The UNC Family Connections study is focused on the positive. We want to learn about how mothers in recovery from addiction define, recognize, and foster emotions that connect their children to others such as gratitude, generosity, and love. Compensation provided.

Does your child have recurrent wheezing? They may be able to take part in the EAGLE study to help us learn if a new medication may help.

Parents are stressed out finding and managing health and nonmedical services for their transition aged children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Building advocacy skills through peer-to-peer learning provides inspiration and life-long tools to address new questions and needs as they arise. Parents of youth aged 11-27 with IDD are invited to participate in this study. Parents will attend a group with other parents; the groups will meet 4 times, once a week for 1 hour.

Are you a parent or guardian of a child with or without ASD or ADHD? We are interested in your how your child handles stress and uncertain situations. We are asking parents/guardians to complete a short online survey where will we ask questions about anxiety and inflexibility. Compensation provided.

Are you the parent of a child with extreme picky eating or avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID)? Are you an adult (18+) who has ARFID? If so, you might be eligible to participate in a research study examining the environmental and genetic factors associated with developing ARFID. Compensation is provided.

Being able to understand and measure communication development in young children is critical. Our team is adapting a tool to measure communication in young children with autism. If you have a young child (under 5 years old) with a diagnosis or suspected diagnosis of autism, you may be able to participate in this study. Compensation provided.

Does your child need a dental exam and cleaning? Your child may be able to take part in a research study where we explore ways of calming and reducing discomfort in children during dental exams and cleanings. Compensation will be provided.

Does your teen get their menstrual period regularly? Do they experience depression, self-injury, or suicide? If your child is between the ages of 14 and 19, they may be able to participate in this study! We hope to learn more about how teens respond to stress, especially when going through hormonal changes across the menstrual cycle, and how these will affect their thoughts and feelings. Your child will be compensated for their participation.

Does your child have frequently relapsing or steroid dependent nephrotic syndrome? This study is testing a medicine called obinutuzumab, and comparing it with another one, mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), to see which works better for children with nephrotic syndrome.

Are you pregnant? If you are in your 3rd trimester, you may be able to take part in a research study. In this study, we want to learn more about how different kinds of exercise can help reduce risk for high blood pressure in pregnancy and other possible pregnancy complications.