2016 Archives - Klingenstein Philanthropies

PROJECT TITLE Linking Primary Care to Community Based Mental Health Resources via Family Navigation Support PROJECT SUMMARY Most children needing mental health services do not receive them; even half of those referred to a mental health provider never follow up. Certified Family Peer Specialists (CFPS)–caregivers of children with mental health needs who support families in […]

April 1, 2021

Grahamtastic Connection

April 21, 2021

Danella M. Hafeman, M.D., Ph.D.

PROJECT TITLE Mindfulness-Based Intervention to Target Mood Lability in Youth at Risk for Bipolar Disorder PROJECT SUMMARY Adolescents with a family history of bipolar disorder (BD) are at risk for developing a wide range of psychopathology. Many have frequent and severe fluctuations in mood (i.e. mood lability) that impair functioning and predict later onset of […]

April 21, 2021

Biyu He, Ph.D.

April 1, 2021

Heart of Biddeford

April 21, 2021

Kathryn L. Humphrey, Ph.D., Ed.M.

PROJECT TITLE Accelerated Cellular Aging as Mechanism Linking Early Adversity with Risk for Adolescent Depression PROJECT SUMMARY Early adversity is associated with significantly increased risk for the development of depression. The mechanisms through which early adversity confers risk for depression, however, are not well understood. Adverse life experiences have been found to activate stress response […]

April 21, 2021

Andrew Kruse, Ph.D.

April 21, 2021

Conor Liston, Ph.D.

April 1, 2021

Aaron Lyon, Ph.D.

April 1, 2021

Maine Rural Water Association

June 29, 2022

Mental Health Outreach for Mothers (MOMS) and Mobile Mental Health Outreach Van

April 21, 2021

Evan W. Miller, Ph.D.

April 21, 2021

Yuki Oka, Ph.D.

April 1, 2021

Robbie Foundation

April 21, 2021

Tiffany Schmidt, Ph.D.

April 1, 2021

St. Mary’s Nutrition Center

April 1, 2021

Tree Street Youth

April 21, 2021

M. Pilar Trelles, M.D.

PROJECT TITLE Improving Access to Care for Minority Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder Using a Family Peer Advocate Model PROJECT SUMMARY Low-income minority youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are consistently underserved by the existing mental health systems of care. Family Peer Advocates (FPAs) have personal experience caring for a child with special needs and […]

April 1, 2021

Tulane Early Childhood Collaborative Plus

April 21, 2021

John Tuthill, Ph.D.

April 21, 2021

Tamara Vanderwal, M.D.

PROJECT TITLE The use of movies to assay brain network dynamics in ADHD PROJECT SUMMARY For years, scientists, clinicians and parents have been making observations about temporal patterns in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). For example, the errors made by children with ADHD during behavioral tasks fluctuate over periods of minutes, suggesting that the brain systems involved […]

April 1, 2021

WinterKids

April 21, 2021

Michael Yartsev, Ph.D.

KTGF National Medical Student Annual Conference

February 3-4, 2023
Brown University, Rhode Island

This annual conference allows medical students the opportunity to network with their peers, present their research and clinical projects, and learn about child psychiatry from experienced mentors. Recent conferences were held at University of California, Davis, Iowa, and Tulane and have grown to attract more than 120 participants from programs across the country.

KTGF Conference

March 12-13, 2023
New York, New York

This conference, held every 3 years, allows KTGF fellows and grantees an opportunity to network with peers and learn from, and exchange ideas with, leaders in the field of child and adolescent psychiatry.

EAJK Klingenstein-Simons Annual Neuroscience Conference

May 8-9, 2023
New York, New York

This annual conference allows Fellows to network with their peers, seek feedback on their work, and learn from and exchange ideas with leaders in the field of neuroscience.

News & Resources

General Grant

Stephen Brohawn, Ph.D.

Camp No Limits

Carlisle Charitable Foundation (previously Equest)

Consumers for Affordable Health Care Foundation

Monica Dus, Ph.D.

Evan Feinberg, Ph.D.

Leandra Godoy, Ph.D.

Grahamtastic Connection

Danella M. Hafeman, M.D., Ph.D.

Biyu He, Ph.D.

Heart of Biddeford

Kathryn L. Humphrey, Ph.D., Ed.M.

Andrew Kruse, Ph.D.

Conor Liston, Ph.D.

Aaron Lyon, Ph.D.

Maine Rural Water Association

Mental Health Outreach for Mothers (MOMS) and Mobile Mental Health Outreach Van

Evan W. Miller, Ph.D.

Yuki Oka, Ph.D.

Robbie Foundation

Tiffany Schmidt, Ph.D.

St. Mary’s Nutrition Center

Tree Street Youth

M. Pilar Trelles, M.D.

Tulane Early Childhood Collaborative Plus

John Tuthill, Ph.D.

Tamara Vanderwal, M.D.

WinterKids

Michael Yartsev, Ph.D.