Check out the University of Waterloo's Global Futures Report, which featured a story about Dr. Dillon Browne and FamilyPsycle Lab! Read the article here: https://uwaterloo.ca/news/global-futures/taking-family-centred-approach-mental-health-care
In response to the Israel-Hamas conflict, Dr. Dillon Browne discusses common responses to violence, and recommendations for supporting oneself and one's loved ones during these difficult times. Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=S4QT49rE_Qk&feature=youtu.be
Check out these new research-based infographics on Trauma Information for Families from the FamilyPsycle Lab!
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.
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.
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.
Last week, Dr. Dillon Browne presented at the Erin Mills Connects Community Forum.
In a community public lecture at the University of Waterloo, Dr. Dillon Browne and colleagues from across campus discuss the impacts of COVID-19 on the development of children, short-term and long-term. Check out the lecture on the University of Waterloo's YouTube.
A study co-authored by Dr. Dillon Browne modelling the COVID-19 risk for various classroom sizes and configurations was shared by National Post this past weekend.
COVID-19 has had major implications for childcare, with closures and other precautions being implemented for public health. However, with these closures came many challenges, and it became increasingly clear that childcare must reopen to some extent. However, how to reopen remains understudied and the proposed plans need evidence-based evaluation.