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Scientific Meeting » ALACRITY Center Directors’ Meeting
This meeting is intended for ALACRITY Center/Core Directors and investigators conducting or interested in conducting intervention or mental health services research. Go to Source Author: National Institute of Mental...
Mental Health America’s Welcoming Conference
By Laura Susanne Yochelson, volunteer for MHA’s 2019 Annual Conference Mental Health America (MHA) gave me an incredible gift! Go to Source Author:...
Advocacy Update: June 2019
Mental Health America (MHA) knows people are busy so we created the Back Home Campaign Advocacy Update to summarize federal and state mental health news and activities. If you’d like to learn about happenings in...
Audio » Dr. Niko Kriegeskorte: How can computer...
Dr. Niko Kriegeskorte, a computational neuroscientist from the Zuckerman Institute at Columbia University, discusses the challenges of deriving insight into the principles of brain function using fMRI and other...
Video » Webinar for Nurses – How to...
In this webinar, Dr. Lisa Horowitz reviews how to conducts suicide risk screening with the ASQ tool. This training is for nurses. Go to Source Author: National Institute of Mental...
Blog Post » Planting the Seed: Today’s Research...
In this Director’s message, Dr. Gordon digs into the historical roots of the hippocampus and the role it plays in human memory – an example of how scientists build upon past research discoveries and, in turn, advance...
A Boy, His Anorexia, and the Heart Saved...
By Non Wels, feely human and creator of You, Me, Empathy (Trigger warning: Disordered eating, weight, and suicidal ideation are mentioned in this blog post.) I’m a man in recovery from Anorexia Nervosa. Go to Source...
Opioid Addiction a Battle Between Parents and the...
In 2017, a father from Victoria, British Columbia, pleaded for his 15-year-old daughter to seek rehabilitation for an opioid addiction. He was terrified that by... The post Opioid Addiction a Battle Between Parents and...
How Company Culture May Be Impacting Your Mental...
By Taylor Adams, Manager, Workplace Mental Health Think back to the last time you were struggling at work because of stress or a personal issue. Did you talk to your supervisor about it? When was the last time you took...
How a bike exchange in Honolulu supports community...
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Destigmatizing Mental Health in Asian American and Pacific...
By: Victoria Chau, Public Health Analyst, SAMHSA Office of Behavioral Health Equity and Roslyn Holliday-Moore, Public Health Analyst, SAMHSA Office of Behavioral Health Equity Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are...
The Key to Breaking Mental Health Stigma: Online...
By Marjorie Morrison, CEO & President of Psych Hub Through my four years as CEO and founder of PsychArmor, I learned firsthand how to create a movement through online learning. As I looked deeper into issues that...
What does body image mean for people living...
The last week has witnessed a plethora of rich conversations lead by the Mental Health Foundation about the intersection of body image and mental health. As Mental Health Awareness week comes to a close, Hannah from...
Bringing Awareness to the Mental Health of Older...
By: Anita Everett, M.D., DFAPA, Director, SAMHSA Center for Mental Health Services Our population is aging. Approximately 75 million Americans will be over age 65 by 2030. Additionally, a 2012 study from the Institute...
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We asked some of our supporters what issues they felt that those of who live with mental illness still have to face and what they would like to see done to make real change happen. Go to Source...
Our new campaign: In sight and in mind
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Ten to Twenty Percent of New Moms Experience...
By Carole Mendoza, IBM Director of Global Health Benefits and Well-being Strategy, and Board Member, 2020 Mom Pregnancy and childbirth are often an exciting, happy time in a family’s life, but it is also an incredibly...
Mental Health Awareness Month: Focusing on Suicide Prevention...
By: Elinore F. McCance-Katz, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use This week marks the first full week of Mental Health Awareness Month. I am pleased to share that we have started this...
How Crayons Saved My Life: Art & Recovery
By Amanda Lipp, Founder & CEO of The Giving Gallery Go to Source Author:...
Scientific Meeting » The NIMH Director’s Innovation Speaker...
One of the most horrific—and least acknowledged—effects of mass incarceration is the epidemic of mental illness in our jails and prisons. On June 13, 2019, Alisa Roth, journalist and author of Insane: America’s...
Shining A Light on Suicide Prevention Strategies
By: Anita Everett, M.D., DFAPA, Director, SAMHSA Center for Mental Health Services Go to Source Author:...
Treating Opioid Use Disorder
By: Elinore F. McCance-Katz, MD, PhD, Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use I write this today not to provide a listing of programs that my agency has funded nor an update on how we are doing in...
Living with Bipolar Disorder: How Family and Friends...
By: Anita Everett, M.D., DFAPA, Director, SAMHSA Center for Mental Health Services Bipolar Disorder is a condition that includes episodes of disabling depression and periods of uncontrollable energy. It is common for...