MPSI Newsletter - Imprints

Imprints newsletter is printed and mailed bi-annually. Imprints highlights recent research and community events conducted by the MPSI. MPSI's Healthier Urban Families (HUF) program also publishes Parenting Moments, a monthly e-newsletter for anyone caring for children.

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MPSI Imprints Spring 2024

Beating the Socioeconomic Odds
War or Pandemic, MPSI Steps Up
Infant Mental Health Leaders Win Statewide Awards
Honors & Achievements
Historic Freer House Update
Celebrating Women Past and Present

MPSI Imprints Fall 2023

Tough Teen Experiences Spark Research into Adolescence
1930s Merrill Palmer Treasures Reveal Exquisite Detail
Honors & Achievements
Teens from 26 Schools Discover Common Ground and Friendship
Autumn Focus: Freer and Japanocacy

 

MPSI Imprints Spring 2022

Online Help for Parents of Young Children
Exhibit: Merrill Palmer in Detroit: 100 Years of Community Making
The Key to Lasting Memories
Lifespan Alliance Research Day
New Heights for Infant Mental Health

Perseverance and Play-Doh: Reflections on Resiliency in the Preschool Classroom

 

MPSI Imprints Spring 2021

MPSI Faculty Member Wins Stanford University Fellowship
Is Your Child's Behavior Challenging?
Symposium: Illuminating the Future for Children, Families & Community
Exhibit: Merrill-Palmer & Detroit: A Century of Community Making
Spotlight on Infant Mental Health Students

 

MPSI Imprints Spring 2020

100 Years of Women, Science, Children and Community, Alumni Share Memories
Stigma and Migraines: Don't Add Blame to the Pain
Whistler Painting Installed
Remembering a "Force of Nature": Phene Vandervort (1930-2020)
 

MPSI Imprints Fall 2019

Newest Faculty Member Talks Trauma, Relationships, and Making Statistics Exciting
Identifying Barriers to Father Involvement
Weatherston Endowment: Scholarship Help for Students Studying Infant Mental Healt
Freer House: Home to Enduring Legacies

 

MPSI Imprints Spring 2019

Testing a New Approach to Parent Education
Service Learning: Lasting Lessons from the Little Ones
Soccer Star Gets His Kicks Working at Freer House
Giant Step Teen Conference: The Recipe for Empathy & Understanding

 

MPSI Imprints Spring 2018

A Work Day Full of Smiling Faces
Better Classroom Experiences for African American Youth
Freer House Supporters Win Accolades
Once-in-a-Lifetime Art Exhibit

 

MPSI Imprints Fall 2017

New Trauma Theory Examines Cultural Betrayal
London Visitor "Delighted" by MPSI Infant Mental Health Program
Dad and Baby Time

Impact of Woodward Consortium Model

 

MPSI Imprints Spring 2017

Restoring Lives Shaped by Trauma
Toddler Study Yields Trove of Insights
Teachings from the TEDY Study
Freer House: Sharing our Home

 

MPSI Imprints Spring 2016

Woodward Childcare Consortium Expands Goals
Preschool AstroTots Lift Off on Project Night 
Freer House Director Receives Historic Preservation Lifetime Achievement Award
Giant Step Unites Diverse Teens; Returns to Campus 
 

MPSI Imprints Fall 2015

$2.5 Million to Improve Interactions between Parents, Teachers and Toddlers
Service Learning: A Different Way to Learn
Detroit Lullaby Project: Singing to Sooth
Freer House: Documenting an Artful Life

 

MPSI Imprints Spring 2015

No More Tears: Happiest Research on the Block
Special Freer House Photo Section
Storytelling in the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community
Childhood Resilience

 

MPSI Imprints Spring 2014

Wayne County Baby Court
Grant to Lessen Marijuana Use in Pregnancy
President Willson attends Freer House Event
Student Research Draws Large Crowd
Understanding Trauma in Parents and Children
 

MPSI Imprints Fall 2013

How Father's Matter
Child Advocate Ann Nicholson Honored
Early Childhood Center Earns High Ranking
Freer House Visitors Top 1,000
Children After Trauma
 

MPSI Imprints Spring 2013

MPSI's Newest Faculty Member Studies Wars' Effects
Bringing Freer's Garden Back to Life
Kresge Foundation Supports Wayne State's Work with Detroit Preschools
Expert on High-Risk Families Joins Faculty
Explorations in Development: Reducing Infant Mortality
 

MPSI Imprints Spring 2012

New Degree Program Supports Infant Well-being
WSU Helps Detroit Child Care Centers Share Best Practices
Legacy Writer Relives Preschool Days
Explaining Freer's Ceramic Collection
 

MPSI Imprints Fall 2011

Curbing Drug Abuse in New Mothers
The Challanges of Teen Pregnancy
Early Childhood Center Receives Highest Accreditation
Vision of Freer House Future Comes Into Focus
 

MPSI Imprints Spring 2011

Freer House Pulses with Music, Art and Drama
Treatment for Alcohol Abuse at the Tips of Your Fingers
College Begins at Preschool
Growth Doubles impact of Healthier Urban Families
 

MPSI Imprints Fall 2010

Freer House National Significance
Kaufman Center Teaches Autistic Children to Speak
Detroit Early Childhood Teachers Receive Training
Teens Connect with Seniors
 

MPSI Imprints Spring 2010

Understanding Teen Violence
Detroit Teachers Benefit From MPSI Expertise
Why Do Teens Take Risks?
Charles Lang Freer House
 

MPSI Imprints Fall 2009

The Damage Done: Alcohol and Pregnancy
Learning How to Play
Experts Help Keep Urban Families Strong
Giant Step Unites Students From Different Walks of LIfe
 

MPSI Imprints Spring 2009

MPSI's Mission Embraces Community
Romance in Adolescent Development
Freer Hourse Features National Art Experts
Pre-Doc Training Exceeds High Expectations
Teen Conference Promotes Social Harmony