 Evidence-based research is at the heart of CHADD's mission to
improve the lives of children and adults with AD/HD.
CHADD continually calls upon the public and private sectors to
devote increased resources to basic research into the causes of and
treatments for AD/HD. In particular, CHADD has called for:
- Funding for research on the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of
AD/HD across the lifespan, including the safety and effectiveness of
medication (especially for children), other therapies, and educational,
psychosocial, and alternative interventions.
- Funding for research on the prevention and early identification,
intervention, and treatment of AD/HD.
- Funding for research on the long-term impact of AD/HD and coexisting
disorders on psychosocial, behavioral, educational, employment, and
health outcomes, including the long-term impact of treatment
options.
- Ensuring that all research efforts involve diverse populations, as
appropriate, with respect to gender, race/culture, and age.
- Balancing and broadening the national research agenda to include
biomedical, clinical, behavioral, health-service, and school-based and
community-based prevention and intervention research.
CHADD's Young
Scientist Research Fund Awards Program
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