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Technical Assistance Webinar: Approaches to Identifying Preteen Suicide Risk and Protective Factors
This technical assistance webinar will be held for prospective applicants of the following Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs): Approaches to Identifying Preteen Suicide Risk and Protective Factors (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) and Data Coordinating Center for Approaches to Identifying Preteen Suicide Risk and Protective Factors (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed).
Technical Assistance Webinar: Precision HIV Health: Integrating Data and Implementation Science to Accelerate HIV Prevention and Treatment (R21/R33 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
This pre-application webinar is for prospective applicants of RFA-MH-24-100: Precision HIV Health: Integrating Data and Implementation Science to Accelerate HIV Prevention and Treatment.
Optimizing Behavioral Sleep Interventions for Adolescents and Young Adults
The proposed concept encourages effectiveness research that will adapt, optimize and test empirically supported behavioral interventions designed to address common sleep problems in adolescents and young adults with a mental health disorder or who are at risk for developing a mental health disorder.
NIMH Repository and Genomics Resource for Advancing Psychiatric Genetics
The objective of this concept is to sustain, develop and enhance a centralized national biorepository which, under the rubric of the NIMH Human Genetics Initiative (HGI), will serve as the principal biorepository for cellular and genetic studies of psychiatric disorders. The HGI’s primary mission includes improving and enriching psychiatric genomics research resources for broad sharing […]
Genes to Mental Health Network Open Session Meeting
During the annual meeting, this open session will feature research progress presentations from the Genes to Mental Health Network (G2MH) investigators.
Office for Disparities Research and Workforce Diversity Webinar Series: Engaging Community Stakeholders to Reduce Mental Health Inequities in the Hispanic Community
This webinar will explore the significance of involving community stakeholders in developing culturally responsive interventions, the need for implementation science to improve health care uptake in the Hispanic community, and the importance of bridging the gap between implementation science and health disparities research to reduce health inequities.
The Center for Global Mental Health Research Webinar Series 2023: Real-World Opportunities and Challenges: Using NIMH’s Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) Framework in Global Mental Health Research
This webinar will discuss the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) initiative and its potential to inform (and be informed by) global mental health research.
Creating Equitable and Inclusive Graduate Programs: From Recruitment to Admission to Retention
This webinar provided an overview of research focused on building equitable STEM graduate programs that promote the admission, recruitment, and retention of diverse populations.
Advancing Mental Health Disparities Research Focused on Bi+ People Through an Intersectional Lens
In this webinar, researchers present findings on identifying modifiable targets and mechanisms of action at the individual, family, and systems levels to improve mental health services and inform the development and testing of theory-based interventions that address mental health disparities in bi+ populations.
Facebook Live: Youth Suicide Prevention
In recognition of National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month in September, NIMH is hosting a Facebook Live event on youth suicide prevention.
Global Mental Health Research Listening Sessions
NIMH is hosting a series of listening sessions to hear the perspectives and experiences of individuals involved in mental health research worldwide.
Workshop: Ultrasound Neuromodulation for Mental Health Applications
The primary goal of the workshop is to examine focused ultrasound neuromodulation for mental health applications and share the latest findings and best practices.
The Evolution of Mental Health Research
This symposium will highlight advances in brain and mental health research over the past 75 years and look ahead to continued progress and innovation.
Understanding and Preventing Youth Suicide
In 2020, suicide was the 12th leading cause of death in the United States, claiming the lives of over 45,000 people. Suicide doesn’t discriminate—it impacts people of different ages, races, and genders. In this episode, we’ll talk with Dr. Arielle Sheftall, an associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester Medical […]
The People Behind NIMH
At NIMH, our employees are the driving force that brings our mission to life. From supporting and training the next generation of scientists to exploring the mysteries of the brain, these passionate individuals are working to make people’s lives better.
Office for Disparities Research and Workforce Diversity Webinar Series: Coming Face to Face With Suicide in American Farming
This webinar will discuss different hypotheses about agricultural suicide in the context of current epidemiological research, and examine the effectiveness of telehealth, farming stress hotlines, and clinical opportunities and challenges in addressing suicide within the agriculture community.
The Center for Global Mental Health Research Webinar Series 2023: Human Subjects Protection, Data and Safety Monitoring, and Operational Considerations in NIMH-Funded Clinical Research
This webinar reviewed key factors for grant applicants to consider when developing plans related to protecting human subjects, as well as data safety and monitoring in clinical research studies funded by NIMH.
NIMH Intramural Research Program Training Opportunities
Attend a virtual session to learn about training opportunities in the NIMH Intramural Research Program.
Dr. Patricia A. Areán Named New Director of NIMH’s Division of Services and Intervention Research
Patricia A. Areán, Ph.D., has been selected as the new director of the National Institute of Mental Health’s (NIMH) Division of Services and Intervention Research (DSIR).
Technical Assistance Webinar: Accelerating Medicines Partnership® Schizophrenia (AMP® SCZ): Clinical High Risk for Psychosis Clinical Trial Network (U01 Clinical Trial Required)
This technical assistance webinar was for prospective applicants of the Notice of Funding Opportunity: Accelerating Medicines Partnership® Schizophrenia: Clinical High Risk for Psychosis Clinical Trial Network.
Dr. Lisa Bowleg Named James S. Jackson Memorial Award Winner
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has named applied Social Psychologist Lisa Bowleg, Ph.D., M.A., the 2023 James S. Jackson Memorial Award winner.
Technical Assistance Webinar: Accelerating Medicines Partnership® Schizophrenia (AMP® SCZ): Clinical High Risk for Psychosis Clinical Trial Network (U01 Clinical Trial Required)
This technical assistance webinar is for prospective applicants of the Notice of Funding Opportunity: Accelerating Medicines Partnership® Schizophrenia: Clinical High Risk for Psychosis Clinical Trial Network.
Blocking HIV Enzyme Reduces Infectivity and Slows Viral Rebound
In this NIMH-funded study, researchers developed a compound that blocked an enzyme critical for forming HIV particles, which stopped the virus from correctly forming and becoming infectious.
Violence and the HIV Care Continuum
This meeting will bring together principal investigators and their community partners funded who received research funding to address the role of violence on HIV care and viral suppression. At the meeting, researchers will give an update on study progress and findings to date and, alongside their community partners, will discuss challenges and opportunities for future […]
Technical Assistance Webinar: Precision Mental Health: Develop Tools to Inform Treatment Selection in Depression (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Optional)
This technical assistance webinar is for prospective applicants of the Notice of Funding Opportunity: Precision Mental Health: Develop Tools to Inform Treatment Selection in Depression.
Technical Assistance Webinar: Precision Mental Health: Develop Tools to Inform Treatment Selection in Depression (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Optional)
This technical assistance webinar is for prospective applicants of the Notice of Funding Opportunity: Precision Mental Health: Develop Tools to Inform Treatment Selection in Depression.
Office for Disparities Research and Workforce Diversity Webinar Series: Advancing Mental Health Disparities Research Focused on Bi+ People Through an Intersectional Lens
In this webinar, researchers will present findings on identifying modifiable targets and mechanisms of action at the individual, family, and systems levels to improve mental health services and inform the development and testing of theory-based interventions that address mental health disparities in bi+ populations.
Youth Emergency Department Visits for Mental Health Increased During Pandemic
Hospital visits for urgent mental health care increased among children and teens in the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an NIMH-supported study.
Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: Your Role in Winning Hearts and Minds for Research
Mary Woolley, president and CEO of Research!America, and NIMH Director Dr. Joshua A. Gordon discuss the importance of advocacy in the health and medical research system.
Office for Disparities Research and Workforce Diversity Webinar Series: Addressing the Risk for Persistent Effects of Trauma in the Mental Health of Women Across the Lifecourse
This webinar spotlights recent scientific advances in translational, social, behavioral, and intervention research to better understand the sex and gender influences underlying the neurobiology of and advancing improved mental health outcomes for PTSD, depression, and suicidal thoughts and behaviors in women.
Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: Your Role in Winning Hearts and Minds for Research
Mary Woolley, president and CEO of Research!America, and NIMH Director Dr. Joshua A. Gordon discuss the importance of advocacy in the health and medical research system.
The Center for Global Mental Health Research Webinar Series 2023: Human Subjects Protection, Data and Safety Monitoring, and Operational Considerations in NIMH-Funded Clinical Research
This webinar will review key factors for grant applicants to consider when developing plans related to protecting human subjects, as well as data safety and monitoring in clinical research studies funded by NIMH.
NIMH Data Archive (NDA) Populating your Data Expected List Webinar
This instructional webinar is for researchers who have submitted their Data Submissions Agreement (DSA) and are ready to populate their Data Expected list with Data Structures (e.g., measures, surveys, assessments) used for their study’s data collection. The webinar covers searching for Data Structures, adding Structures to the Data Expected list, requesting changes to existing Structures, […]
Office for Disparities Research and Workforce Diversity Webinar Series: Creating Equitable and Inclusive Graduate Programs: From Recruitment to Admission to Retention
This webinar will provide an overview of research focused on building equitable STEM graduate programs that promote the admission, recruitment, and retention of diverse populations.
