African American Families and Kinship Care Lab

My personal favorite from DuBois!

We are currently conducting a study concerning the overall health and stress levels of African Americans and how it relates to the development of Alzheimer’s Disease. If you are between the ages of 40-60 years of age and are interested in participating, please contact Dr. Tyreasa Washington at 336-256-8594 or [email protected] to learn more.

African American Families and Kinship Care Lab The lab conducts research and provides services that contributes to the overall well-being of African American Families. The lab has a special focus on African American kinship care families.

An article in The Guardian highlights a new study that estimates 140K children lost their parent or caregiver to COVID. African American Families and Kinship Care Lab Director, Dr. Tyreasa Washington commented on how kinship care can support these children:

“When a child cannot live with their birth parent, almost always the preference would be to place the child with a relative. Children have better behavior and academic outcomes, and they are more likely to stay connected with their birth parents and siblings, as well as their culture.

More than 140,000 US children lost a parent or caregiver to Covid, study finds Researchers detail ‘hidden pandemic’ of grieving children and reveal US communities of color disproportionately affected

N.C. A&T Alumna Leads as National Scholar on Kinship Care in Communities of Color For more than two decades, Tyreasa Washington, Ph.D. ‘98 has worked in the field of social work and is one of the nation’s leading scholars who examine the social, academic and behavioral outcomes …

Dr. Tyreasa Washington to lead Child Trends’ research area on child welfare - Child Trends Child Trends is pleased to announce that Dr. Tyreasa Washington will lead the organization’s child welfare program area. Dr. Washington will oversee a research agenda aimed at supporting children and families involved with, or at risk of entering, the child welfare system. Her primary research int...