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.
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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.
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Dr. George Slavich to help lead $41.5 million effort to address childhood adversity and toxic stress
Dr. George Slavich, Founding Director of the Laboratory for Stress Assessment and Research, will help lead California’s new statewide effort to reduce the impact of childhood adversity and toxic stress on health. This new investment is California’s attempt to better understand and mitigate these effects to reduce disparities in human health and opportunity.