Technical Assistance Webinar: Precision Mental Health: Develop Tools to Inform Treatment Selection in Depression (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Optional)
This technical assistance webinar is for prospective applicants of the Notice of Funding Opportunity: Precision Mental Health: Develop Tools to Inform Treatment Selection in Depression.
Researchers Solve the Puzzle of a Brain Receptor’s Activation
Researchers in a NIMH-supported study identified a new receptor for glycine that helps enhance communication between nerve cells in the brain and offers a potential new target for treating mental disorders.
Mothers’ Difficult Childhoods Impact Their Children’s Mental Health
In this NIMH-funded study, researchers examined how trauma gets passed from one generation to the next.
Pharmacy-Centered HIV Research: Current Landscape and Future Frontiers
This meeting will bring together researchers, pharmacists and pharmacy professionals, community members, and federal partners to discuss research opportunities in how pharmacies are used to provide HIV testing, prevention, and care.
Newly Discovered Brain Connection Affects Reward Behavior in Mice
NIMH-funded research sheds light on how negative early life experiences may impact how we act in response to rewards, which is often disrupted in people with mental illnesses.
Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: Your Role in Winning Hearts and Minds for Research
During this virtual fireside chat, Mary Woolley, president and CEO of Research!America, and National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Director Joshua A. Gordon, M.D., Ph.D., will discuss the importance of advocacy to ensure we have a strong and thriving health and medical research system.
Mental Health Equity and the Power of Self-Care
In recognition of Juneteenth, the NIH Eight Changes for Racial Equity (8CRE) and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) co-hosted a webinar on mental health equity and addressing mental health concerns for yourself or a loved one.
Mental Health Equity and the Power of Self-Care
In recognition of Juneteenth, the NIH Eight Changes for Racial Equity (8CRE) and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) co-hosted a webinar on mental health equity and addressing mental health concerns for yourself or a loved one.
Researchers Find Order in the Language of the Brain
New research supported by NIMH used mathematical approaches to explain how neurons in the brain communicate over time to support information processing.
NIMH Data Archive (NDA) Data Submission OH Webinar
This webinar outlines the general data submission process from determining what data to submit through validation and upload. Topics included are: cumulative vs. non-cumulative data, Data Structure approval, Submission Templates, required vs. recommended Data Elements, GUID and pseudoGUIDs, mandatory Data Structures, Submission Exemptions, and an overview of the Validation and Upload Tool.
Office for Disparities Research and Workforce Diversity Webinar Series: Addressing the Risk for Persistent Effects of Trauma in the Mental Health of Women Across the Lifecourse
This webinar spotlights recent scientific advances in translational, social, behavioral, and intervention research to better understand the sex and gender influences underlying the neurobiology of and advancing improved mental health outcomes for PTSD, depression, and suicidal thoughts and behaviors in women.
NIMH Intramural Research Program Training Opportunities
Attend a virtual session to learn about training opportunities in the NIMH Intramural Research Program.
Advancing HIV Testing, Prevention, and Care Through Pharmacists and Pharmacies
This concept aims to encourage research designed to further capacitate and scale the routine delivery of HIV testing, prevention, and care services through pharmacists and pharmacy settings, and support the advancement of training curricula that could enable pharmacy students, pharmacists, and pharmacies to effectively deliver HIV services with ease and equity.
Streamlining Mental Health Interventions for Youth Living with HIV in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
This concept aims to solicit research to target gaps in our knowledge about how best to address the mental health needs of youth living with HIV (YLWH) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). There are two main goals of the concept. The first is to increase the number of mental health interventions tailored to the […]
Advancing Learning Health Care Research to Improve Mental Health Services and Outcomes
This concept aims to encourage research to advance data-driven learning health care in mental health treatment settings, leading to better knowledge and tools for implementing, sustaining, and optimizing evidence-based, high quality, and equitable services.
Mental Health Equity and the Power of Self-Care
In recognition of Juneteenth, the NIH Eight Changes for Racial Equity (8CRE) and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) are co-hosting a webinar on mental health equity.
Youth Suicide Rates Increased During the COVID-19 Pandemic
In one of the first studies to examine national youth suicide rates during the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers showed that the pandemic increased youth suicide rates and the impact varied by sex, age, and race and ethnicity.
NIMH’s Dr. Susan Daniels Designated National Autism Coordinator
Susan A. Daniels, Ph.D. has been appointed as the HHS National Autism Coordinator and Director of the Office of National Autism Coordination (ONAC).
FY2024 Individually Measured Phenotypes to Advance Computational Translation in Mental Health (IMPACT-MH): U01 and U24 NOFOs Technical Assistance Teleconference
This webinar providers technical assistance for two funding opportunities related to the Individually Measured Phenotypes to Advance Computational Translation in Mental Health (IMPACT-MH) initiative.
FY2024 Individually Measured Phenotypes to Advance Computational Translation in Mental Health (IMPACT-MH): U01 and U24 NOFOs Technical Assistance Teleconference
This webinar providers technical assistance for two funding opportunities related to the Individually Measured Phenotypes to Advance Computational Translation in Mental Health (IMPACT-MH) initiative.
Population Study Finds Depression Is Different Before, During, and After Pregnancy
New NIMH-funded research tracked population-level rates of postpartum depression among new mothers before, during, and after pregnancy.
Facebook Live: Understanding Schizophrenia
In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, NIMH conducted a Facebook Live on schizophrenia.
Infants’ Health Record Data May Improve Early Autism Screening
Research supported by NIMH suggests that children’s health records may yield some promising insights that could improve the accuracy of early autism screening.
The Center for Global Mental Health Research Webinar Series 2023: Finding the Right Treatment for the Right People at the Right Time – Promoting Stratification in Global Mental Health Research
This webinar focuses on the value of stratification as a tool for driving transformative change in early interventions for people with anxiety, depression, and psychosis.
Workshop on Brain Behavior Quantification and Synchronization: Sensor Technologies to Capture the Complexity of Behavior
This workshop brings together a diverse group of scientists and innovators from various fields and sectors to improve our understanding of behavior in health and disease.
Chatbot Encourages People with Eating Disorders to Seek Care
In a new NIMH-funded study, Ellen Fitzsimmons-Craft, Ph.D., an associate professor of psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine, and colleagues developed a chatbot to encourage people with eating disorders to connect with care.
Research, Practice, and Data Informed Investigations of Child and Youth Suicide: A Science to Service and Service to Science Approach
The purpose of this workshop is to understand the challenges of investigating child and youth deaths and inform efforts to determine, assess, and ultimately mitigate the rate of suicide death in children and youth.
Researchers Unlock Genetic Mutations Contributing to Disorders in the Brain
Researchers identified novel genes with mosaic mutations contributing to treatment-resistant pediatric epilepsy and pointing to specific disrupted pathways in cortical development.
Facebook Live: Bipolar Disorder in Adults
In recognition of World Bipolar Day, NIMH experts conducted a Facebook Live event on bipolar disorder in adults.
Facebook Live: Understanding Schizophrenia
In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, NIMH is conducting a Facebook Live on schizophrenia.
HIV Can Persist for Years in Myeloid Cells of People on Antiretroviral Therapy
A subset of white blood cells, known as myeloid cells, can harbor HIV in people who have been virally suppressed for years on antiretroviral therapy, according to findings from a small study supported by the National Institutes of Health.
Medicaid Data Show Wide Differences in Mental Health Care in the United States
A new NIMH-supported study revealed differences in rates of mental health care among Medicaid enrollees based on where they live in the United States.
Taylor Drazan, Winner of the 2022 NIMH Three-Minute Talks Competition
Taylor Drazan Taylor Drazan discusses the role that pregnancy plays in brain alterations, hormone levels, and behavior in the Common marmoset. Topics: Women’s mental health
Lanie Bachmann, Winner of the 2022 NIMH Three-Minute Talks Competition
Lanie Bachmann discusses how different emotional expressions capture your attention and whether anxiety may act as a modulating factor through an online visual search experiment. Topics: Anxiety
Abby Vogeley, Winner of the 2022 NIMH Three-Minute Talks Competition
Abby Vogeley discusses the long-term observation of participants with treatment resistant mood disorders to understand their current treatment utilization and symptom severity. Topics: depression
New NIH Study Reveals Shared Genetic Markers Underlying Substance Use Disorders
Analyzing genomic data from more than 1 million people, researchers have identified genes that are commonly inherited across substance use disorders, regardless of the substance being used.
Facebook Live: Bipolar Disorder in Adults
In recognition of World Bipolar Day, NIMH is conducting a Facebook Live on bipolar disorder in adults.
Breaking Down Barriers to HIV Medication Access
Researchers investigated whether home delivery of ART for a modest fee could help improve ART access and use, finding it resulted in increased viral suppression in participants compared with clinic-based medication distribution.
Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: The Opioid Crisis: Disrupting the Status Quo with the HEALing Communities Study
During this lecture, Sharon L. Walsh, Ph.D., discussed how the HEALing Communities Study (HCS) is testing the prevention and treatment of opioid misuse in select communities hard hit by the opioid crisis.
Long-acting antiretroviral therapy suppresses HIV among people with unstable housing, mental illnesses, substance use disorder
A long-acting antiretroviral treatment given every four to eight weeks, and delivered with comprehensive support services, suppressed HIV in people who were previously not virologically suppressed.
Attention to Geometric Images May Offer Biomarker for Some Toddlers with Autism
An NIMH-supported study shows that preference for geometric images may be robust enough to serve as a biomarker for identifying some young children with autism.
Novel Approaches to Understanding the Mechanisms of the Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) and Advancing Therapy Development
This concept aims to encourage research that will enhance knowledge of mechanisms underlying neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) in dementia, leading to the development of novel treatments.
Mechanisms of Reciprocal Interactions between HIV Associated Neuroinflammation and Central Nervous System (CNS) Persistence: Implications in HIV Neuropathogenesis and Cure
The goal of this concept is to examine mechanisms of reciprocal interactions between HIV-associated neuroinflammation and central nervous system (CNS) persistence in the setting of excellent virologic control using novel CNS cell systems, organoid models, and single-cell technologies.
Health Economics at NIMH and NIDA – Domestic and International
This meeting highlighted health economics research supported by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).
NIMH Researcher Karen Berman Elected as AAAS Fellow
Karen Berman, M.D., a senior investigator at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), has been elected as a 2022 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow.
Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: Ecological Grief and Anxiety: A Healthy Response to Climate Change
During this talk, Ashlee Cunsolo, Ph.D., discussed the profound, cumulative, and complex mental health outcomes of the climate crisis.
Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: The Opioid Crisis: Disrupting the Status Quo with the HEALing Communities Study
During this lecture, Sharon L. Walsh, Ph.D., will discuss how the HEALing Communities Study (HCS) is testing the prevention and treatment of opioid misuse in select communities hard hit by the opioid crisis.
COVID-19 Pandemic Associated With Worse Mental Health and Accelerated Brain Development in Adolescents
An NIMH-supported study suggests that adolescents living through the COVID-19 pandemic may be experiencing more anxiety and depression symptoms and accelerated brain aging.
Health Economics at NIMH and NIDA – Domestic and International
This meeting will highlight health economics research supported by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).
Brief Cognitive Training May Extend the Antidepressant Effects of Ketamine
An NIMH-supported study suggests that a brief self-association training program can extend the effects of a single ketamine infusion by shifting people’s negative self-beliefs.
Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: Ecological Grief and Anxiety: A Healthy Response to Climate Change
During this talk, Ashlee Cunsolo, Ph.D., will discuss the profound, cumulative, and complex mental health outcomes of the climate crisis.
NIMH Creates Publicly Accessible Resource With Data From Healthy Volunteers
The NIMH Healthy Research Volunteer Study aims to build a comprehensive, publicly accessible resource with a range of brain and behavioral data from healthy volunteers.
Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: Transformative Research Requires Insider Researchers
Leticia Márquez-Magaña, Ph.D., discussed the importance of insider researchers–researchers who are members of the populations being studied–in biomedical and behavioral research.
Barriers and Supports to HIV Treatment Among Young Women in Kenya
In a qualitative study supported by NIMH, researchers identified barriers and supports to Kenyan women’s use of PrEP, a highly effective medication to reduce HIV transmission.
T-Cells Help HIV Enter and Persist in the Brain
A recent NIMH-supported study sheds light on the role of a unique set of T cells in trafficking HIV infection into the brain and mediating the virus’ persistence there.
Center for Global Mental Health Research Webinar Series: Grants Management: Post Award
This webinar explained the post-award process and how to manage a grant once the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has awarded it.
Researchers Map the Genetic Landscape of Schizophrenia in the Brain
In a comprehensive postmortem genetic analysis of the caudate nucleus in the brain, NIMH-supported researchers identified many genes associated with schizophrenia risk, including a gene that regulates the flow of the chemical messenger dopamine.
Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: HIV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 Effects on Brain and Mind Health: A Tale of Two Viruses
Serena Spudich, M.D., M.A. discussed similarities and differences between the HIV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 viruses and how that knowledge could inform research on SARS-CoV-2.
Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: Transformative Research Requires Insider Researchers
During this talk, Leticia Márquez-Magaña, Ph.D., will discuss the importance of insider researchers–researchers who are members of the populations being studied–in biomedical and behavioral research.
Dr. Elisabeth Murray Honored With Mika Salpeter Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. Elisabeth A. Murray has been honored with the 2022 Mika Salpeter Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society for Neuroscience recognizing her distinguished career in biomedical research and dedication to mentoring future leaders in neuroscience.
Rare Genetic Variation in 10 Genes Substantially Raise the Risk for Schizophrenia
In one of the largest genetic studies of its kind researchers funded by the National Institute of Mental Health identified variations in 10 genes that significantly raise the risk for schizophrenia—information that could help identify new treatment targets.
High Throughput Imaging Characterization of Brain Cell Types & Connectivity
The purpose of this NIH BRAIN Initiative workshop is to discuss unmet needs and emerging imaging approaches to characterizing brain cell types and their connectivity in human and other mammalian brains.
Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: All of Us Research Program: Improving Health Through Innovative Technology, Large and Diverse Cohorts, and Precision Medicine
Joshua Denny, M.D., M.S., F.A.C.M.I. provided an overview of the NIH All of Us Research Program.
Center for Global Mental Health Research Webinar Series: Grants Management: Pre-Award
This webinar explains the post-award process and how to manage a grant once NIMH has awarded it.
Media Advisory: NIH’s Climate and Health Initiative Tackles Global Health Effects Associated With a Climate change
A coalition of leaders at NIH outline how the NIH Climate Change and Health Initiative is uniquely poised to lead and engage with communities and agencies globally to address the health effects associated with climate change.
Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: HIV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 Effects on Brain and Mind Health: A Tale of Two Viruses
In a virtual fireside chat, Serena Spudich, M.D., M.A., and NIMH Director Joshua A. Gordon, M.D., Ph.D., will discuss the impact of HIV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 viruses on the central nervous system, similarities and differences in the pathology and clinical effects, and how this knowledge could inform research and interventions for SARS-CoV-2.
NIMH Turns Challenges into Opportunities
The recent NIMH Mental Health Services Research conference covered a range of topics, including mental health equity, policy, and funding.
Center for Global Mental Health Research Webinar Series: Establishing an Independent Career in Global Mental Health Research
This webinar focused on establishing an independent career in global mental health research.
Center for Global Mental Health Research Webinar Series: Establishing an Independent Career in Global Mental Health Research
This webinar focused on establishing an independent career in global mental health research.
Dr. Ruth Shim – Achieving Equity in Mental Health Services Research (Mental Health Services Research Conference Day 2 Keynote Address)
Dr. Ruth Shim – Achieving Equity in Mental Health Services Research (Mental Health Services Research Conference Day 2 Keynote Address)
Dr. Leana Wen – Addressing Mental Health and Health Equity (Mental Health Services Research Conference Day 1 Keynote Address)
Dr. Leana Wen – Addressing Mental Health and Health Equity (Mental Health Services Research Conference Day 1 Keynote Address)
Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: All of Us Research Program: Improving Health Through Innovative Technology, Large and Diverse Cohorts, and Precision Medicine
Joshua Denny, M.D., M.S., F.A.C.M.I., Chief Executive Officer of the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program, will discuss the program’s historic effort to collect and study data from one million or more people living in the United States.
Researchers Develop Method to Study Brain Connectivity, Functionality
Scientists have developed a research method that allows for a much more detailed examination of the brain processes involved in some neurological and mental disorders.
NIMH Research Domain Criteria Roundtable – Data-Driven Refinement of Psychopathology: Toward Precision Diagnostics
This meeting addressed two fundamental needs that could serve as a foundation for identifying meaningful clinical signatures.
Center for Global Mental Health Research Webinar Series: Writing a Successful Individual Training Grant Application Focused on Global Mental Health
This webinar focuses on strategies for developing a successful individual training grant application.
Information Session: NIMH Intramural Research Program Training Opportunities
Learn about training opportunities available in the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Intramural Research Program (IRP).
Information Session: NIMH Intramural Research Program Training Opportunities
Learn about training opportunities available in the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Intramural Research Program (IRP).
Family-Based Intervention Lowers Long-Term Suicide Risk in Youth
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.
Integrating Data and Implementation Science to Accelerate HIV Prevention, Treatment, and Care
This concept aims to encourage participatory data science and implementation science research to accelerate HIV prevention, treatment, and care.
Individually Measured Phenotypes to Advance Computational Translation (IMPACT)
This concept aims to encourage research using novel behavioral measures to foster a new generation of clinical signatures, leading toward precision assessment, prognosis, and treatment of mental disorders. The initial focus will be to (1) develop or optimize behavioral tasks that measure individual differences and demonstrate added utility for clinical prediction when combined with standard […]
Developing Tools to Inform Treatment Selection in Depression
This concept aims to accelerate the development of sensitive and specific markers and tools (behavioral, physiological, and biological) to predict individual response among two or more existing therapeutics for depression.
