CONGRATULATIONS to our director Jen Wolff, PhD for receiving the American Psychological Association 2023 Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research🎉 We are so proud to work with such an amazing researcher and person!! Bradley Hospital Brown Psychiatry and Human Behavior

Fascinating new research from Common Sense Media on teens and pornography: 73% of teens have been exposed to porn. Average age of first exposure is 12. 79% of teen viewers say they've learned "how to have sex" from porn. Only 43% have talked to a parent or trusted adult about it.

Should you let your child watch YouTube while they're getting a shot? A 2020 meta-analysis suggests that using "digital distraction" (videos, VR, games) during medical procedures can reduce kids' pain and distress by 10 to 20%.

Does social media use cause mental health issues in teens? It's complicated...

This week on Techno Sapiens... The science of screens and sleep, and simple strategies to start sleeping better today. [ft. my adorable dog nephew] technosapiens.substack.com/p/the-secret-t…

There's been a lot of talk recently about the teen mental health crisis, and whether social media plays a role. But a few things have been missing from the conversation...

So exciting to see one of our amazing researcher’s Sam Meisel discussing teen cannabis use with the The New York Times

Our new research report is out! Common Sense Media Supreet Mann @mikrobb1 We asked adolescent girls what THEY think about social media, how it impacts their wellbeing, and what kinds of experiences they're having online. Check it out here!👇 commonsensemedia.org/research/teens…

🚨JOB ALERT🚨The SPARK Lab with Liz Thompson, PhD is hiring🎉 Dr. Thompson’s work focuses on emerging psychosis in adolescents and the relationship to suicide risk and sleep disturbance in these youth. See more information and details below! Bradley Hospital Brown Psychiatry and Human Behavior

Congratulations to Gisela Jimenez-Colon, Ph.D., one of our incredible AMHC researchers🎉

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Although talking about your mental health can be difficult, the fact is, about 80 percent of the population will experience a mental health condition at some point in their lives. lifespan.org/lifespan-livin…

Dr. Gisela Jimenez-Colon, the inaugural winner of a new DPHB diversity award, plans to expand care for Latinx families w/trauma. “As I continue to work with kids that have trauma, I see how much the parents and adults need their own treatment.” Read: go.brown.edu/DPHB23Diversit…

Are some times of day more dangerous for suicidal youth? According to new research by Dr. Anastacia Kudinova (Anastacia Kudinova, PhD), the answer is likely yes. Learn more: healio.com/news/psychiatr…

Read more about Anastacia Kudinova, PhD’s recent presentation on the presence of diurnal variation in youth suicidal ideation and suicide attempts healio.com/news/psychiatr… Sleep and Mental Health Research Center Bradley Hospital #sleep #mentalhealth

Excellent presentation today from Director Adolescent Mental Health Collaborative Jen Wolff, PhD during our quarterly CRISP Suicide Prevention Consortium @Brown Research Meeting, speaking to the current state in acute mental health Tx for youth, including the crisis related to lack of available inpatient beds and long ED boarding times.

Social media doesn't have to be an all-or-nothing proposition for teens, Dr. Jacqueline Nesi, PhD tells CNBC. "How can we maximize the benefits of social media that we see for teens while minimizing the risks that we know are present?" Watch: cnbc.com/video/2023/06/…

Work led by Juliana Acosta & with Dana McMakin out now in SleepHealthEditor. We developed a new scale and model for how parenting in the hour before bed (nighttime parenting) is especially important for youth sleep. Next paper will be on the intervention! sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

🚨WE’RE HIRING several Clinical Research Assistants interested in working on studies for assessment and intervention of suicidal thoughts and behaviors in children and adolescents. Start date May/June 2024. CRISP Suicide Prevention Consortium @Brown Please send CVs and cover letters to [email protected]