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Each year as our YCSC community returns from Yale’s winter recess, I provide updates on the “state of the department” as part of our departmental Grand Rounds. Many thanks to those who were able to join on January 7, when I noted how our academic calendar has a particular—and to the non-academic world, a rather peculiar—rhythm. We mark the beginning of a “new year” each September, with an opening talk for the academic year, welcoming new members to our community and reviewing what lies ahead. Then, we pause again at the start of the calendar year to reflect on what has been accomplished since September while looking ahead to the new calendar year. In the past—especially since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic—I have typically started these talks by reminding us of a need to temper our worries with hope and optimism, grounded by all the remarkable work happening in our department and beyond—a realistic optimism. This year, while this certainly remains true, I began on a slightly different note, acknowledging that there is so much uncertainty in our world—along with the many challenging and heart-wrenching events of 2024 and the immediate start of 2025, including the California wildfires, the New Orleans attack, and the Las Vegas explosion. Indeed, as I prepared for this year’s talk, I experienced a greater than usual dilemma about how to strike that balance implied by realistic optimism, especially in light of the many children in our community and around the world who are regularly impacted by violence, hate, and destruction. It led me to think deeply about how often as a society we do not center children’s needs in these discussions. As such, as part of this year’s state of the department overview with a look ahead at our unfolding strategic initiatives—a high level summary of which is highlighted below—I included some personal reflections stirred by several stories in the news in recent months, tying them to the deepest meaning of our mission as professionals—caring for and centering children, while doing our best to ensure they have the opportunity to thrive. In blending these two purposes, celebrating and anticipating our continued growth and success while bearing witness to the increasing challenges for children and adolescents, my aim is to raise up our moral compass as professionals working with children and as community committed to a shared mission around the care of children and adolescents. Certainly, facing challenges in this work is not new—and I am grateful to the diverse, committed voices and growing partnerships within our department and beyond working together to address the vast and varied behavioral health needs of children and families. This year’s talk is available to view on-line for anyone who missed it and may be interested in hearing more—and though it may feel like a distant memory, I do hope you all enjoyed the December holidays and any time you were able to spend with loved ones or in any restorative spaces. May the new calendar year bring you and your loved ones joy and good health. Thank you, as ever, for your work and support to improve the lives of children and families.
Linda Mayes, MD
Arnold Gesell Professor of Child Psychiatry, Pediatrics, and Psychology; Chair
Yale Child Study Center
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The Yale Child Study Center (YCSC)—which serves as the department of child psychiatry for the Yale School of Medicine and Yale New Haven Children's Hospital—has been serving families through the integration of evidence-based clinical practice, training, and research for over 100 years. The mission of the YCSC is to improve the mental health of children and families, advance understanding of their psychological and developmental needs, and treat and prevent childhood mental illness through the integration of research, clinical practice, and professional training.
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A Department Snapshot
The YCSC community consists of faculty, staff, and trainees with a wide array of backgrounds and experiences that can’t be fully portrayed by demographic statistics – and these very basic numbers portray a small picture of who we are and portion of how we describe ourselves. As of December 2024, our community consists of approximately 546 people in the following roles. - 190 faculty with primary appointments
- 119 voluntary/community and emeritus faculty
- 101 clerical, technical, and managerial staff
- 45 postgraduate associates
- 27 clinical fellows
- 23 adjunct faculty
- 21 postdoctoral associates
- 17 postgraduate fellows
- 3 postdoctoral fellows
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Demographics
Demographic data pulled for 2024 showed that across our faculty (including ladder, research, and non-ladder), 73.4% self-reported as female, 25.7% male, and 0.5% non-binary (0.5% chose to not answer). 58.7% of faculty self-reported as White; 12.2% Asian, 12.9% Hispanic, 10.2% Black, 2.8% Two or More Races, 2.8% Unknown or chose not to answer, and 0.2% American Indian or Alaska Native. Data for YCSC staff indicate that 84.27% identify as female and 14.61% as male, while 1.12% chose not to answer. 61.8% self-reported as White; 15.7% Hispanic; 13.5% Black; 4.5% Asian; 1.1% Two or More Races; 2.3% Unknown; and 1.1% American Indian or Alaska Native. Demographic data for YCSC trainees showed that 77.9% identified as female; 21.2% as male, and 0.02% as non-binary, while 0.02% chose not to answer; and 39.8% self-identified as White, 30.1% Asian, 11.5% Hispanic, 9.7% Black, 7.1% Two or More Races, and 1.8% Unknown.
