A discussion about Feeling Well: The Science and Practice of Emotional Well-Being, a UConn pop-up course on emotional well-being.
2023
UConn Today
Study Finds Young Women of Color in Hartford Use Social Media to Navigate Relationships and Meet Developmental Needs – November 28, 2023
Affiliate Profile: Latoya Haynes-Thoby
Background Latoya Haynes-Thoby, PhD, NCC, LPC, is an Assistant Professor of Counselor Education in the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut focused on trauma, resilience, and thriving
Relationships Between Early Head Start Providers and Families
A CSCH Brief by Kyle DeMeo Cook, Eleanor Fisk, Caitlin Lombardi, Kevin Ferreira van Leer, and Vanessa Esquivel
Steering Committee Member: Ravit Stein
Background Ravit R Stein, PhD, BCBA-D, NCSP, is the Director of Psychological and Behavioral Consultation at EASTCONN
UConn Today
Great Expectations vs Reality of Food Healthiness in Online Grocery Shopping – October 2, 2023
Building Partnerships to Advance Inclusive Team Science
Join us for a virtual event, Building Partnerships to Advance Inclusive Team Science, on Monday, November 6 from 12-1 pm ET
Balancing Work and Well-being Fall 2023
Early career professionals and graduate students! Join us for the next event in our continuing series on on balancing work and well-being on Wednesday, November 1 from 11-1 pm ET
UConn Today
UConn Social Work Researcher Investigates a Mindfulness Mental Health Intervention for LGBTQIA+ Youth – September 19, 2023
UConn Today
UConn Centers Offer Free Professional Development to Local School Wellness Teams – September 13, 2023
Affiliate Profile: Rocio Chang-Angulo
Background Rocio Chang-Angulo, Psy.D. is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at UConn Health and is a researcher, teacher, and clinician who focuses on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of psychological trauma in children, adolescents and adults
UConn Today
National LGBTQ+ Survey Finds Many Teens Out to Family, Hopeful for Future; Problem Areas Remain – September 11, 2023
Racial and Ethnic Match Between Children and Providers in Early Head Start
A CSCH Brief by Kyle DeMeo Cook, Kevin Ferreira van Leer, Caitlin Lombardi, and Vanessa Esquivel
Gender Minority Youth: Links between State Laws, Region, and Gender Affirmation Experiences
A CSCH Brief by Benton M. Renley, Ryan J. Watson, and Helene M. Marcy
UConn Today
UConn Kinesiology Professor Explores Efficacy of Ride-On-Toy Navigation Training to Improve Motor Skills in Children with Cerebral Palsy – August 21, 2023
Emotional Well-being: Next Steps in Research
Brief #4 in a Series by Jessica B. Koslouski, Oscar Ruiz, Helene M. Marcy, and Sandra M. Chafouleas
Emotional Well-being: How do we Measure it?
Brief #3 in a Series by Jessica B. Koslouski, Oscar Ruiz, Helene M. Marcy, and Sandra M. Chafouleas
Emotional Well-being: Contributors and Consequences
Brief #2 in a Series by Jessica B. Koslouski, Helene M. Marcy, Oscar Ruiz, and Sandra M. Chafouleas
What is Emotional Well-being?
Brief #1 in a Series by Jessica B. Koslouski, Oscar Ruiz, Helene M. Marcy, and Sandra M. Chafouleas
UConn Today
UConn Researchers Awarded $1 Million to Research COVID-19’s Impact on Children’s Health – August 18, 2023
UConn Today
Confronting America’s Gun Violence Epidemic(s) – July 11, 2023
UConn Today
UConn Faculty Awarded $2M in Federal Funding to Support School Wellness in CT – June 16, 2023
CSCH and Rudd Center Receive Federal Funding to Support Comprehensive School Wellness
CSCH and the UConn Rudd Center have jointly received CDC funding to protect and improve the health and well-being of school-age children and adolescents
UConn Today
Feel Your Best Self Collaborative Puppetry Project Wins Telly Awards – June 7, 2023
UConn Today
Pioneering Puppet Project ‘Feel Your Best Self’ Coming to More Screens Near You – June 5, 2023
Yahoo Finance
3 Ways To Support Mental Health at Work – June 1, 2023
Episode 21: Restorative Justice and the School-Based Diversion Initiative
A discussion about an initiative in Connecticut that uses restorative practices to reduce juvenile justice involvement and improve school mental health outcomes.
