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Division of Research on Children, Youth and Families

“While in no way implying that a child’s socioeconomic circumstances lead to immutable changes in brain development or cognition, our data suggest that wider access to resources likely afforded by the

Adolescence is a time of great change, both emotionally, socially and physically. To understand how these changes affect the health of our nation’s children as they develop, the National Institutes of

How financially disadvantaged families are helping their kids build resilience.

In the first longitudinal study of its kind, Prapti Gautam, PhD, and colleagues from The Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles found that children with fetal alcohol spectrum

Researchers led by Bradley S. Peterson have shown that lower levels of conflict-related brain activity are associated with a higher risk for later psychosis.

As part of a landmark study about the effects of adolescent substance use on the developing brain, CHLA has been awarded $8 million from the National Institutes of Health.