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The YCSC has been serving children and families from birth through adolescence since 1911. At the core of the center's work is the mission to improve the lives of children and families through research, service, education, and policy, by translating research and evidence-based practice into effective policy change, legislative advocacy efforts, and social innovation at local, state, national, and global levels. Our work involves multidisciplinary, intergenerational, translational, and community implementation. As YCSC Chair Linda Mayes noted in her 2025 opening talk, “Being strategic means to imagine where a field is going. Where do we want to be? Who do we want to be? And how do we get there? This involves both tactical and strategic thinking.” The image above illustrates some predictions of where the department is going, via some “big picture” trends in child and adolescent behavioral health & developmental science. These include: - Growing use of digital platforms for first level care
- Growing reliance on Artificial Intelligence (AI) to optimize care
- Networks of multidisciplinary behavioral health clinicians providing services virtually
- Need for enhanced professional development from respected academic centers
- Stronger push for evidence of impact and replicable metrics (value-based care)
- Increasing awareness of inequities in access to care
- Taking a multidisciplinary approach to child health
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Relatedly, the center’s broad strategic vision across departmental missions are as follows. Research - Recruitment, development, and retention of clinician-scientists
- Collaborative research around child health
- Strategic faculty recruitments; e.g., focused on informatics and digital health, social media, climate change, trauma
Education - Professional development for mental health community, both internally and externally
- Growing pipeline of behavioral health clinicians
- Enhancing pre-med and medical student experience in child and adolescent behavioral health
Clinical - Innovation in models for sustaining behavioral health care services
- Child and adolescent behavioral health provider for Yale New Haven Hospital System
- Improving access to care through digital technology and satellite services
Culture & Climate - Defined community values, honoring and nurturing culture and diversity in all its forms
- Inclusive practices, activities, and events to foster belonging
- Enhanced access to learning and professional development to enrich and enhance the work across missions through exposure to diverse ideas and experiences
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By the Numbers
Though just one indicator, the following numbers provide a snapshot of some of the work and accomplishments of our community members in calendar year 2024, which was yet again a busy and productive year at the YCSC. - 60,000 scheduled appointments
- 2,848 youth & families served in the clinical practice
- 830 publications
- 287 internal news articles & announcements published
- 102 external news articles and media mentions
- 43 grants received by 30 faculty members
- 35 research studies listed on "participate in research webpage”
- 12 faculty and staff promotions
Referrals to our outpatient clinical services increased again this past year, and of the 60,000 scheduled appointments between January and February of 2024, 16,000 (26%) were telehealth. Of the nearly 3,000 youth and families served, the average client age was 14.9 years. Slightly more than half (52%) identified as female, and racial identities were self-reported as 3% Asian, 17% Black, 21% Latino/a/x, 4% Multi Racial, 0.2% Native American, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 50% White, and 6% Unknown.
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Yale Child Study Center (YCSC) Professor Kasia Chawarska, Senior Research Scientist Suzanne Macari, and their co-authors were honored with the 2024 Nancy Staub Publications Award for excellence in writing on the art of puppetry on March 21.
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Yale Child Study Center (YCSC) Professor Kasia Chawarska, Senior Research Scientist Suzanne Macari, and their co-authors were honored with the 2024 Nancy Staub Publications Award for excellence in writing on the art of puppetry on March 21.
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New research from Yale Child Study Center Assistant Professor Kieran O’Donnell and his team suggests that pregnancy accelerates aging, but with an important caveat – there appears to be significant reversal of this effect in the postpartum period.
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New research from Yale Child Study Center Assistant Professor Kieran O’Donnell and his team suggests that pregnancy accelerates aging, but with an important caveat – there appears to be significant reversal of this effect in the postpartum period.
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In this blog post, Karyn Bailey, LCSW, offers advice on the value of deep breathing. This is a step-by-step guide to learning a simple but very effective technique to help alleviate stress, for adults and children alike.
