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Maryam Tree Center advances psychological research focused on understanding strained family dynamics, stressed caregiving roles, and psychological well-being across the lifespan, with specific attention to how institutional structures shape these outcomes. Grounded in Islamic psychology and contemporary psychological science, the Center examines how depression, anxiety, trauma-related symptoms, and psychological distress are shaped by conditions such as access to healthcare, food insecurity, exposure to incarceration, and unmet basic needs at the individual, community, and family level.

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Guided by principles of justice, responsibility, and human dignity, the Center prioritizes rigorous inquiry, mental health literacy, and research dissemination that deepen understanding of how chronic stress and structural strain contribute to mental health disorders and psychological impairment, with particular attention to incarcerated individuals and communities affected by gaps in healthcare and institutional support. Through this work, the Center generates knowledge that informs relational stability, institutional practice, and ethically grounded approaches to psychological well-being, including how policies, procedures, and resource allocation within key systems shape risk and protection across the lifespan.

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Regions of Focus:

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Atlanta, Georgia

District of Columbia

South Carolina

Northern-Central, Florida