UGA Center for Family Research

Childhood trauma can harm health for life Our scholars found that unsafe community environments not only affected child behavior but also created a physical, inflammatory response in their central nervous system. bit.ly/44AQCdT #stress #healthequity #Psychology

Happy National Home Visiting week. We are proud to be a part of Georgia's strengths-based, family-centered home visiting programs. cfr.uga.edu/for-communitie… #NHVW #NationalHomeVisitingWeek #HomeVisitingWorks #HomeVisitingHeroes

Join us this afternoon for the 2025 Brody Symposium! @uga_cfr #behavioralresearch #socialscience

"Responding to the Mental Health Needs of Youth of Color by Any Means Necessary." Our 2025 Gene Brody Symposium topic with Riana Anderson. February 12 at 3:30 pm. Reading Room of the Miller Learning Center, UGA. Learn more: bit.ly/4amZQf4 @BAC_UGA @ugapsychology

2025 Gene Brody Symposium hosted by OIBR's Center for Family Research on February 12, "Responding to the Mental Health Needs of Youth of Color by any Means Necessary." Mark your calendars to attend! @uga_cfr #socialscience #behavioralscience #youthmentalhealth

From criminal justice to social justice. @AugustJenkins5 found her place in the scholarship of health inequities and prevention. Read our profile of this emerging scholar. cfr.uga.edu/for-researcher… #prevention @CHSatAU @auhdfs #familyscience

Brian Bauer & Justin Lavner are leading a DoD-funded study to help veterans manage mental health crises. Their innovative Couple-Based Crisis Response Planning (CRP-C) targets early symptoms to reduce suicide risk. Virtual, accessible & stigma-reducing. oibr.uga.edu

We couldn't be prouder to be 40! Read our journey from start-up center through 40 years of research and service. #prevention #neuroscience #familyscience #psychology research.uga.edu/news/center-fo…

We're excited to host Idan Shalev for a talk on the consequences of early life #adversity. tinyurl.com/4mzptcva

Studying multiple organ systems helps us see, "how life adversity can generate risk for such a broad set of mental and physical health problems," says @RobinNusslock in this video introduction to the Neuroimmune Network hypothesis. cfr.uga.edu/for-researcher… #stress #healthequity

A wholistic model for studying how early life adversity generates a wide array of physical and mental health problems. See the full video: cfr.uga.edu/for-researcher… #stress #healthequity #neuroscience @RobinNusslock @IPRatNU

The Neuroimmune Network hypothesis (NIN) suggests a wholistic approach to investigate how biological and behavioral factors interact with each other to compound the effects of stress. See our video introduction to the NIN. #neuroscience #stress cfr.uga.edu/for-researcher…

New study from YDI suggests Black youth are paying an emotional toll of higher anxiety and depression due to racism. @UGAResearch @HDFSatUGA @FACSUGA news.uga.edu/black-youth-pa…

Congrats to the OIBR Distinguished Scholars & Affiliates with the Psychology Dept. on their recent awards: @YiminheQy, Phil Holmes, Brian Haas, @ThaniaGalvanphd, @scienceofgoats, Katie Ehrlich, Justin Lavner, and Melissa Robertson shorturl.at/P85aE #socialscience

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OIBR Distinguished Scholar, Katie Ehrlich, associate professor in psychology at UGA, has studied for years how racism leads to disease in Black communities. The medical community is finally starting to recognize her research. shorturl.at/hGUTK @ugapsychology #socialscience

🔬ARISE Lab & @uga_cfr's latest research on #MetabolicSyndrome sheds light on the impact of racial discrimination on health outcomes of Black young adults. This research focus is crucial for advancing health equity.buff.ly/4bdMYqW #Research #HealthEquity #Community #ARISE

An association between racial discrimination experienced in late adolescence and metabolic syndrome in early adulthood was found in a study from CFR scholars and colleagues. jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman… #healthdisparities #healthequity #psychology @NUFeinbergMed

CFR supports Georgia's Home Visiting programs throughout the state. Learn more: cfr.uga.edu/for-communitie… #campusandcommunity #ITGA

Diversity in research is important. Understanding the health information of people from all backgrounds is central to @AllofUsResearch. joinallofus.org