Yale Child Study Center

11/27/2025

YCSC faculty, staff, and trainees frequently come together to support a variety of causes in the New Haven community and beyond, whether through volunteering their time, participating in fundraising teams, or making individual monetary donations. One example of this is a recently coordinated fundraiser for Connecticut Foodshare. Department Chair Linda Mayes, MD, notes that this type of initiative is a hallmark of the YCSC community.

Check out the full article here: https://medicine.yale.edu/childstudy/news-article/ycsc-community-support/

11/26/2025

The Yale Child Study Center Anxiety & Mood Disorders Program is enrolling families in an IRB-approved research study of parent-based therapy for teen anxiety (HIC #: 2000040413). Teens 14-17 years old and their parents may be eligible.

The study includes two assessments with parents and teens to complete interviews and questionnaires. Between these assessments, parents are randomly assigned to 1 of 2 approaches to learn evidence-based strategies for supporting a teen with anxiety (over 12 weeks). The study can be done completely remotely at no cost to your family, and teens can earn up to $100 for participating.

If you are interested in participating in this study, please email anxiety.csc@yale.edu or call (203) 737-4644.

11/18/2025

Participate in a remote study to deepen our understanding of teens' mental health. Teens (15–19) + parents can join a 6-week project with short surveys, a Zoom session, daily micro check-ins, and a quick nail sample for stress hormones. To learn more, email Project.PLAD@yale.edu or call (203) 764 - 7210.

11/09/2025

Congratulations to Dr. Adam Naples, Assistant Professor at the Child Study Center, for this amazing achievement! Yale School of Medicine

Congratulations to our 2025 Research Impact Awardees!

Their work will help us to understand more and explore potential treatments for the disorder.

Highlights from the work of our new grantees:

🔹 The development of a parent-focused approach to strengthen treatment outcomes for youth with misophonia.
🔹 The creation of accessible, objective tools to measure the body’s stress response to triggers.
🔹 The use of machine learning to uncover which sound features make triggers distressing, and how to reduce their impact.
🔹 The development of AI to improve headphones that can selectively filter triggering sounds.
🔹 The creation of a practical guide to help clinicians apply the latest misophonia research in everyday care.
🔹 The use of an animal model based on human research to better understand brain processes and possible treatments.

This award grants up to $500,000 for independent investigators, and up to $200,000 for .

To learn more about these investigators, their research, and our awards, visit: https://buff.ly/AT4KWnA

11/09/2025

Exciting updates from the Yale Child Study Center! As the fall comes around, here are some highlights:

Developmental Discovery & Clinical Innovation:
- Brain Network Active at Birth is Linked to Social Behavior Later in Life
- Medical-Legal Partnership Supports New Haven Children & Families

News:
- Why More Adults Are Being Diagnosed with Autism
- Investigating Positive & Negative Effects of Social Media on Youth Mental Health

Stay tuned for more events, research, and opportunities at YCSC!

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11/06/2025

As part of a unique collaboration between Yale Child Study Center (YCSC) and the Center for Children’s Advocacy (CCA), a medical-legal partnership (MLP) offers legal support for children living in the New Haven area who receive services at YCSC and are facing legal barriers that impede their health and well-being. http://medicine.yale.edu/childstudy/news-article/ycsc-medical-legal-partnership-supports-families/

11/05/2025

The YAY Lab is looking for participants to study mechanisms and predictors of irritability. Receive up to $660 compensation. Learn more by calling 203-479-0276 or emailing affectiveyouth@yale.edu.

11/05/2025

Four new research projects have been funded through a new social media pilot research award made possible through a generous donation to YCSC this past year. Several pilot studies have been launched to investigate the impacts of social media on child and adolescent mental health and development—from developing digital phenotypes related to social media use across the lifespan to studying connections between social media use with social anxiety, attention, emotional regulation, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Read the article here: https://medicine.yale.edu/childstudy/news-article/effects-of-social-media-youth-mental-health/

11/04/2025

In the latest post for a blog titled "In Our Humble Opinion” with content by Family-Based Recovery Model Development and Operations team members, Amy Joy Myers, LCSW, addresses ways in which providers who are not substance use specialists may approach clinical conversations about substance use behavior. Myers is an assistant clinical professor of social work at Yale Child Study Center. Check out the article here: https://medicine.yale.edu/childstudy/news-article/informed-conversations-substance-use/

In the latest post for a blog titled "In Our Humble Opinion” with content by Family-Based Recovery Model Development and Operations team members, Amy Joy Myers,

11/04/2025

Yale Child Study Center offers a variety of virtual and in-person mental health and wellness workshops for school personnel and communities through the center’s satellite location in Westport, Connecticut (YCSC Westport). Presentations can be adapted and individualized based on the needs of the setting or participants. Learn more at: m.yale.edu/ycsc-school-workshops

11/03/2025

The Southern CT Autism Center on Excellence on Autism Spectrum Disorders—for which YCSC Senior Research Scientist Suzanne Macari, PhD, serves as an external advisory board member—will be hosting a “Practice Traffic Stop” event on Saturday, November 15, 2025. The event provides an opportunity for autistic and neurodivergent drivers and passengers to practice routine traffic stops with police officers in a safe, supportive environment. Participants can be either drivers or passengers. The event is free, but registration is required.

11/03/2025

Yale Child Study Center offers a variety of virtual and in-person mental health and wellness workshops for families through the center’s satellite location in Westport, Connecticut (YCSC Westport). Presentations can be adapted and individualized based on the needs of the setting or participants. Learn more at: m.yale.edu/ycsc-family-workshops