Before a conference on social media’s mental health impacts on children and families, the director of the Hassenfeld Institute on Child Health Innovation spoke about the importance of grasping the true nature of social media’s grip.
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Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute
Michael Silverstein, M.D.
Director of the Hassenfeld Institute, George Hazard Crocker University Professor of Health Services, Policy, and Practice at Brown University School Of Public Health
Research Interests
Maternal depression prevention, Mental health services for children and families
Biography
Dr. Silverstein is the director of the Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute and a George Hazard Crocker University Professor of Health Services, Policy, and Practice at Brown University. Prior to joining Brown University in the Fall of 2021, Dr. Silverstein was associate professor of pediatrics, director of the Division of General Academic Pediatrics, and vice chair of research for the Department of Pediatrics at the Boston University School of Medicine. He also worked as a pediatrician at Boston Medical Center, New England’s largest safety net hospital. Since 2016, he has served as a member of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Dr. Silverstein’s research focuses on mental health services for children and families. His primary interest is the prevention of depression in at-risk mothers and mothers of vulnerable children.
Recent News
Dr. Michael Silverstein, director of the Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute, will help lead a national task force working to improve health nationwide by making recommendations about clinical preventive services.
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Hassenfeld Institute Next Steps
With the generous support of the Hassenfeld family, we have been able to recruit Michael Silverstein, MD, MPH to join the leadership of the Institute.
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