Center for the Study of Children at Risk
About the Center
Our objective is to nurture, promote and coordinate research, training, education, and clinical service in child development and developmental psychopathology.
About the Center
Our objective is to nurture, promote and coordinate research, training, education, and clinical service in child development and developmental psychopathology.
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Children can be at risk for non-optimal developmental outcome because of biological factors, because of social factors, or often because of both biological and social factors. The study of these children enables us to learn about developmental processes in typically developing and atypically developing children and to develop treatment strategies to meet the individual needs of the child and family.
The Brown Center for the Study of Children at Risk is dedicated to:
- Advance theories of the developmental pathways from fetal and infancy periods in at-risk children
- Enhance synergy between research and clinical practice that advances child development research, intervention programs and social policy
- Train scientists and practitioners in interdisciplinary methods from the field of child development
Our objective is to nurture, promote and coordinate research, training, education, and clinical service in child development and developmental psychopathology. Our group is interdisciplinary spanning the disciplines of developmental and clinical psychology, pediatrics, psychiatry, nursing, occupational therapy, social work, substance abuse and public health. We are excited by the translational work that occurs at the boundaries where disciplines intersect leading to new science and the handshaking between science and clinical practice.
Clinical Services
The Center for Children and Families at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island is the clinical arm of the Center for the Study of Children at Risk.
Visit our clinical services page, or call (401) 274-1122 ext. 48936 or ext. 48935 to make an appointment.
Training
Research training at the Center includes:
- Undergraduate independent study projects
- Undergraduate Training and Research Assistantships (UTRA)
- LINK internship
- Senior honors projects
- Doctoral theses
Postdoctoral fellows come to the Center through NIH grants, training programs in Child Psychiatry, Neonatology, Alcohol and Addiction Studies and RI-CART.
Contact Information
Center for the Study of Children at Risk
50 Holden Street, 1st Floor
Providence RI 02908
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