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.
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.
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.
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 co-hosted a Facebook Live event on the intersection of suicide and substance use.
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.
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.
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.
NIH Awards $100 Million for Autism Centers of Excellence Program
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a total of $100 million over the next five years to support nine Autism Centers of Excellence. This endeavor funds large research projects to understand and develop interventions for autism spectrum disorder.
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.
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.
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.
A Clinical Pathway for Suicide Risk Screening in Adult Primary Care
An NIMH-supported workgroup developed an evidence-based screening pathway to help primary care doctors identify adults at risk of suicide and bridge them to critical mental health services.
Office for Disparities Research and Workforce Diversity Webinar Series: Advancing Methods and Measures to Examine the Underlying Mechanisms of Violent Deaths in LGBTQ Populations
This webinar presents methods and measures to enhance data collection efforts on violent deaths among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) populations.
Youth FORWARD Hub Project Summary
Capacity building in alternate delivery platforms and implementation model for bringing evidence-based behavioral interventions to scale for youth facing adversity in West Africa.
SPIRIT Hub Project Summary
Suicide Prevention & Implementation Research InitiaTive (SPIRIT) to reduce suicide attempts and deaths by suicide through implementation and evaluation of a suicide prevention program across different sectors (health, social, education, agriculture).
S-MHINT Hub Project Summary
Suicide Prevention & Implementation Research InitiaTive (SPIRIT) to reduce suicide attempts and deaths by suicide through implementation and evaluation of a suicide prevention program across different sectors (health, social, education, agriculture).
SMART Africa Hub Project Summary
Strengthening Mental Health and Research Training Africa Center to meet the significant child mental health needs of children in Sub-Saharan Africa (specifically disruptive behavioral problems), as well as close the serious service gaps.
SHINE Hub Project Summary
School Health Implementation Network-EMRO to take advantage of the regional rollout of the WHO manual that aimed to help elementary and secondary school teachers develop skills for detecting and helping with their students’ mental health problems.
SHARP Hub Project Summary
Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Partnership for Mental Health Capacity Building.
PRISM Hub Project Summary
Partnership in Implementation Science. Caring for Dementia: Experience from Thailand.
ESSENCE Hub Project Summary
ESSENCE: Enabling Translation of Science to Service to Enhance Depression Care
PRIDE Hub Project Summary
Partnerships in Research to Implement and Disseminate Sustainable and Scalable Evidence-Based Practices in Sub-Saharan Africa.
DIADA Hub Project Summary
The DIADA Project: A technology-based model of care for depression and unhealthy alcohol use in primary care centers in Colombia.
Computational Methods Identify Psychosis Symptoms in Spoken Language
Researchers used computational methods to automatically detect abnormalities in spoken language that could be used to predict symptoms of psychotic disorders including schizophrenia.
Facebook Live: The Youth Mental Health Crisis
NIMH Deputy Director Shelli Avenevoli, Ph.D., led a discussion on youth suicide, the effects of technology and the pandemic on the developing brain, and what the research says about supporting the mental health of current and future generations of youth.
Center for Global Mental Health Research Webinar Series: Training Mechanisms for Early Career Scientists in Global Mental Health Research at NIH
This webinar discussed funding opportunities from NIH for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows interested in global mental health research.
Toddlers’ Responses to “Baby Talk” Linked to Social, Cognitive, Language Abilities
In an NIMH-supported study, researchers found that toddlers respond to emotionally expressive speech in different ways, and these varied responses are linked with their social, linguistic, and cognitive abilities.
Facebook Live: The Youth Mental Health Crisis
As children prepare to return to school during these uncertain times, NIMH is conducting a Facebook Live event on the nation’s youth mental health crisis featuring Deputy Director Shelli Avenevoli, Ph.D.
Low Motivation for Social Bonding May Signal Behavior Problems in Early Childhood
In an NIMH-supported study, researchers found that low social affiliation—low motivation for social engagement and bonding—may be a precursor that identifies children as early as age 2 who are likely to develop callous-unemotional behaviors.
25th NIMH Conference on Mental Health Services Research (MHSR)
The 25th NIMH Conference on Mental Health Services Research (MHSR): Transforming Challenges into New Opportunities brings together leading mental health services researchers, as well as clinicians, mental health advocates, and federal and non-federal partners. MHSR 2022 will highlight scientific opportunities for the next generation of high-impact research to drive mental health care improvement.
Office for Disparities Research and Workforce Diversity Webinar Series: National Institute of Mental Health James Jackson Memorial Award Lecture
This interactive webinar will feature the James Jackson Memorial Award winner’s research lecture, audience Q&A session, and remarks from NIMH senior leadership, the Disparities Team, the previous year’s winner, and Dr. Jackson’s family.
Center for Global Mental Health Research Webinar Series: Training Mechanisms for Early Career Scientists in Global Mental Health Research at NIH
This webinar focuses on research career development awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for early-career scientists in global mental health research.
Adult “Picky Eaters” Recall Helpful Parent Feeding Strategies
Researchers asked a group of self-identified adult “picky eaters” to reflect on their parents’ feeding strategies to better understand which strategies were helpful and which weren’t.
Center for Global Mental Health Research Webinar Series: Training Mechanisms for Graduate Students and Post-docs in Global Mental Health Research at NIH
This webinar discussed funding opportunities from NIH for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows interested in global mental health research.
Dr. Karen Lincoln Wins the 2022 James Jackson Memorial Award
Dr. Karen D. Lincoln wins the 2022 NIMH James Jackson Memorial Award in recognition of her excellence in mental health disparities research, mentorship, and community engagement.
Introducing New HIV Prevention Products: The Dapivirine Ring and Injectable Cabotegravir for PrEP
TNIMH is conducting a webinar on new HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) product introduction planning in Africa, including an overview of the CATALYST implementation study exploring PrEP choice that is being conducted through Maximizing Options to Advance Informed Choice for HIV Prevention (MOSAIC).
Facebook Live Event: The Menopause Transition and Depression
NIMH experts discussed the signs, symptoms, treatments, and latest research on the menopause transition and depression.
Feelings of Detachment After Trauma May Signal Worse Mental Health Outcomes
A new NIMH-supported study shows that experiencing persistent feelings of detachment following trauma is an early psychological and biological marker of worse mental health outcomes.
Study Furthers Understanding of Disparities in School Discipline
A new NIMH-supported analysis that disciplinary disparities occur as early as preschool and that their effects can negatively influence how well students do in later years.
Understanding Social Media and Youth Mental Health
This concept aims to encourage research on the impact of social media and technology on youth mental health. There is limited knowledge about the bidirectional relationship between social media and youth mental health. This concept provides an opportunity to understand relationships among social media behavior, social media engagement, social context, and youth mental health.
Developing Quality Measures to Advance Mental Health Care Access and Outcomes
This concept aims to support the development, testing, validation, and implementation of measures to advance mental health care access, outcomes, and quality in the United States or other high-income countries, in addition to low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). To facilitate translation of findings into practice, this concept seeks to support the development and validation of measures […]
Schizophrenia and Related Psychotic Disorders During Mid- to Late-Life
This concept aims to encourage translational research to better understand the emergence, trajectory, and outcomes of schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders in mid- to late-life, and to identity targets for future development of prevention and treatment interventions.
Suicide Prevention Across the Lifespan in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
This concept aims to address the gaps in our knowledge about suicide risk, protective factors, and suicide preventive interventions and strategies for people across the lifespan in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and to strengthen and sustain local research capacity. This concept would support innovative experimental (e.g., hybrid effectiveness-implementation research) and non-experimental (e.g., ecological studies, […]
Office for Disparities Research and Workforce Diversity Webinar Series: Innovations in Social Determinants of Health: Applying the Structural Competency Framework to Mental Health Care and Mental Health Care Research
This webinar provides an overview of the structural competency framework.
Facebook Live: The Menopause Transition and Depression
NIMH experts will discuss the signs, symptoms, treatments, and latest research on the menopause transition and depression.
Center for Global Mental Health Research Webinar Series: Grants Management: Pre-Award
This webinar discussed some of the critical pre-award grant management processes and milestones, including but not limited to roles and responsibilities from different NIMH officials, review of the project budget, and collection of Just in Time (JIT) information.
Office for Disparities Research and Workforce Diversity Webinar Series: Improving Treatments for Mood Disorders and Depressive Symptoms in Women During Mid and Later Life
This webinar examines the neurobiology of depression and mood disorders during the menopause transition and later life.
Information Session: NIMH Intramural Research Program Training Opportunities
Learn about training opportunities available in the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Intramural Research Program (IRP).
Center for Global Mental Health Research Webinar Series: Submission and Peer Review of NIH Grant Applications
Nick Gaiano, Ph.D., focused on how to prepare and submit grant applications to the National Institutes of Health.
