Dr. Catherine Mogil, associate clinical professor for the DPBH, shared her insights for approaching gift giving and receiving with children this holiday season for a National Geographic article. Read the full piece on teaching children how to express gratitude around receiving gifts on the National Geographic website.
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Toxic stress to be studied, taught, with $3 million state grant awarded to UCLA Health.
With $3 million in funding over three years, Dr. George Slavich is leading a team of colleagues from across the state to create the California Stress, Trauma, and Resilience (CAL STAR) Network with plans to study, treat, and educate health professionals and community members about toxic stress. Of particular interest to the team is the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). ACEs have such a powerful influence on lifelong health because the brain and immune systems are “learning systems,” Dr. Slavich says.
UCLA receives award from the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research to support health researchers studying the impact of stress on health
UCLA researchers received a three-year $3 million award as part of California’s effort to better understand and address the impact of stress on health. “Stress is among the leading causes of disability and death in California, especially if experienced early on in life,” said George Slavich, PhD, lead principal investigator and Founding Director of the Laboratory for Stress Assessment and Research at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Behavior at UCLA.
Read more: https://www.uclahealth.org/news/ucla-health-researchers-study-impact-stress-health