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for Better Care Tomorrow

The Science and Engineering team at the Child Mind Institute is dedicated to transforming the lives of children with mental health and learning disorders through the power of scientific discovery. To address the growing crisis in children’s mental health, our researchers work to guide interventions by building a rigorous understanding of the developing brain — an understanding based on reproducible scientific results rather than appealing theories or anecdotal evidence.

Biomarker Discovery to Enable Personalized Medicine
Fundamental Neuroscience

One of the greatest barriers to reliably improving mental health interventions is the fact that diagnosis and treatment are subjective. We’re leading a global effort to identify objective, measurable brain- and behavior-based biomarkers to guide clinical practice.

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Making the Science of the Brain Reliable and Reproducible
Advancing Methods

There is a crisis of reproducibility in psychology. That’s why we’re focused on improving the methods in brain research. We’re developing analytical and neuroimaging tools that allow scientists to pool data, gain deeper insights into brain signals, and strengthen the science behind mental health treatments.

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Building a Culture of Data-Sharing to Accelerate Discovery
Global Open Science

We freely share our data, methods, and tools to speed scientific advancement. By partnering with institutions worldwide, we’re leading the way toward a global culture of open science. While we’ve published hundreds of papers in top scientific journals, our data has been used in thousands.

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Democratizing Treatment Through Digital Technologies and Devices
Applied Digital Technologies

To address glaring disparities in access to clinical care for children, we are developing digital therapeutics and response monitoring tools to offer tailored solutions across a spectrum of emotional, behavioral, and learning disorders. In doing so, we are shaping the future of mental health care and research in the digital age.

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Inspiring the Next Generation of Brilliant Scientists
Training Future Leaders

Investing in the scientific leaders of tomorrow will accelerate discovery and transform children’s lives. From scholarship awards for promising student scientists to research fellowships at our New York offices, we nurture the spark of innovative thinking that moves science forward.

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Identifying, Monitoring, and Responding to Public Health Crises
Public Health and Epidemiology

The prevalence of mental health-related crises continues to rise and there’s a clear deficit in reliable data for researchers to use to assess impacts and improve outcomes. Through epidemiologic studies, we are working to identify trends and effective interventions that will inform evidence-based strategies and mental health policies.

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Our Science Team

Our team of researchers and engineers brings together expertise across a diverse range of disciplines, enabling the kind of innovative collaborations that speed the pace of discovery.

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