"The primary goal of the Center is to facilitate translational clinical science, targeting key processes in the prevention, remediation, and management of behavioral, emotional, and neurodevelopmental conditions from early childhood through early adulthood.”
"The primary goal of the Center is to facilitate translational clinical science, targeting key processes in the prevention, remediation, and management of behavioral, emotional, and neurodevelopmental conditions from early childhood through early adulthood.”
Mission of the Center
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The mission of the University of Alabama is to advance the intellectual and social condition of the people of the state of Alabama and beyond through teaching, research, and service. The Center for Youth Development and Intervention (the ‘Center’) embodies this mission. The Center also adheres to the University’s commitment to enhance the quality of life for all Alabamians and the citizens of the nation and the world. |
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The Center is a state-of-the-art research, training, and service facility that brings together investigators from diverse disciplines who share an interest in developmental psychopathology. The primary goal of the Center is to facilitate translational clinical science, targeting key processes in the prevention, remediation, and management of behavioral, emotional, and neurodevelopmental conditions from early childhood through early adulthood. The Center provides on-site and community-based training to providers, educators, and students in evidence-based assessment and intervention.
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Center-affiliated investigators are involved in longitudinal investigation of biopsychosocial processes across development, the development and testing of innovative methods, the evaluation of programs and interventions via clinical trials, and consultation to other providers and community-based partners.
Finally, the Center serves the broader Tuscaloosa and surrounding communities. By interfacing with schools, medical and mental health providers, and the justice system, we provide needed services to the families in the Tuscaloosa community and will likewise benefit by having greater participant involvement in the development of research. |
Consistent with this mission, the following are the Center's strategic objectives:
- Facilitate transdisciplinary, collaborative, and cutting edge research related to mental and physical health and well-being
- Provide a venue for the translation and dissemination of evidence-based approaches to community and school providers
- Facilitate grant-funded research on intervention and prevention programming
- Provide opportunities for student training via direct research engagement, clinical and consultative services, and secondary data analysis