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In this blog post, Karyn Bailey, LCSW, offers advice on the value of deep breathing. This is a step-by-step guide to learning a simple but very effective technique to help alleviate stress, for adults and children alike.
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The Yale Child Study Center (YCSC) community came together via Zoom on May 29, 2024 to recognize long-term service to the university. Forty-eight community members were honored for their respective years of service at Yale, from 5 up to 45 years.
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The Yale Child Study Center (YCSC) community came together via Zoom on May 29, 2024 to recognize long-term service to the university. Forty-eight community members were honored for their respective years of service at Yale, from 5 up to 45 years.
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A new webpage has been launched at the Yale Child Study Center to allow families and referring practitioners – and soon school-based personnel – to view and access more than 30 research participation opportunities at the center.
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A new webpage has been launched at the Yale Child Study Center to allow families and referring practitioners – and soon school-based personnel – to view and access more than 30 research participation opportunities at the center.
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Learning requires children to be courageous, take chances, and explore. Current research on brain development—in particular on the role of curiosity and wonder in young children’s learning—compels us to restructure practice. Surveys show that most early childhood educators request a reduction in academic pressures and more respect for the normal developmental range of abilities in young children. They want less testing, less data, less paperwork, and more time to focus on the individual and unique needs of children. In short, they want more space to implement developmentally appropriate, child-directed learning experiences: the freedom to play.
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Learning requires children to be courageous, take chances, and explore. Current research on brain development—in particular on the role of curiosity and wonder in young children’s learning—compels us to restructure practice. Surveys show that most early childhood educators request a reduction in academic pressures and more respect for the normal developmental range of abilities in young children. They want less testing, less data, less paperwork, and more time to focus on the individual and unique needs of children. In short, they want more space to implement developmentally appropriate, child-directed learning experiences: the freedom to play.
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Yale Child Study Center Associate Professor Julie Wolf has stepped into a new YCSC vice chair role, for professional development and education. Wolf has been a member of the YCSC community since 2005, when she joined the department to complete her post-doctoral fellowship, after which, in 2007, she joined the faculty.
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Yale Child Study Center Associate Professor Julie Wolf has stepped into a new YCSC vice chair role, for professional development and education. Wolf has been a member of the YCSC community since 2005, when she joined the department to complete her post-doctoral fellowship, after which, in 2007, she joined the faculty.
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YCSC Assistant Professor of Child Psychiatry Ayotunde Ayobello, MD delivered a special Grand Rounds lecture in May as part of the center’s Max Ritvo ’13 and Alan B. Slifka ’51 Program for the Medical Humanities. Following this session, in which he outlined his journey as an artist and a psychiatrist, his 6x4 foot oil painting titled “Heritage and Legacy" was officially unveiled.
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YCSC Assistant Professor of Child Psychiatry Ayotunde Ayobello, MD delivered a special Grand Rounds lecture in May as part of the center’s Max Ritvo ’13 and Alan B. Slifka ’51 Program for the Medical Humanities. Following this session, in which he outlined his journey as an artist and a psychiatrist, his 6x4 foot oil painting titled “Heritage and Legacy" was officially unveiled.
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Recently released study findings from researchers at the Yale Child Study Center and Yale Department of Psychiatry indicate that rare genetic changes that are spontaneous – and not inherited from parents – may contribute to the underpinnings of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
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Recently released study findings from researchers at the Yale Child Study Center and Yale Department of Psychiatry indicate that rare genetic changes that are spontaneous – and not inherited from parents – may contribute to the underpinnings of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
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An innovative clinical tool has been developed and is currently being piloted at the Yale Child Study Center (YCSC) through training on the use of the Racially Informed Clinical Formulation (RICF) with a cohort of clinical trainees and their supervisors. According to the lead author of the RICF, YCSC Assistant Professor Cecilia Frometa, a goal of the pilot initiative is to bring meaningful change across several disciplines—including social work, psychology, and psychiatry—by fostering a shared language and increasing comfort among clinicians and supervisors when addressing racial issues.
