Our faculty and staff are national leading experts in child and adolescent mental health. Their research is extensive and has appeared in many top-tier national publications. We can comment on topics including:
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FIU experts available to discuss mental health resources in schools
Feb 16, 2023 - Science & Technology
Director of the Center for Children and Families discusses groundbreaking ADHD study on Academic Minute
Aug 10, 2022 - Lifehacks
5 tips for parents of new kindergartners who are younger than their classmates
Jun 24, 2022 - Medicine & Health Sciences
ADHD: Medication alone doesn’t improve classroom learning for children – new research
Jun 9, 2022 - Politics, Law & Society
Teachers often struggle to address mass traumatic events in class
Jun 2, 2022 - Campus & Community
FIU experts available to discuss school shooting in Uvalde, Texas
May 25, 2022
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