Center for Global Mental Health Research Webinar Series: Training Mechanisms for Graduate Students and Post-docs in Global Mental Health Research at NIH
This webinar will discuss funding opportunities from the National Institute of Health (NIH) for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows interested in global mental health research.
Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: Implementing Radical Healing Strategies to Promote Health Equity
Helen Neville, Ph.D., provided an overview of the psychology of the radical healing framework.
Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: How Looking at Genetics and Networks Led to Solving a Quantum Gravity Problem
Dr. Gates is a theoretical physicist known for his work on supersymmetry, supergravity, and superstring theory. He presented on how looking at genetics and networks led to solving a quantum gravity problem.
Study Shows REACH VET Program Effective for Veterans at High Risk for Suicide
A recent NIMH co-authored study shows that a Department of Veterans Affairs suicide prevention program was associated with fewer inpatient mental health admissions and emergency department visits, and a 5 percent reduction in documented suicide attempts.
Mindful Mood Balance Effective for Treating Residual Depressive Symptoms and Suicidal Ideation
NIMH-supported researchers have found an online mindfulness-based cognitive behavioral therapy—called Mindful Mood Balance—is effective at reducing residual depressive symptoms and at reducing suicidal ideation in those who experience these symptoms.
Center for Global Mental Health Research Webinar Series: Grants Management: Pre-Award
This webinar will discuss some of the critical pre-award grant management processes and milestones, including but not limited to roles and responsibilities from different NIMH officials, review of the project budget, and collection of Just in Time information.
Mental Illnesses and COVID-19 Risks
Mental Illnesses and COVID-19 Risks
Multistage Autism Screening in Early Intervention Settings May Reduce Disparities
An NIMH-supported study shows that incorporating a multistage screening process for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) into federally funded early intervention services may reduce disparities in early ASD diagnosis.
Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: Implementing Radical Healing Strategies to Promote Health Equity
Helen A. Neville, Ph.D., will provide an overview of the psychology of the radical healing framework.
Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: How Looking at Genetics and Networks Led to Solving a Quantum Gravity Problem
Dr. Gates is a theoretical physicist known for his work on supersymmetry, supergravity, and superstring theory. He will present on how looking at genetics and networks led to solving a quantum gravity problem.
Tool Uses Light to Inhibit Neural Activity in Mice
Researchers supported by NIH have developed a way to genetically insert a type of light receptor into neurons. The new technique enables the researchers to suppress the neuron’s activity using pulses of light.
Center for Global Mental Health Research Webinar Series: Submission and Peer Review of NIH Grant Applications
Nick Gaiano, Ph.D., will focus on how to prepare and submit grant applications to the National Institutes of Health.
Panic Disorder: The Symptoms
Learn about the symptoms of panic disorder.
NIMH Data Archive (NDA) Data Harmonization Training Webinar
The NDA Data Harmonization training webinar is strongly suggested for first-time submitters, as well as those who would like a refresher, on how to prepare to submit data.
NIMH Data Archive NDA Data Access Webinar
The NDA Data Access webinars cover full data access functionality and instruct users on how to access data. Jupyter Notebooks will be used to illustrate the topics with informational slides and sample code.
NIMH Data Archive (NDA) Data Validation & Submission Webinar
The NDA Data Validation and Submission webinar is offered around the bi-annual submission cycles to help prepare users involved in submitting data to understand the process of validation, error handling, submission, and post-submission Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC).
NIMH Data Archive (NDA) New Grantee Orientation Webinar
The NDA New Grantee Orientation webinar is geared toward researchers new to NDA data sharing and will cover the entire data submission and sharing process. Researchers and data managers at any stage of data sharing are welcome to attend.
New Approach Allows Magnetic Brain Stimulation to Target Deep Brain Structures
TMS can only directly stimulate the outermost layer of the brain, but NIMH researchers have found that mapping a person’s brain architecture may make it possible to guide TMS to deep brain targets.
Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: Beyond FDA Approval: Assessing the Value of New Health Technologies
Foluso Agboola, MBBS, MPH provided a brief background on the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) and describe the Value Assessment Framework using their review of esketamine for treatment-resistant depression as an example.
Autism and Congenital Heart Disease Share Underlying Molecular Network
A recent study of gene networks may hold some promising clues about shared mechanisms underlying autism spectrum disorder and congenital heart disease, two physiologically distinct disorders that often co-occur.
National Contest Encourages High School Students to Write Short Essays Exploring Mental Health
The National Institutes of Health invites students ages 16 to 18 years old to participate in the “2022 Speaking Up About Mental Health!” essay contest.
Clinical Decision Support System Reduces Cardiovascular Risk in Patients With Serious Mental Illness
A new study shows the use of a clinical decision support system to prompt the use of shared decision-making tools, such as handouts, may result in positive impacts on long-term cardiovascular health in patients with serious mental illness.
Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: Cancer Control in the 21st Century with an Emphasis on Risk Reduction
Dr. Otis Brawley provided an overview of cancer incidence and mortality trends in populations defined by race, socioeconomic status, area of residence.
Mental Health and Older Adults Facebook Live Q&A
Experts from the National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute on Aging, and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration conducted a Q&A on mental health, well-being, and aging. Experts discussed common concerns among older adults and tips to improve overall mental health.
Information Session: NIMH Intramural Research Program Training Opportunities
Learn about training opportunities available in the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Intramural Research Program (IRP).
Personalizing Deep Brain Stimulation for Treatment-Resistant Depression
A recent NIMH-supported study investigated whether deep brain stimulation could be personalized for individuals with treatment-resistant depression.
Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: Beyond FDA Approval: Assessing the Value of New Health Technologies
Dr. Foluso Agboola will provide a brief background on the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review and describe the Value Assessment Framework using their review of esketamine for treatment-resistant depression as an example.
Mental Health and Older Adults Facebook Live Q&A
Join experts from NIMH, NIA, and SAMHSA for a Q&A on mental health, well-being, and aging. Learn how to recognize common concerns among older adults and tips to improve your overall mental health.
Get to Know Your Brain
Your brain is an incredible and complex organ! It helps you think, learn, create, and feel emotions, and it controls every blink, breath, and heartbeat. Learn more about the parts of the brain and what each area helps control.
Women’s Experiences of Sexual Assault and Harassment Linked With High Blood Pressure
Women who had ever experienced sexual violence in their lifetime—including sexual assault and workplace sexual harassment—were more likely to develop high blood pressure over a seven-year follow-up period, according to an NIH-funded study.
Join the Stress Less: Healthy Relaxation for #OurHearts Facebook Live Event
In recognition of American Heart Month, join clinical psychologists Laurie Friedman Donze, Ph.D., from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and Krystal M. Lewis, Ph.D., from the National Institute of Mental Health for a conversation on stress and heart health.
Expanding Collaborative Implementation Science for the End the Epidemic National Plan
This concept aims to encourage implementation science research to strengthen the evidence for effective interventions and implementation strategies that address social and structural determinants of health (SSDoH), reduce inequities, and ultimately improve HIV outcomes.
Understanding Developmental Processes in Youth Suicide
This concept aims to encourage research on the processes that contribute to suicide risk in youth in the United States.
Novel Assays to Address Translational Gaps in Treatment Development
This initiative would address a translational gap in therapeutic discovery and development that exists between the preclinical screening pipeline and early experimental medicine studies in humans.
NIMH Faculty Development Award to Promote Diversity in Mental Health Research
The goal of this concept is to enhance the diversity of the mental health research workforce by supporting early career faculty investigators from groups that are underrepresented in the biomedical, clinical, behavioral, and social sciences who propose mentored research projects consistent with NIMH’s mission and research priorities.
Improving Mental Health of Mobile Populations through Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Implementation Approaches
This concept seeks to support research to improve diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and mental health services for mobile populations, such as refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and migrants.
Innovative Mental Health Services Research Not Involving Clinical Trials
The goal of this concept would be to support non-clinical trial mental health services research in high priority, but understudied areas where generating new knowledge can have high public health impact.
Machine Learning Study Sheds Light on Gaze Patterns in Adults With Autism
NIMH researchers examine what people with ASD and people without ASD look at when viewing a social scene.
Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: Cancer Control in the 21st Century with an Emphasis on Risk Reduction
Dr. Otis Webb Brawley will provide an overview of cancer incidence and mortality trends in populations defined by race, socioeconomic status, area of residence.
School-Based Suicide Prevention: Promising Approaches and Opportunities for Research
NIMH hosted a webinar for diverse stakeholders, including school administrators, researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and funders, to learn about new and innovative practices in school-based suicide prevention.
Workshop: Nonaffective Psychosis in Midlife and Beyond
The workshop’s goal is to share the latest findings, challenges, and opportunities for transformative research in mid to late-life populations living with nonaffective psychosis.
Dr. Robert Heinssen to Step Down as DSIR Director
In June 2022, Robert Heinssen, Ph.D., ABPP, will step down as director of the NIMH Division of Services and Intervention Research (DSIR) and transition to a new role as a senior advisor in the NIMH Office of the Director.
Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: Addressing Social Determinants to Optimize Infant Brain Development
Cynthia Rogers, M.D. provided an overview of adverse exposures and their influence on child development, discussing exposure to poverty, crime, and pre-and postnatal exposures to psychopathology and substance use.
Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: Lessons from My Journey as a Black Scientist, NIH-funded Investigator, DEI Leader, and Mental Health Advocate
Nii Addy, Ph.D. shared his experiences and journey as a Black scientist, mentor, mentee, sponsor, diversity, equity, inclusion leader, and mental health advocate.
What is informed consent?
This video explains what informed consent means in clinical trials participation.
Extramural Research Community Listening Session: Town Hall
This listening session will feature a panel of researchers sharing their perspectives on barriers and facilitators to equity in funding success for minoritized NIMH grant applicants.
The NIMH Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: Addressing Social Determinants to Optimize Infant Brain Development
In this talk, Cynthia Rogers, M.D. will provide an overview of adverse exposures and their influence on child development, discussing exposure to poverty, crime, and pre-and postnatal exposures to psychopathology and substance use.
School-based Suicide Prevention: Promising Approaches and Opportunities for Research
This webinar will provide an opportunity for diverse stakeholders, including school administrators, researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and funders, to learn about new and innovative practices in school-based suicide prevention.
NIH Workshop on Psychedelics as Therapeutics: Gaps, Challenges and Opportunities
The workshop will cover mechanistic understanding of psychoplastogens, discuss what settings are needed for a therapeutic effect, and the necessity and nature of concomitant psychotherapies.
Mental Health Minute: Anxiety Disorder in Adults
Got 60 seconds? Take a mental health minute to learn about anxiety disorder in adults.
Advancing Evidence-Based Interventions to Improve Access to Mental Health Services for LGBTQ+ Youth
This webinar provided an overview of an NIMH-sponsored study that adapts an evidence-based mental health intervention for LGBTQ+ youth of color and their families. It also showcased potential mechanisms that can be used to adapt the intervention to address mental health disparities faced by SGM youth of color.
Understanding the Characteristics of Suicide in Young Children
Researchers supported by NIMH recently published a study describing the characteristics of suicide in young children and the factors that sometimes precede these tragic events, providing an avenue for future research and intervention.
Mental Health Minute: Bipolar Disorder in Adults
Got 60 seconds? Take a mental health minute to learn about bipolar disorder in adults.
2021 Youth Mental Health Disparities Conference: Identifying Opportunities and Priorities in Youth Mental Health Disparities Research
This conference will focus on identifying opportunities and priorities in youth mental health disparities research.
Persistent, Distressing Psychotic-like Experiences Associated with Impairment in Youth
In this NIMH-funded study, researchers examined the association between distressing and persistent psychotic-like experiences in youth and important risk factors for psychopathology.
The NIMH Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: Lessons from My Journey as a Black Scientist, NIH-funded Investigator, DEI Leader, and Mental Health Advocate
Nii Addy, Ph.D. will share his experiences and journey as a Black scientist, mentor, mentee, sponsor, diversity, equity, inclusion leader, and mental health advocate.
Technical Assistance Webinar: Effectiveness and Implementation Research for Post-Acute Interventions to Optimize Long-Term Mental Health Outcomes in Low-and Middle-Income Countries
This NIMH technical assistance webinar provided an overview of the funding opportunity announcement (FOA), Effectiveness and Implementation Research for Post-Acute Interventions to Optimize Long-Term Mental Health Outcomes in Low-and Middle-Income Countries, for prospective applicants. The webinar was followed by a question-and-answer session with NIMH staff members.
Technical Assistance Webinar: Effectiveness and Implementation Research for Post-Acute Interventions to Optimize Long-Term Mental Health Outcomes in Low-and Middle-Income Countries
This NIMH technical assistance webinar provided an overview of the funding opportunity announcement (FOA), Effectiveness and Implementation Research for Post-Acute Interventions to Optimize Long-Term Mental Health Outcomes in Low-and Middle-Income Countries, for prospective applicants. The webinar was followed by a question-and-answer session with NIMH staff members.
Dr. Tracy Waldeck Named Director of NIMH Division of Extramural Activities
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) recently selected Tracy Waldeck, Ph.D., as director of the Institute’s Division of Extramural Activities (DEA).
Researchers Find Disparities in Suicide Risk Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Adults
Suicide risk among lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults varies considerably depending on the intersection between sexual identity and other aspects of identity, such as gender, age, and race/ethnicity, according to a study led by NIMH researchers.
Sleep and Neurodevelopment Symposium: The Earliest Years
The workshop will focus on building the research questions and opportunities to fill the data gap regarding the role of sleep in the early years in establishing healthy neural networks and reflecting aberrant neurodevelopment.
NIH, FDA and 15 Private Organizations Join Forces to Increase Effective Gene Therapies for Rare Diseases
The newly launched Bespoke Gene Therapy Consortium (BGTC), part of the NIH Accelerating Medicines Partnership (AMP) program, aims to optimize and streamline the gene therapy development process to help fill the unmet medical needs of people with rare diseases.
NIMH Livestream Event on Seasonal Affective Disorder
NIMH conducted a livestream event on seasonal affective disorder (SAD). Matthew Rudorfer, M.D., chief of the Adult Psychopharmacology, Somatic, and Integrated Treatment Research Program at NIMH, discussed the signs, symptoms, treatments, and the latest research on SAD.
NIMH Workshop on Advancing Training in Suicide Prevention Clinical Care
NIMH will convene a workshop on November 3, 2021, and November 8, 2021, to assess the state of the science related to suicide prevention training in clinical care with the ultimate goal of preventing suicidal behavior through improved training of providers.
Brain Activity Patterns After Trauma May Predict Long-Term Mental Health
The way a person’s brain responds to stress following a traumatic event, such as a car accident, may help to predict their long-term mental health outcomes, according to NIMH-supported research.
NIMH Livestream Event on Seasonal Affective Disorder
NIMH is conducting a livestream event on seasonal affective disorder with Matthew Rudorfer, M.D., chief of the Adult Psychopharmacology, Somatic, and Integrated Treatment Research Program at NIMH.
NIH BRAIN Initiative Unveils Detailed Atlas of the Mammalian Primary Motor Cortex
The NIH Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies® (BRAIN) Initiative Cell Census Network (BICCN) has unveiled an atlas of cell types and an anatomical neuronal wiring diagram for the mammalian primary motor cortex, derived from detailed studies of mice, monkeys, and humans.
Macrophage Infection by HIV: Implications for Pathogenesis and Cure
The NIMH and the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard are conducting a virtual meeting to examine emerging data related to macrophage interactions with the immune system during HIV infection, macrophage reservoirs and approaches to their elimination, and the involvement of CNS myeloid reservoirs and associated co-morbidities.
Genomic Data From More Than 41,000 People Shed New Light on Bipolar Disorder
In the largest genome-wide association study of bipolar disorder to date, researchers found about twice as many genetic locations associated with bipolar disorder as reported in previous studies. These and other findings help improve our understanding of the biological origins of bipolar disorder.
The NIMH Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: Life Through a Navajo Lens Beyond the Navajo Reservation
Glorinda Segay, D.B.H., will be the next guest speaker for NIMH’s Director’s Innovation Speaker Series. Dr. Segay will share her journey, her work at the Indian Health Service, and what the agency does to promote mental health among Native Americans.
Mental Health Research Dissertation Grant to Enhance Workforce Diversity
This concept would provide continued support for a long-standing and successful program for doctoral students in the dissertation stage of graduate school. The program aims to continue enhancing the diversity of the mental health research workforce by providing dissertation level research support to individuals who are underrepresented in the biomedical, clinical, behavioral, and social sciences […]
Post-Acute Interventions to Optimize Long-Term Mental Health Outcomes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
The goal of this concept is to encourage research that improves post-acute mental health services in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and low-resource settings. Of specific interest is research that generates new information on the health system changes that could improve the scalability and sustainability of service provision.
Integrating Mental Health Care into Health Care Systems in Low- and Middle-Income Countries and Other Low-Resources Settings
The goal of this concept is to encourage implementation research to develop, optimize, and test innovative theory-based strategies to integrate mental and physical health care within health care systems in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) and other low-resource settings.
Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies® (BRAIN) Initiative: Brain-Behavior Quantification and Synchronization
This concept aims to: develop high resolution tools and analytic approaches that can precisely quantify species-appropriate behaviors as a multi-dimensional response and synchronize these with simultaneously recorded brain activity; build new conceptual and computational models of behavioral systems, with which to establish causal brain/behavior relationships and enable closed loop intervention development; and, establish a cross-disciplinary […]
NIMH Livestream Event on Suicide Prevention During COVID: A Continuing Priority
During National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, NIMH hosted a livestream event on suicide prevention during the pandemic, focusing on unemployment, youth, and other population subgroups who may be experiencing elevated risk.