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An innovative clinical tool has been developed and is currently being piloted at the Yale Child Study Center (YCSC) through training on the use of the Racially Informed Clinical Formulation (RICF) with a cohort of clinical trainees and their supervisors. According to the lead author of the RICF, YCSC Assistant Professor Cecilia Frometa, a goal of the pilot initiative is to bring meaningful change across several disciplines—including social work, psychology, and psychiatry—by fostering a shared language and increasing comfort among clinicians and supervisors when addressing racial issues.
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Yale Child Study Center trainees Laura Gallardo, Isaac Johnson, and Kristina Washington have been selected as recipients of the Viola W. Bernard Social Justice & Health Equity Fellowship for 2024-2025. Learn more about each of these outstanding trainees.
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Yale Child Study Center trainees Laura Gallardo, Isaac Johnson, and Kristina Washington have been selected as recipients of the Viola W. Bernard Social Justice & Health Equity Fellowship for 2024-2025. Learn more about each of these outstanding trainees.
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The Someone Cares Closet (SCC) was launched in early 2022, in response to an overlooked hygiene crisis in New Haven and beyond. The project is a collaborative effort between Claire’s Corner Copia and the Yale Child Study Center (YCSC). The SCC provides donated personal care and household cleaning products for children and families who receive services at YCSC.
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The Someone Cares Closet (SCC) was launched in early 2022, in response to an overlooked hygiene crisis in New Haven and beyond. The project is a collaborative effort between Claire’s Corner Copia and the Yale Child Study Center (YCSC). The SCC provides donated personal care and household cleaning products for children and families who receive services at YCSC.
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Eight YCSC pediatric psychologists are now embedded in a wide range of primary care and medical subspecialities at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital, offering targeted behavioral health care to medically complex youth.
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Eight YCSC pediatric psychologists are now embedded in a wide range of primary care and medical subspecialities at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital, offering targeted behavioral health care to medically complex youth.
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The Yale Child Study Center is now providing behavioral health services in a new Westport location for families with children from birth through age 18, with a focus on evaluation and treatment of anxiety, attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), executive functioning, parenting, and evidence-based culturally responsive services to children and families.
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The Yale Child Study Center is now providing behavioral health services in a new Westport location for families with children from birth through age 18, with a focus on evaluation and treatment of anxiety, attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), executive functioning, parenting, and evidence-based culturally responsive services to children and families.
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The Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence (YCEI) has released its 2023-2024 Research Year in Review report. The annual report features the collective accomplishments of our researchers across new grants, publications, conference presentations, invited talks, and popular media content between January 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024. This period has been marked by exciting transitions, evolution, and growth for the YCEI, all in service of advancing social and emotional learning (SEL) through high-quality evidence and rigorous PreK-Grade 12 programming.
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The Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence (YCEI) has released its 2023-2024 Research Year in Review report. The annual report features the collective accomplishments of our researchers across new grants, publications, conference presentations, invited talks, and popular media content between January 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024. This period has been marked by exciting transitions, evolution, and growth for the YCEI, all in service of advancing social and emotional learning (SEL) through high-quality evidence and rigorous PreK-Grade 12 programming.
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January 5, 2024
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A recent study led by Dr. Flora Vaccarino explored the different cell types in cortical organoids to gain a better understanding of the development of macrocephaly in autistic individuals.
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Source: AUTISM ADVOCATE Parenting Magazine
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January 5, 2024
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A recent study led by Dr. Flora Vaccarino explored the different cell types in cortical organoids to gain a better understanding of the development of macrocephaly in autistic individuals.
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Source: AUTISM ADVOCATE Parenting Magazine
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February 9, 2024
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YCSC Associate Professor Eli Lebowitz is quoted in this article discussing new survey data indicating that today’s intensive parenting has benefits, not just risks, and most young adults seem happy with it.
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Source: The New York Times
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February 9, 2024
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YCSC Associate Professor Eli Lebowitz is quoted in this article discussing new survey data indicating that today’s intensive parenting has benefits, not just risks, and most young adults seem happy with it.
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Source: The New York Times
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February 15, 2024
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YCSC Assistant Clinical Professor Victoria Stob is quoted in this article addressing why hundreds of Connecticut children are unable to get the mental health services they need.
