In a recent study supported by the National Institute of Mental Health, researchers examined the impact of a family-based intervention on suicide risk in youth and found risk-reduction benefits up to 10 years later.
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NIMH Research Domain Criteria Roundtable – Data-Driven Refinement of Psychopathology: Toward Precision Diagnostics
This meeting will address two fundamental needs that could serve as a foundation for identifying meaningful clinical signatures.
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NIH Announces Winners of High School Mental Health Essay Contest
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is pleased to announce the winners of 2022 Speaking Up About Mental Health! This Is My Story essay contest.
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NIH BRAIN Initiative Launches Projects to Develop Cell Atlases and Molecular Tools for Cell Access
The National Institutes of Health has launched two transformative projects supported by the Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies® (BRAIN) Initiative: The BRAIN Initiative® Cell Atlas Network and the Armamentarium for Precision Brain Cell Access.
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Office for Disparities Research and Workforce Diversity Webinar Series: NIH Scientific Workforce Diversity Initiatives: Promoting Inclusive Excellence in the Extramural Research Ecosystem
This webinar is an opportunity to hear from experienced scientific workforce diversity thought leaders about exciting and innovative initiatives at the National Institutes of Health designed to promote inclusive excellence in the extramural research ecosystem.
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Workshop on PET-MRI
Much work in advancing research with combined PET-MRI has been done, and the invited experts in this workshop discuss these advances and avenues of research.
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Dr. Christina P.C. Borba Named Director of Office for Disparities Research and Workforce Diversity
The National Institute of Mental Health has appointed Christina P.C. Borba, Ph.D., M.P.H., as director of the Office for Disparities Research and Workforce Diversity (ODWD). She began her new role on September 6, 2022.
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Scientific Symposium in Honor of Leslie G. Ungerleider: Neural Foundations of Vision and Cognition
NIMH Intramural Research Program is conducting a scientific symposium in honor of Dr. Leslie G. Ungerleider’s sizeable contributions to neuroscience.
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Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: NAMI and NIMH: Then, Now, and the Future
Ken Duckworth, M.D., will provide an overview of NAMI and the lessons found in his upcoming book, You Are Not Alone: The NAMI Guide to Navigating Mental Health―With Advice from Experts and Wisdom from Real Individuals and Families.
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Facebook Live: The Intersection of Suicide and Substance Use
In recognition of National Suicide Prevention Month in September, NIMH and the National Institute on Drug Abuse are co-hosting a Facebook Live event on the intersection of suicide and substance use.
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