Dr. Dillon Browne and his team were recently published in CFP outlining the challenges to overcome for looking after mental health amidst the COVID-19 crisis. Their paper, Supporting patient and clinician mental health during COVID-19 via trauma-informed interdisciplinary systems is hopeful and realistic, and definitely worth a read.
Dr. Dillon Browne as well as several other researchers were contacted by Science Magazine to discuss how children will be affected by the novel Coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, also known as COVID-19 in this video. They discuss hopeful futures for childhood education and actions we can take for resiliency. Additionally, points of caution are discussed.
Dr. Dillon Browne was contacted by the Totonto Sun to weigh in on the phenomena of social distancing that many of us are struggling with due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
If you are interested in seeing what Dr. Browne, as well as several other academics have to say about what the present literature claims about screen time and the brain development of children, check out this article.
Interested in the potential effects excessive screen use may have in the brain among children? Dr. Browne has been asked to comment on this article by CTV News to to provide his professional opinion.
Interested in learning how to talk to your kids about distressing events? Check out this blog in Psychology Today written by Dr. Browne and incoming graduate student Shealyn May!
Want to learn more about screentime addiction and how to manage screen use in your household? Check out this article by Dr. Browne and our incoming graduate student Jackson Smith!
This morning Dr. Browne was on the Morning Edition - K-W with Craig Norris to discuss child sexual abuse in light of a recent case in Kitchener. Dr. Browne offers suggestions to parents on how to have a conversation with their children about incidents such as this, along with feelings of safety, and how to open the line for discussion of feelings and emotions within the family unit.
Are you interested in understanding the associations between youth sexting, sexual behaviour, and mental health?
Then, check out this systematic review and meta-analysis co-authored by Dr. Browne in JAMA Pediatrics!
Curious about the association of screen time and early childhood development?
Check out Dr. Browne's new post on the Child and Family Blog co-authored with Dr. Sheri Madigan (University of Calgary)!