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Source: New Haven Register
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February 15, 2024
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YCSC Assistant Clinical Professor Victoria Stob is quoted in this article addressing why hundreds of Connecticut children are unable to get the mental health services they need.
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Source: New Haven Register
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February 27, 2024
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YCSC Maurice Falk Professor of Child Psychiatry James Comer, MD, MPH is featured in this blog post, noting that "in addition to driving an illustrious career in child and adolescent psychiatry, Dr. Comer is one of the founding members of Black Psychiatrists of America (BPA) and served as President of the BPA in 1973."
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Source: American Psychiatric Association Newsroom - APA Blogs
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February 27, 2024
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YCSC Maurice Falk Professor of Child Psychiatry James Comer, MD, MPH is featured in this blog post, noting that "in addition to driving an illustrious career in child and adolescent psychiatry, Dr. Comer is one of the founding members of Black Psychiatrists of America (BPA) and served as President of the BPA in 1973."
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Source: American Psychiatric Association Newsroom - APA Blogs
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April 23, 2024
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YCSC Associate Research Scientist Angeli Landeros was interviewed by Michael Leopold for his podcast, UpTic, discussing the current state of research and the latest breakthroughs in treating tics and co-occurring conditions such as Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and depression.
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Source: The UpTic Podcast
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April 23, 2024
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YCSC Associate Research Scientist Angeli Landeros was interviewed by Michael Leopold for his podcast, UpTic, discussing the current state of research and the latest breakthroughs in treating tics and co-occurring conditions such as Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and depression.
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Source: The UpTic Podcast
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April 30, 2024
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YCSC Associate Clinical Director Christy Mills and Attorney Kathryn Meyer were quoted in this article about medical-legal partnerships produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education.
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Source: Chalkbeat
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April 30, 2024
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YCSC Associate Clinical Director Christy Mills and Attorney Kathryn Meyer were quoted in this article about medical-legal partnerships produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education.
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Source: Chalkbeat
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June 13, 2024
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YCSC Professor Marc Brackett, who also serves as the director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, was quoted in this article in Greater Good Magazine, addressing how anxiety -- and other negatively associated emotions -- can serve a purpose.
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Source: Greater Good Magazine
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June 13, 2024
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YCSC Professor Marc Brackett, who also serves as the director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, was quoted in this article in Greater Good Magazine, addressing how anxiety -- and other negatively associated emotions -- can serve a purpose.
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Source: Greater Good Magazine
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June 28, 2024
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YCSC Assistant Professor Yann Poncin is quoted in this article about the US Surgeon General's call for a warning label on social media platforms, noting the benefits of the warning to help clinicians in opening up conversations about social media use as part of a typical exam and working with parents on any related challenges.
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Source: Medscape
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June 28, 2024
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YCSC Assistant Professor Yann Poncin is quoted in this article about the US Surgeon General's call for a warning label on social media platforms, noting the benefits of the warning to help clinicians in opening up conversations about social media use as part of a typical exam and working with parents on any related challenges.
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Source: Medscape
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July 30, 2024
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YCSC Harris Professor James McPartland is quoted in this Newsweek article about a potential link between the risk of autism in children and fatty acids in umbilical cord blood.
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Source: Newsweek
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July 30, 2024
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YCSC Harris Professor James McPartland is quoted in this Newsweek article about a potential link between the risk of autism in children and fatty acids in umbilical cord blood.
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Source: Newsweek
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September 16, 2024
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YCSC Associate Professor Christine Cha, who also serves as the inaugural core faculty member at the Yale Center for Brain and Mind Health, was interviewed by WTNH Channel 8 in recognition of Suicide Prevention Month this September. She addressed some things that can be done to prevent suicide in our society.
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Source: WTNH News 8
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September 16, 2024
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YCSC Associate Professor Christine Cha, who also serves as the inaugural core faculty member at the Yale Center for Brain and Mind Health, was interviewed by WTNH Channel 8 in recognition of Suicide Prevention Month this September. She addressed some things that can be done to prevent suicide in our society.
