Elizabeth Delorme studies resilience and stress practices and development. Her focus is on transitional-aged mothers in recovery and their children. New knowledge is urgently needed on this topic. Specifically, it is clear the behavior of mothers can impact their children’s health. But we do not know how to better support young women in recovery facing social and systematic barriers to improve their own well-being and that of their children. Elizabeth is interested in the parent-child relationship structure and the impact on early development. Research questions she hopes to answer are: “What coping mechanisms are most effective for women who face a twofold stigma of being young parents in recovery?” and “Do young mothers who learn new coping skills pass those skills to their children and does this ‘trickle down’ help prevent child behavioral and mental health concerns?” In the future she hopes to develop effective and accessible care strategies for young female parents in recovery that also improves the health outcomes of their children. Ultimately, this work can improve policy and resource allocation to help reduce harmful substance use and mental health concerns for the population at large.