A Year's Overview
I’m delighted to report that CARE has had a productive year. One of the most exciting developments was that our research laboratory became an officially recognized center within the Life Span Institute at the University of Kansas. The Life Span Institute began in the 1960s to improve the understanding of youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities who resided in institutionalized settings. Since that time, the focus of the institute has expanded to include 10 research centers that explore diverse topics including prenatal and postnatal nutrition, addiction, fostering healthy communities, and more. We couldn’t be more delighted to expand our scope and reach!
Other exciting developments have included the successful completion of several new treatment studies, including our BEST-U clinical research trial—in which we treated over 130 University of Kansas students who had an eating disorder—as well as a single-session treatment of 75 college students with binge eating problems. We also finished an exciting qualitative study of Black, African American, and Afro-Caribbean individuals who were pregnant or recently gave birth to understand issues that impact their body image, eating, and mental health. As outlined in this newsletter, we have innovative new research that will fund an expansion of the BEST-U program, as well as new staff, ongoing studies, and outreach to help those with eating disorders. Thank you for taking the time to read our newsletter and support the important work that we are doing.
