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Advice for Parents Concerned About Autism

A Q&A with Ami Klin, Ph.D. of Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Klin received the 2018 Ruane Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Research from the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation.

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Happy family on vacation under gravity blanket

Research shows that Americans work more than people in any country in the industrialized world. We take less vacation, work longer days and retire later in life. All of these factors combined provide for a perfect “stress” storm. Here are some tips to learn how to de-stress.

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A Novel Way to Help People in Prisons and Jails with Severe Mental Illness

Q&A with Judge Steven Leifman, Associate Administrative Judge, Miami-Dade County Court-Criminal Division, Florida, 2018 BBRF Pardes Humanitarian Prizewinner in Mental Health, and 2012 BBRF Productive Lives Awardwinner.

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Steps to Take Before, During, and After Pregnancy to Help Assure the Child’s Mental Health

A Q&A with M. Camille Hoffman, M.D., MSCS. Dr. Hoffman completed medical school at the Medical University of South Carolina, OBGYN residency at University of Miami, and her maternal fetal medicine fellowship at University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. Dr. Hoffman directs a clinical and translational perinatal mental health research program that she established to investigate maternal-child mental and physical health relationships and to promote maternal-child wellness.

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