Yale Child Study Center
The Yale Child Study Center is a department at Yale University School of Medicine which brings together multiple disciplines to further the understanding of the problems of children and families. Among the many disciplines are child psychiatry, pediatrics, genetics, neurobiology, epidemiology, psychology, nursing, social work, and social policy. The mission of the Yale Child Study Center 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. The Yale Child Study Center is unique in its scope of research, clinical services, training programs, policy work, and its local, state, national, and international collaborations. The strengths of the Center are reflected in the breadth and integrative nature of research, clinical services, and training.
The center conducts research and provides clinical services and medical training related to children and families. Topics of investigation include autism spectrum disorders,[1] Tourette syndrome, other pediatric mental health concerns, and neurobiology.[2] Various areas of research are supported by research grants from other institutions, such as from the National Institutes of Health, in areas that combine multiple areas of investigation in an interdisciplinary fashion, such as in brain training.[3]
The center was started in 1911 as the Yale Clinic of Child Development by Arnold Gesell. Dr. Gesell, who is considered the father of child development in the United States, led the center until 1948.[4] Subsequent directors were:[4]
- Milton J.E. Senn, 1948–66
- Albert J. Solnit, 1966–83
- Donald J. Cohen, 1983–2001
- John E. Schowalter, interim
- Alan E. Kazdin, 2002–06
- Fred R. Volkmar, 2006–present[5]
References
- ^ Yale Child Study Center Receives Over $3.5 Million NIH Grant For Autism Research, Medical News Today, January 27, 2007.
- ^ Welcome from Director, Fred R. Volkmar, MD, Yale Child Study Center websiteTemplate:Accessdate
- ^ https://www.collectiveip.com/technology-transfer/yale-university/grants?fgi=Bruce+E.+Wexler
- ^ a b Yale Child Study Center HistoryTemplate:Accessdate
- ^ "Expert on autism is named new director of Child Study Center" (Press release). Medicine@Yale.org. July–August 2006. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
Further reading
- "The Yale Child Study Center Centennial" (PDF). International Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions. June 2011. pp. 9–19. Retrieved April 17, 2012.[author missing]
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