Motherhood and Mental Health

We checked in with Sarah Guy, 2016 recipient of our Frances Fowler Wallace Award to learn more about postpartum depression and the mental health issues and stigmas affecting new mothers. Postpartum depression is not uncommon. According to the Centers for Disease...

Improving Academic Achievement Through Mental Health

As expected, school personnel are focused on promoting strong academic achievement. However, an often-underestimated influence on performance is student mental health. Since the brain is not fully matured until age 20 or later, most students don’t have fully matured...
Youth in Transition: From Support to Empowerment

Youth in Transition: From Support to Empowerment

“Statistically I’m not supposed to be here. I should be in prison, homeless, or dead.” -LaQuinton Wagner Statistics are not necessarily the end all. With the overhaul of Texas’ child welfare system dominating headlines during the 2017 legislative session, we...
Youth in Transition: From Support to Empowerment

How do Romantic Partners Adapt to Chronic Illness?

We speak to Kristen about her research, which explores how romantic partners adapt to the recurring stressor of providing social support to a loved one who has been diagnosed with a chronic and incurable illness.