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The Pandemic Disrupted Adolescent Brain Development
Before COVID, American teenagers’ psychological health was already in decline. The pandemic, with its sudden lockdowns, school closures and other jolts to normal life, made that downward slope steeper. The ensuing mental health crisis has
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Inside Grants: National Institute of Justice Grant Funding
APS Fellow and James McKeen Cattell Award recipient Gail S. Goodman discusses her NIJ-funded research project, “Long-Term Eyewitness Memory in Children Exposed to Violence.”
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New Research From Clinical Psychological Science
A sample of research exploring the structure of daily emotion-regulation-strategy use, long-term memory of childhood violence, and prenatal risk for autism spectrum disorder.
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New Research From Clinical Psychological Science
A sample of research exploring academic achievement in children with autism; self, memory, and childhood trauma; and goal pursuit in individuals with anxiety.
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Childhood Adversity Is Linked with Risky Health Behaviors and Negative Life Outcomes
Children often show remarkable resilience, but survey data shows that repeated exposure to adversity in childhood can have a significant impacts on health and well-being later in life.
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How Neuroscience Can Help Us Treat Trafficked Youth
The abuse began when Oree Freeman was eight years old. Her biological mother had given birth while in prison, so Freeman was adopted as an infant. But any trust or stability she’d learned during her