NIMH Livestream Event on Suicide Prevention During COVID: A Continuing Priority
During National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, NIMH hosted a livestream event on suicide prevention during the pandemic, focusing on unemployment, youth, and other population subgroups who may be experiencing elevated risk.
A New Strength-Focused Framework to Prevent American Indian and Alaska Native Youth Suicide
Researchers have developed a promising new framework for suicide prevention in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities. The research framework expands on conventional risk reduction strategies by placing Indigenous culture, knowledge, beliefs, and community collaboration at the center of the approach.
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.
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.
Mental Health Minute: Stress and Anxiety in Adolescents
Got 60 seconds? Take a mental health minute to learn about stress and anxiety in adolescents.
NIMH Livestream Event on Suicide Prevention During COVID: A Continuing Priority
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.
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.
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.
Severe Irritability
NIMH is researching why some children have extreme irritability in response to reasonable requests and life events.
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”
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.
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 […]
Neurologic and Psychiatric Effects of SARS-CoV-2 Meeting: Day 2
The NIMH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, and National Institute on Aging conducted a virtual meeting on the neurologic and psychiatric effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Anna E. Ordóñez Named Director of NIMH’s Office of Clinical Research
NIMH has selected Anna E. Ordóñez, M.D., M.A.S., as director of the Office of Clinical Research (OCR).
NIMH Workshop on Naturalistic Stimuli and Individual Differences
NIMH’s Center for Multimodal Neuroimaging conducted a pre-recorded virtual workshop on naturalistic stimuli and individual differences.
NIMH Instagram Event: Back to School — Coping with the Pandemic and Re-Entry Stress
Live on Instagram, Krystal Lewis, Ph.D., a licensed clinical psychologist at NIMH, will discuss causes or triggers of stress and share coping techniques to help reduce anxiety and improve the transition back to school.
Navigating a Neuroscience Career for Scientists of Color
On August 5, 2021, NIMH will host a webinar on navigating a neuroscience career for scientists of color with a rising star in neuroscience, Dr. Damien Fair. Dr. Fair is currently a founding co-director of the Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain and professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota Medical […]
Understanding Suicide Risk Among Children and Preteens: A Synthesis Workshop
On June 15, 2021, NIMH conducted a synthesis workshop culminating the work of three research roundtables focused on understanding suicide risk and risk trajectories among children and pre-teens, including groups with recent increases in risk.
Mental Health Research Awards for Investigators Early in their Career in Low and Middle-Income Countries
A technical assistance webinar on mental health research awards for investigators early in their career in low and middle-income countries.
NIMH Workshop on Naturalistic Stimuli and Individual Differences
NIMH’s Center for Multimodal Neuroimaging conducted a pre-recorded virtual workshop on naturalistic stimuli and individual differences.
Mental Health Minute: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Got 60 seconds? Take a mental health minute to learn about attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder or ADHD.
Mental Health in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities
In this conversation, NIH Tribal Health Research Office Director David R. Wilson, Ph.D., and NIMH Director Joshua Gordon, M.D., Ph.D., discuss some current issues related to mental health in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities. The conversation touches on the large-scale mental health impacts of COVID-19, the importance of suicide prevention, and relevant NIMH research […]
Neurologic and Psychiatric Effects of SARS-CoV-2 Meeting
The NIMH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, and National Institute on Aging are conducting a virtual meeting on the neurologic and psychiatric effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection from July 14-15, 2021.
NIMH James Jackson Memorial Award Lecture: “Black Mental Health, Mentoring, and Health Equity: A Love Supreme”
On July 28, 2021, NIMH will host the James Jackson Memorial Award lecture with the inaugural award winner, Dr. Enrique W. Neblett, Jr. Dr. Neblett will discuss how his current research, mentoring, and community engagement advances the fields of mental health disparities and minority mental health.
Eating Disorder Behaviors Alter Reward Response in the Brain
A new NIMH-supported study found that eating disorder behaviors alter the brain’s reward response process and food intake control circuitry, which can reinforce the behaviors.
Strength in the Face of Challenge: Youth Suicide Prevention Research Among the White Mountain Apache and the Navajo Nation in the Time of COVID-19
On June 29, 2021, NIMH hosted the webinar Strength in the Face of Challenge: Youth Suicide Prevention Research Among the White Mountain Apache and the Navajo Nation in the time of COVID-19. This is the video recording of the webinar.
Video » Understanding Suicide Risk Among Children and Preteens: A Synthesis Workshop
On June 15, 2021, NIMH conducted a synthesis workshop culminating the work of three research roundtables focused on understanding suicide risk and risk trajectories among children and pre-teens, including groups with recent increases in risk.
Video » Mental Health Research Awards for Investigators Early in their Career in Low and Middle-Income Countries
A technical assistance webinar on mental health research awards for investigators early in their career in low and middle-income countries.
Video » Mental Health Minute: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Got 60 seconds? Take a mental health minute to learn about attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder or ADHD.
Outreach Meeting » NIMH Instagram Event: Back to School — Coping with the Pandemic and Re-Entry Stress
Live on Instagram, Krystal Lewis, Ph.D., a licensed clinical psychologist at NIMH, will discuss causes or triggers of stress and share coping techniques to help reduce anxiety and improve the transition back to school.
Video » Mental Health in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities
In this conversation, NIH Tribal Health Research Office Director David R. Wilson, Ph.D., and NIMH Director Joshua Gordon, M.D., Ph.D., discuss some current issues related to mental health in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities. The conversation touches on the large-scale mental health impacts of COVID-19, the importance of suicide prevention, and relevant NIMH research […]
Scientific Meeting » Navigating a Neuroscience Career for Scientists of Color
On August 5, 2021, NIMH will host a webinar on navigating a neuroscience career for scientists of color with a rising star in neuroscience, Dr. Damien Fair. Dr. Fair is currently a founding co-director of the Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain and professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota Medical […]
Scientific Meeting » NIMH Workshop on Naturalistic Stimuli and Individual Differences
NIMH’s Center for Multimodal Neuroimaging is conducting a pre-recorded virtual workshop on naturalistic stimuli and individual differences.
Scientific Meeting » NIMH James Jackson Memorial Award Lecture: “Black Mental Health, Mentoring, and Health Equity: A Love Supreme”
On July 28, 2021, NIMH will host the James Jackson Memorial Award lecture with the inaugural award winner, Dr. Enrique W. Neblett, Jr. Dr. Neblett will discuss how his current research, mentoring, and community engagement advances the fields of mental health disparities and minority mental health.
Science News » Eating Disorder Behaviors Alter Reward Response in the Brain
A new NIMH-supported study found that eating disorder behaviors alter the brain’s reward response process and food intake control circuitry, which can reinforce the behaviors.
Science News » Acting National Autism Coordinator Named
National Autism Coordinator Ann E. Wagner, Ph.D., will retire from federal service on June 30, 2021—Susan A. Daniels, Ph.D., will serve as Acting National Autism Coordinator beginning on July 1, 2021, and until a permanent successor is named.
Video » The NIMH Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: Addressing Ethnoracial Disparities in Mental Health Risk, Assessment, and Service Delivery
Roberto Lewis-Fernández, M.D., was the guest speaker for the NIMH Director’s Innovation Speaker Series. Dr. Lewis-Fernández is a professor of clinical psychiatry at Columbia University and director of the New York State Center of Excellence for Cultural Competence and the Hispanic Treatment Program, and co-director of the Anxiety Disorders Clinic, at New York State Psychiatric […]
Video » NIMH-Funded Researcher Dr. Barbara Rothbaum Discusses Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
In recognition of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month in June, NIMH hosted a livestream event on PTSD featuring NIMH-funded researcher Barbara Rothbaum, Ph.D., ABPP, professor of psychiatry and associate vice chair of clinical research at the Emory University School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.
Scientific Meeting » Strength in the Face of Challenge: Youth Suicide Prevention Research Among the White Mountain Apache and the Navajo Nation in the Time of COVID-19
On June 29, 2021, NIMH will host a webinar on Youth Suicide Prevention Research Among the White Mountain Apache and the Navajo Nation in the Time of COVID-19.
Scientific Meeting » Workshop: Advanced Statistical Methods and Dynamic Data Visualizations for Mental Health Studies
The NIMH is hosting a two-day workshop on advanced statistical methods and dynamic data visualizations for mental health studies.
Blog Post » Reflection on 40 Years of HIV/AIDS Research
In this jointly written Director’s Message, NIMH director Dr. Joshua Gordon and Dr. Maureen Goodenow, associate director for AIDS Research and director of the Office of AIDS Research at the National Institutes of Health, discuss 40 years of NIMH and NIH support for HIV/AIDS research.
Scientific Meeting » The NIMH Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: Addressing Ethnoracial Disparities in Mental Health Risk, Assessment, and Service Delivery
During the next NIMH Director’s Innovation Speaker Series on June 22, 2021, guest speaker Roberto Lewis-Fernández, M.D., will review key areas in need of research on cultural and ethnoracial disparities in mental health conditions and services.
