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Animal Resources Core

The Animal Resources Core (ARC) assists with animal health and study support, animal acquisition and transport, training and husbandry and housing. The Abigail Wexner Research Institute is committed to ensuring the humane care of the animals utilized for research and teaching. The ARC balances compassionate animal care with research needs to deliver the highest quality service and discovery in pediatric research.

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Smoyer Lab

Under the direction of William E. Smoyer, MD, the Smoyer Lab focuses its research around three main themes of nephrotic syndrome, one of the most common kidney diseases seen in children.

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Nephrology and Urology (NURAG)

Members of the Section of Nephrology and Hypertension also participate in the Nephrology and Urology Research Affinity Group (NURAG). NURAG is composed of medical faculty, residents and fellows from the Nephrology and Urology programs at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. NURAG also includes members of the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s whose research projects focus on the fields of nephrology, urology and associated disciplines.

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Children Hospitalized for Injuries Have Increased Mental Health Needs

A study, published in The Journal of Pediatrics, looked at children ages 0-18 years who were hospitalized for unintentional injuries from June 2005 through May 2015. Researchers found that children hospitalized for an injury had on average a 63% increase in mental health diagnoses and a 155% increase in medications prescribed to treat a mental illness.

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Research Collaborations

Our partnerships are a defining piece of our culture at Nationwide Children's Hospital. Our collaborations lead to discoveries meant to help children worldwide, not limiting our reach to only one part of the state or country.

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Steelesmith Lab

Under the direction of Danielle Steelesmith, PhD, the Steelesmith Lab focuses on rural and urban disparities in mental health services and outcomes, such as suicide and deaths of despair.

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Special Populations

Special Populations (Including Youth in the Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice System) 

• Mortality of Juvenile Justice Involved Youth

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Media and Suicide

Impact of the Media and Suicide

• Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why
• Newspaper Adherence to Media Reporting Guidelines

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Regional Differences

Regional Differences in Suicide

• Rural and Urban Differences in Youth Suicide
• Mapping Suicide Rates in Ohio
• Contextual Factors Associated With Suicide Rates in the United States