During National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, NIMH will host a livestream event on September 22, 2021, to discuss suicide prevention during the pandemic, focusing on unemployment, youth, and other population subgroups who may be experiencing elevated risk.
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Researchers Use Exosome-Based Strategy to Block HIV in Mice
In this NIMH-funded study, researchers used exosomes to deliver novel protein into the cells of mice infected with HIV. The protein attached to HIV’s genetic material and prevented it from replicating, resulting in reduced levels of HIV in the bone marrow, spleen, and brain.
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Advancing Evidence-Based Interventions to Improve Access to Mental Health Services for LGBTQ+ Youth
This webinar will provide an overview of a NIMH-sponsored study that adapts an evidence-based mental health intervention for LGBTQ+ youth of color and their families. It will also showcase potential mechanisms that can be used to adapt the intervention to address mental health disparities faced by sexual and gender minority youth of color.
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Partner Violence and Elevated HIV Viral Load in South African Women
New analysis shows suggests an association between intimate partner violence and elevated viral loads among postpartum women in South Africa.
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Mental Health Minute: Stress and Anxiety in Adolescents
Got 60 seconds? Take a mental health minute to learn about stress and anxiety in adolescents.
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The NIMH Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience in the Era of Big Data
Damien Fair PA-C, Ph.D. will discuss positive developments in functional neuroimaging with the potential to put the field on a more solid footing moving forward and realize the translational potential of these non-invasive methodologies.
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Improved Emotion Regulation in Dialectical Behavior Therapy Reduces Suicide Risk in Youth
An analysis of clinical trial data shows that improvements in emotion regulation in youth at high risk for suicide who received dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) led to a reduction in self-harm behaviors.
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Severe Irritability
NIMH is researching why some children have extreme irritability in response to reasonable requests and life events.
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NIMH James Jackson Memorial Award Lecture: “Black Mental Health, Mentoring, and Health Equity: A Love Supreme”
NIMH James Jackson Memorial Award Lecture: “Black Mental Health, Mentoring, and Health Equity: A Love Supreme”
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NIMH Expert Dr. Krystal Lewis Discusses Coping with the Pandemic and Re-Entry Stress
Whether in-person or virtually, going back to school can be stressful for students, parents, and teachers—especially while navigating a pandemic. On August 24, 2021, NIMH conducted an Instagram event with Krystal Lewis, Ph.D., a licensed clinical psychologist at NIMH, who discussed causes or triggers of stress and coping techniques to help reduce anxiety and improve the transition back to school.
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