Sleep and Anxiety Center of Houston

09/20/2025

Our newest Social Policy Report highlights the importance of prioritizing sleep health in foster care. Although federal law requires that each child in foster care receive “safe and proper” care, no federal or state policies address sleep health per se. We therefore offer four evidence-based and trauma-informed policy considerations to inform states’ policies to protect and promote foster children’s sleep health and development.




https://srcd.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/23793988/2024/37/1

06/19/2025

Please help our research team at the University of Houston learn if sleep and stress affect su***de risk in sexual minority young adults in Houston by sharing our flyer.

Eligible participants can earn up to $50.

Learn more at https://redcap.link/sleep-smarts-screen or email us at SleepSMARTSteam@gmail.com.

Supporting the LGBTQ+ community is more important than ever!

🌈 Thank you 🌈

02/06/2025

We are SO excited to announce the launch of our NIH-funded SCREENS study, which will test the individual and additive impacts of screen light and media content in the hour before bed on children’s sleep and circadian rhythms.

If you are the parent of an 8 to 11 year old in the Houston area, please consider participating in this important research study.

Find out more at
https://redcap.link/SCREENS

10/13/2024

The first randomized trial of our sleep intervention for children in (and adopted from) foster care is finally in press!

The most exciting part …..Children who receiverd our 3-session Sleep and Adjustment in Foster Environments (SAFE) intervention averaged 60 MIN more sleep per night at post treatment AND 3 month later!

Learn more at www.SAFEintervention.com.

10/12/2024

HOUSTON TEENS:

Earn money while you sleep for science!

Call or email us at aspiresleep@gmail.com
to learn more about a research study about sleep in teens.

10/12/2024

09/19/2024

Lack of consistent or sufficient sleep can take a toll on students' physical and mental well-being. 💤 Empower children and teens to reclaim their sleep by adopting healthy sleep habits. https://bit.ly/33moomo

06/07/2024

Calling all Houston Teens:

Earn money and sleep for science!

Email us at aspiresleep@gmail.com to learn more.

06/07/2024

In a study presented this week at , we found that nearly one half of a large national sample of foster caregivers reported giving a child in their care melatonin. These findings are alarming since **not a single controlled study** has examined whether melatonin is effective or safe for children with a history of trauma.

Our results also showed that, compared to children not given melatonin, children taking melatonin were more likely to have younger foster caregivers and spend more time in their current foster home.

Clearly we need to know more, starting with information about safety!

A new study to be presented at SLEEP 2024 found that it is common for foster caregivers to give melatonin to their child.

05/24/2024

New research conducted by our team suggests that weighted blankets do not improve sleep among children adoopted from foster care.

New Study Focuses on Children Adopted from Foster Care