Affiliate Profile: Emma Zuk
Background Emma Zuk will soon receive her PhD from UConn in the Department of Kinesiology, focusing on physical activity engagement in children
Episode 20: Why Social and Emotional Learning Matters – the Work of Chris Cipriano and Team
Chris Cipriano, Assistant Professor at the Yale Child Study Center and Director of the Education Collaboratory at Yale talks about her team’s work in social emotional learning.
The Daily Campus
UConn Waterbury’s W.I.S.H. Festival was a stunning success – April 20, 2023
UConn Today
UConn Waterbury Plays Host to First-Ever W.I.S.H. Fest – April 19, 2023
Episode 19: The Impact of Gun Violence on Kids’ Health
Founders of the UConn Center for Advancing, Research, Methods, and Scholarship in Gun Injury Prevention talk about the impact of gun violence on kids’ health and the policies and practices that can address gun violence prevention.
The Importance of Sexual and Reproductive Health Education for Foster Care Adolescents and their Caregivers
A CSCH Brief by Christina Ross, PhD, RN
Affiliate Profile: Michelle Cole
Background Michelle Cole, DNP, MSN, RN, CPN, is an Associate Clinical Professor in the UConn School of Nursing. Her main areas of scholarship involve global health, global learning, and pediatric health
UConn Today
Teenage Composer, Producer of Feel Your Best Self Theme Song: ‘It All Will Be OK’ – March 15, 2023
UConn Today
Public Health Insurance for Parents Improves Children’s Reading Skills, UConn HDFS Study Finds – March 13, 2023
Edutopia
How Puppets Can Help Kids Express Emotions – March 10, 2023
WFSB Great Day
Helping kids feel being their best selves with puppets – February 24, 2023
The WSCC Blueprints: Guides for Implementing Practices and Policies Aligned with the WSCC Model
A CSCH Brief by Kathleen M. Williamson, Jessica B. Koslouski, Helene M. Marcy & Sandra M. Chafouleas
Connecticut Public Radio
Providing healthy and free school lunches for all – February 21, 2023
UConn Today
Community Researcher Examines North Hartford Health Disparities – February 16, 2023
UConn Today
Feel Your Best Self Collaborative Project Wins Kidscreen Award – February 15, 2023
Affiliate Profile: Kathleen Williamson
Background Kathleen Williamson, Ph.D. is a Postdoctoral Research Associate with both CSCH and the Neag School of Education’s Department of Educational Psychology
Feel Your Best Self Wins Kidscreen Award
The Feel Your Best Self toolkit, developed by CSCH and the UConn Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry, has won a 2023 Kidscreen Award, recognizing it as being among the “best children’s TV and digital media content in the world.”
CT Mirror
Providing school meals for all is a win for CT families – February 13, 2023
NPR
Junk food abounds on YouTube videos for kids – February 9, 2023
Episode 18: The WSCC Blueprints – helping schools integrate health and learning
CSCH Postdoctoral Scholars Jessica Koslouski and Kathleen Williamson describe the CSCH WSCC Blueprint tools geared to helping schools implement the WSCC model.
UConn Today
The Darién Gap in Focus: Exhibition Centers the Stories of Migrants Traveling through Panama in Transit to the U.S.-Mexico Border – January 31, 2023
Steering Committee Member: Damion Grasso
Background Damion Grasso, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist and Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine
WNPR
The power of puppets: New toolkit helps kids process “heavy feelings” – January 6, 2023
Episode 17: How Kids and Young Adults Benefit from Nature
UConn Professors Jean Coffey, Damion Grasso, and Cynthia Jones discuss the benefits of nature and how to get outside.