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Source: WTNH News 8
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November 14, 2024
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Marc Potenza, MD, PhD, Steven M. Southwick Professor of Psychiatry and professor in the Child Study Center and of neuroscience, spoke to The New York Times about consequences of binge watching and other uses of technology that can have negative consequences on mental health.
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Source: The New York Times
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November 14, 2024
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Marc Potenza, MD, PhD, Steven M. Southwick Professor of Psychiatry and professor in the Child Study Center and of neuroscience, spoke to The New York Times about consequences of binge watching and other uses of technology that can have negative consequences on mental health.
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Source: The New York Times
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November 20, 2024
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Dr. Nancy Borstelmann, co-director of the Yale Cancer Center early onset cancer program, discusses with WICC radio the mental health and social challenges for young people diagnosed with cancer and their families.
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November 20, 2024
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Dr. Nancy Borstelmann, co-director of the Yale Cancer Center early onset cancer program, discusses with WICC radio the mental health and social challenges for young people diagnosed with cancer and their families.
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On Tuesday, February 20, 2024, Yale Child Study Center community members joined together in person and by Zoom for an annual celebration of Black History Month during a special Grand Rounds session, followed by a social event with raffles related to the session.
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On Tuesday, February 20, 2024, Yale Child Study Center community members joined together in person and by Zoom for an annual celebration of Black History Month during a special Grand Rounds session, followed by a social event with raffles related to the session.
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The fifth annual early autism conference at Yale took place on Thursday, April 18, 2024, with approximately 100 participants. The event was hosted by the Yale Child Study Center Social and Affective Neuroscience of Autism (SANA) Program, directed by Emily Fraser Beedy Professor Kasia Chawarska.
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The fifth annual early autism conference at Yale took place on Thursday, April 18, 2024, with approximately 100 participants. The event was hosted by the Yale Child Study Center Social and Affective Neuroscience of Autism (SANA) Program, directed by Emily Fraser Beedy Professor Kasia Chawarska.
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The Yale Child Study Center honored forty trainees in the class of 2024 at an annual departmental commencement event on June 21, 2024. YCSC Professor Michael Bloch delivered a keynote speech, and the event was followed by a reception for graduates and their families.
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The Yale Child Study Center honored forty trainees in the class of 2024 at an annual departmental commencement event on June 21, 2024. YCSC Professor Michael Bloch delivered a keynote speech, and the event was followed by a reception for graduates and their families.
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On June 26, 2024, Yale Child Study Center community members came together in a hybrid format for the department’s third annual awards and recognition event to honor award recipients and retirees.
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On June 26, 2024, Yale Child Study Center community members came together in a hybrid format for the department’s third annual awards and recognition event to honor award recipients and retirees.
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The Yale Child Study Center's third annual Juneteenth celebration took place on June 18, 2024 in the Senn Courtyard at the center’s South Frontage Road location in New Haven. The event serves as a special departmental Grand Rounds session honoring the historical significance of Juneteenth each year, while also marking the end of the spring semester.
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The Yale Child Study Center's third annual Juneteenth celebration took place on June 18, 2024 in the Senn Courtyard at the center’s South Frontage Road location in New Haven. The event serves as a special departmental Grand Rounds session honoring the historical significance of Juneteenth each year, while also marking the end of the spring semester.
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Friday, July 26th marked the 2024 Undergraduate Developmental Science Summer Internship Poster Symposium. This year’s event showcased the remarkable work of 17 Yale Child Study Center interns from 11 universities and colleges across the nation, highlighting the innovative research and hands-on learning experiences that define this prestigious internship program. The Education Collaboratory is proud to have hosted three interns, all of whom presented their summer research at the symposium.
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Friday, July 26th marked the 2024 Undergraduate Developmental Science Summer Internship Poster Symposium. This year’s event showcased the remarkable work of 17 Yale Child Study Center interns from 11 universities and colleges across the nation, highlighting the innovative research and hands-on learning experiences that define this prestigious internship program. The Education Collaboratory is proud to have hosted three interns, all of whom presented their summer research at the symposium.
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On Tuesday, October 8, 2024, twelve members of the Yale Child Study Center community were recognized for professional progression in the prior academic year.
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On Tuesday, October 8, 2024, twelve members of the Yale Child Study Center community were recognized for professional progression in the prior academic year.
