Children/Families

Extension educators share resilience-building tools for kids in WA’s second largest tribe

Murrow College, College of Education, and Extension will lead engagement in rural, underserved communities.

New paper on college students’ experiences with loss during the COVID-19 pandemic shows that, although few directly experienced a close death, everyone lost something that impacted their lives.

Pick your own pumpkins at the WSU Eggert Family Organic Farm this year. U-pick pumpkin sales are Oct. 1, 2, 8, & 9 at the WSU organic farm. The farm will host U-Pick pumpkin times over two…

A $1.7 million grant from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network will fund mental health services for children affected by trauma in six elementary schools in Washington state for five years. “The single greatest public health benefit for children exposed to trauma is to increase opportunities for youth to succeed in schools,” said Natalie Turner-Depue, […]

Recent graduate Maegan Badillo wanted to learn and gain experience in a real-world environment. Her internship provided that experience, and led to a full-time position after graduation.

Study looks at science-based strategies to help nutrition education efforts stay true to desired content.

Offered through WSU Extension, the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) helps families eat healthy, stay physically active, and stretch their food budget. In August and September, Spokane County Extension EFNEP Educator Brenda McGuire…

Wearable devices can detect people’s stress in real-time, opening potential new interventions for people with addictions.

Research project engages teens as agents of change in opioid epidemic