practice, a network convened by ACF OPRE. Mon, 31 Oct 2022 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/new-haven-voices/ https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/new-haven-voices/ “You have to understand the community you serve.” New Haven’s director of public health, Maritza Bond, MPH, made this point during the two-part panel discussion series for the Yale health professional schools community, New Haven Voices, held on September 8 and 29. Wed, 19 Oct 2022 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/welcoming-new-peer-management-team-members/ https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/welcoming-new-peer-management-team-members/ The Partnership for Early Education Research (PEER) is pleased to announce new members of the management team. Child Care Aware of America (CCAoA) is a new organizational member, while Dr. Heidi Rosenberg of Education Development Center (EDC) is a new organizational representative. Wed, 31 Aug 2022 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/peer-collaborates-with-stamford-partners-to-promote-continuous-improvement-of-home-visiting/ https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/peer-collaborates-with-stamford-partners-to-promote-continuous-improvement-of-home-visiting/ Greater Stamford Parenting Partnership (GSPP) formed in 2021 to expand access to home visiting services for the families of young children. PEER is supporting GSPP in the area of continuous quality improvement. Thu, 30 Jun 2022 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/evaluating-maritime-odyssey-preschools-early-stem-education-model/ https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/evaluating-maritime-odyssey-preschools-early-stem-education-model/ Maritime Odyssey Preschool is a STEM-focused early childhood education program in Norwalk that was founded in 2016 by Odyssey Learning, Inc. and The Maritime Aquarium. Over the past two years, PEER has worked with these organizations to develop a logic model for the preschool’s early STEM education approach and design a preliminary evaluation. Wed, 20 Nov 2019 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/opportunities-for-learning-evaluating-the-preschool-development-grant-pdg/ https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/opportunities-for-learning-evaluating-the-preschool-development-grant-pdg/ PEER has partnered with the Office of Early Childhood, the State Department of Education, and the University of Connecticut to evaluate the Preschool Development Grant (PDG) program in Connecticut. PEER will use existing data to examine the association between PDG participation and child outcomes in the kindergarten year. Thu, 28 Mar 2019 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/peer-supports-bridgeport-early-childhood-social-emotional-learning-initiative/ https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/consultationcenter/eval/news-article/peer-supports-bridgeport-early-childhood-social-emotional-learning-initiative/ In an effort to promote coordinated, high quality SEL programming and supports for the young children and families of Bridgeport, a number of local stakeholders came together in the summer of 2018 to launch the Bridgeport Early Childhood SEL Initiative (BECSELI). The initiative is led by the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, and PEER is contributing as an evaluation partner. Several of PEER’s member organizations serve on the BECSELI Steering Committee. Wed, 27 Feb 2019 04:00:00 Z