News

June 27, 2025

Early intervention changes trajectory for depressed preschoolers

Several months of parent-child therapy program yields positive effects for years, study finds.

News Release

February 23, 2024

Human development: Starting out strong

WashU Medicine researchers are leading efforts to understand the factors that influence brain development.

Outlook Magazine

March 28, 2023

Rogers, Smyser awarded MERIT grant for research on preterm babies

Grant totaling more than $7 million could be extended in 5 years.

News Release

August 10, 2022

Rogers named director of child psychiatry division

Recognized for work on brain development in premature babies.

News Release

April 12, 2022

Poverty, crime linked to differences in newborns’ brains

Pregnant mothers’ environments influence brain development before birth.

News Release

November 23, 2021

Prenatal, early-life influences on child brain development focus of new study

Washington University is national data coordinating site for child development study.

News Release

December 3, 2019

Halting opioid abuse aim of several grants from NIH, CDC

Dozens of grants awarded nationwide in search of answers to addiction, deaths.

News Release

November 13, 2019

CARE in Pregnancy team receives award from Generate Health

Honored for work with women with opioid-use disorder.

August 26, 2019

Stable home lives improve prospects for preemies

Medical challenges at birth less important than stressful home life in predicting future psychiatric health.

News Release

November 15, 2018

Doctors still advise against marijuana for pregnant and breastfeeding women

Source: Reuters

October 28, 2018

Following tragedy, St. Louis hospitals renew commitment to postpartum mental health

Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch