The FamilyPsycle Lab takes a family-wide approach to understanding the multiple, complex influences on child development. Our program of clinical science considers the effects of adversity, social disadvantage, trauma, and technology on family relationships and developmental health.
Methodologically speaking, epidemiological and clinical research paradigms are utilized, in addition to dyadic and relational approaches to statistical modelling. We work closely with community health and social services in order to make sure our science reaches the people who make it possible!
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Supporting the Mental Health of Refugee Youth
The Child and Youth Refugee Research Coalition (CYRRC)'s new podcast series, The Refuge, brings together youth with refugee experience, academics, and community partners to discuss issues affecting refugee children, youth, and families in Canada. Check out the newest episode of The Refuge where FamilyPsycle Lab researcher Jean de Dieu Basabose and other guests offer perspectives on the most common mental health challenges faced by youth with refugee experience, coping mechanisms, and how to support refugee youth’s wellbeing.
How to talk to your kids about the Ukraine Crisis
In Goodable's first YouTube Live session, Dr. Dillon Browne discusses recommended ways in which parents can speak to their children about the war and humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, and how to look for signs that your child might be struggling at this time.
How parents can be 'emotion coaches' as kids navigate back-to-school during COVID-19
In a new article from The Conversation, the FamilyPsycle Lab's Dr. Dillon Browne and colleagues discuss their research on the mental health of children and families since the start of the pandemic and highlight strategies that can help parents support their children as they return to the classroom.