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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.
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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.
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On Tuesday, October 1, 2024, members of the Yale Child Study Center community joined together both in person and by Zoom to recognize Hispanic Heritage Month. Focused on the 2024 national theme, Pioneers of Change: Shaping the Future Together, the session featured YCSC community members who volunteered to share some of the ways in which they are shaping the future as a Latine person.
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On Tuesday, October 1, 2024, members of the Yale Child Study Center community joined together both in person and by Zoom to recognize Hispanic Heritage Month. Focused on the 2024 national theme, Pioneers of Change: Shaping the Future Together, the session featured YCSC community members who volunteered to share some of the ways in which they are shaping the future as a Latine person.
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The annual meeting of the Yale Child Study Center Associates was held in person on November 7, 2024, with a focus on the impact of the digital world—including social media—on children’s health and wellbeing. The meeting brought nearly 100 people together for an afternoon of talks by experts in the field. Fourteen faculty members provided brief, TED-talk style talks around the meeting’s theme, with a balance of related concerns and opportunities. Keynote speaker Andrew Solomon, PhD, wrapped up the afternoon sessions.
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The annual meeting of the Yale Child Study Center Associates was held in person on November 7, 2024, with a focus on the impact of the digital world—including social media—on children’s health and wellbeing. The meeting brought nearly 100 people together for an afternoon of talks by experts in the field. Fourteen faculty members provided brief, TED-talk style talks around the meeting’s theme, with a balance of related concerns and opportunities. Keynote speaker Andrew Solomon, PhD, wrapped up the afternoon sessions.
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On November 20th, 2024, World Children’s Day marked two significant milestones: the 65th anniversary of the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child and the 35th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. In honor of this occasion, The Education Collaboratory at Yale, in collaboration with Yale’s Undergraduate UNICEF Chapter, hosted a Pop-Up Event at the Child Student Center. The World Children's Day POP-UP Festival was developed by Patty Freedman and Six Seconds. “POP-UP Festival is celebrated in 200+ countries are sharing free, playful, meaningful activities to help kids grow their emotional intelligence and take action on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).”
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On November 20th, 2024, World Children’s Day marked two significant milestones: the 65th anniversary of the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child and the 35th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. In honor of this occasion, The Education Collaboratory at Yale, in collaboration with Yale’s Undergraduate UNICEF Chapter, hosted a Pop-Up Event at the Child Student Center. The World Children's Day POP-UP Festival was developed by Patty Freedman and Six Seconds. “POP-UP Festival is celebrated in 200+ countries are sharing free, playful, meaningful activities to help kids grow their emotional intelligence and take action on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).”
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Learn more about what lies ahead for the YCSC this year in the January 7, 2025 "state of the department" talk given by Dr. Mayes, when she posed, “As we do our best to care for the children and families who come to us for both clinical services and research...and to train the next generation to care for those families, how do we best use our voices for all children and ensure that children are the priority in our society?” She noted that this point was underscored for her by a December editorial by Margaret Renkl in the New York Times that cited two earlier pieces, one by Wendell Berry in October another by Nicholas Kristof from February. She explained, “Each is saying that our humanity—our societal and moral integrity—is rooted in how we care for the children in our communities. Not just those we care for directly—whether our own or those coming for our services—but all children. And if we allow children’s lives to be cut short, to be disadvantaged and overlooked, what does this say for our own moral integrity and the future health of our society? A society is not only measured by how it treats its most vulnerable, but also by how it cares for its children who are its future.”
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Laura Gallardo, LMSW - Isaac Johnson - Kristina Washington, PhD
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Yale Child Study Center Health Equity Rounds
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Laura Gallardo, LMSW - Isaac Johnson - Kristina Washington, PhD
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Yale Child Study Center Health Equity Rounds
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Speakers are to be announced.
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Speakers are to be announced.
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Charles A. Nelson III, PhD
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Yale Child Study Center Grand Rounds
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Charles A. Nelson III, PhD
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Yale Child Study Center Grand Rounds
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Giving to the YCSC
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The generosity of donors maintains and extends the scope of our work. For information about planned giving or to make a gift, please contact Sitwat Atiq at 203-436-8500.
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