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The Child & Family Blog, a leading online resource that explains child development research findings to lay audiences, has named UB psychologist Julie Bowker as its vice president. Owned by the ...

Experts from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago affirm the need to screen new fathers for mental distress, recognizing the mounting research that underscores the importance of ...

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An employee of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services sent an email Wednesday that mistakenly included plans to terminate more than 150 research grants related to child and family well-being ...

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BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Child & Family Blog, a leading online resource that explains child development research findings to lay audiences, has named Julie Bowker, PhD, a professor of psychology in the ...