Scientific Meeting » Neurologic and Psychiatric Effects of SARS-CoV-2 Meeting
The NIMH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, and National Institute on Aging are conducting a virtual meeting on the neurologic and psychiatric effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection from July 14-15, 2021.
Scientific Meeting » NIMH Livestream Event on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
In recognition of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month, NIMH is hosting a livestream event featuring NIMH grantee Dr. Barbara Rothbaum on June 17, 2021.
Video » Experts Discuss Borderline Personality Disorder
On May 21, 2021, NIMH’s Dr. Stephen O’Connor moderated a discussion on borderline personality disorder with NIMH grantees Drs. Stephanie D. Stepp and Shireen L. Rizvi.
Scientific Meeting » Experts Discuss Borderline Personality Disorder
On May 21, 2021, NIMH’s Dr. Stephen O’Connor moderated a discussion on borderline personality disorder with NIMH grantees Drs. Stephanie D. Stepp and Shireen L. Rizvi.
Concept Clearance » Just-in-Time Adaptive Interventions to Optimize Adolescent Mental Health Treatments
The goal of this concept is to encourage research that seeks to utilize JITAI augmentations to enhance the clinical impact of established digital health interventions on adolescent mental disorder symptoms and impairments.
Concept Clearance » Research on Late-Life Suicide: Mechanisms and Future Treatment Targets
The goal of this initiative would be to solicit research that addresses predictors and mechanisms associated with late-life suicide. Specifically, this initiative would aim to address the link between social disconnection in late life and late-life suicidal thoughts and behaviors.
Concept Clearance » NIMH Career Transition Award for Tenure-Track Intramural Investigators
This concept would allow for the re-issue of a long-standing career transition program to provide support for tenure-track intramural investigators at NIMH who aim to transition from the Division of Intramural Research Programs (IRP) to an independent research faculty position in the extramural community.
Concept Clearance » From Genes to Biology: Scalable Approaches for Biological Characterization of Mental Illness Risk Genes
One of the main bottlenecks in translating from genes associated with mental illnesses to disease biology lies in the lack of scalable experimental platforms that can extend the unbiased nature of gene discovery to the discovery of biological mechanisms. This initiative aims to fill that gap by optimizing and implementing new scalable technologies for functionally […]
Scientific Meeting » Gender Differences in Bipolar Disorder Across the Life Span Through an Intersectional Lens
On June 10, 2021, NIMH will host a webinar on Gender Differences in Bipolar Disorder Across the Life Span Through an Intersectional Lens.
Scientific Meeting » Challenges and Innovations in Neonatal and Infant Imaging: A Look Across Modalities
On June 22-23, 2021, NIMH is conducting a virtual meeting on the challenges and innovations in neonatal and infant imaging.
Scientific Meeting » Understanding Suicide Risk Among Children and Pre-teens: A Synthesis Workshop
On June 15, 2021, NIMH will convene a synthesis workshop culminating the work of three research roundtables focused on understanding suicide risk and risk trajectories among children and pre-teens, including groups with recent increases in risk.
Video » The NIMH Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: Genetic Clues to Autism Heterogeneity
On May 13, 2021, Elise Robinson, Sc.D., was the guest speaker for the NIMH Director’s Innovation Speaker Series. Dr. Robinson discussed rare and common genetic risk factors for ASDs, and the association between those risk factors and ASD heterogeneity.
Audio » The View of the NIMH Intramural Program From the Top: An Interview with Dr. Susan Amara
Dr. Peter Bandettini and Dr. Susan Amara discuss how advantages of the Intramural Research Program such as flexibility, diversity, and collaboration have led to major discoveries in mental health research.
Scientific Meeting » Human Mobility and HIV Workshop
NIMH will convene a two-day virtual workshop on human mobility and HIV in diverse global populations from May 24-25, 2021.
Scientific Meeting » Sleep and Suicide Prevention Workshop: Advancing Innovation and Intervention Opportunity
On May 26-27, 2021, NIMH will conduct a virtual workshop: Sleep and Suicide Prevention: Advancing Innovation and Intervention Opportunity.
Video » What are the risks and benefits of participating in clinical research?
This video will tell you about the risks and benefits of participating in clinical research.
Scientific Meeting » The NIMH Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: Genetic Clues to Autism Heterogeneity
On May 13, 2021, Elise Robinson, Sc.D., will discuss genetic clues to autism heterogeneity during the NIMH Director’s Innovation Speaker Series.
Blog Post » Addressing the Needs of the Autism Community During COVID-19
In this message for Autism Awareness Month, Dr. Gordon highlights the specific impacts that the COVID-19 pandemic has had for individuals on the autism spectrum and their families.
Video » Guided Visualization: Dealing with Stress
we will talk about how stress affects the brain. We will talk a little bit about the brain, how stress affects the brain, and then we will practice a technique that can help you to feel a little bit more relaxed and calm when you are feeling stressed out.
Video » Getting to Know Your Brain: Dealing with Stress
We will be talking about what stress and anxiety are, where they come from, and different ways of coping with them. We will also talk about how the brain works in teenagers and why this is such an important time of development.
Science News » Media Advisory: Prototype App for Mobile Devices Could Screen Children at Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder
A mobile app was successful at distinguishing toddlers diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) from typically developing toddlers based on their eye movements while watching videos, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health.
Scientific Meeting » NIMH Livestream Event on Borderline Personality Disorder
In recognition of National Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month, NIMH is hosting a livestream event featuring experts on May 21, 2021.
Video » The NIMH Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: Advancing Therapies for Central Nervous System Disorders
On April 15, 2021, Beverly Davidson, Ph.D., was the guest speaker for the NIMH Director’s Innovation Speaker Series. Dr. Davidson is the Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Arthur V. Meigs, Chair in Pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), and director of the Raymond G. Perelman Center […]
Blog Post » One Year In: COVID-19 and Mental Health
In this message, Dr. Gordon highlights what we know about Americans’ mental health after one year of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Scientific Meeting » The NIMH Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: Advancing Therapies for Central Nervous System Disorders
On April 15, 2021, Beverly Davidson, Ph.D., will provide an overview of recent research approaches for inherited disorders that impact central nervous system function during the next NIMH Director’s Innovation Speaker Series.
Scientific Meeting » Virtual Workshop: Integrating Genomics with Dimensional and Transdiagnostic Approaches to Advance Mental Health Research
This workshop aims to highlight opportunities and challenges related to integrating genomic information and dimensional phenotypes associated with psychopathology, in alignment with the mission of the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) initiative.
Video » NIMH Expert Dr. Mary Rooney Discusses Bipolar Disorder in Adolescents and Young Adults
In recognition of World Bipolar Day, NIMH hosted a livestream event on bipolar disorder in adolescents and young adults on March 30, 2021. NIMH expert Mary Rooney, Ph.D., discussed the signs and symptoms, proper diagnosis, and treatments for bipolar disorder in adolescents and young adults. Also, Dr. Rooney discussed some of the challenges that the […]
Blog Post » One Year of Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics, and Anticipating New Challenges
In this jointly written Director’s Message, leadership from across NIH describes one year of progress made through the RADx initiative and anticipates new challenges in the fight against COVID-19.
Scientific Meeting » NIMH Livestream Event: Bipolar Disorder in Adolescents and Young Adults
In recognition of World Bipolar Day, NIMH hosted a livestream event on bipolar disorder in adolescents and young adults on March 30, 2021. NIMH expert Mary Rooney, Ph.D., discussed the signs and symptoms, proper diagnosis, and treatments for bipolar disorder in adolescents and young adults. Also, Dr. Rooney discussed some of the challenges that the […]
Scientific Meeting » The NIMH Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: What the Eyes Don’t See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City
Mona Hanna-Attisha, M.D., M.P.H., the pediatrician and scientist who exposed the lead water crisis in Flint, Michigan, will present a first-hand account of her research efforts to discover the truth and her fight for justice in the national spotlight.
Science News » NIMH’s Dr. Andrea Beckel-Mitchener Named Deputy Director of NIH BRAIN Initiative
Andrea Beckel-Mitchener, Ph.D., has been named deputy director of the trans-NIH Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative.
Science News » NIMH Director’s Statement: Our Commitment to Ending Structural Racism in Biomedical Research
In this statement, NIMH Director Dr. Joshua Gordon reaffirms his commitment to dismantling structural racism in biomedical research and describes next steps for NIMH.
Video » Let’s Talk About Eating Disorders with NIMH Grantee Dr. Cynthia Bulik
In recognition of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, NIMH hosted a livestream event featuring NIMH grantee Cynthia Bulik, Ph.D., professor at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill’s School of Medicine and Founding Director of the UNC Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders. Dr. Bulik discussed signs, symptoms, treatments, and the latest research […]
Scientific Meeting » NIMH Livestream Event: Let’s Talk About Eating Disorders with NIMH Grantee Dr. Cynthia Bulik
In recognition of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, NIMH hosted a livestream event featuring NIMH grantee Cynthia Bulik, Ph.D., professor at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill’s School of Medicine and Founding Director of the UNC Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders. Dr. Bulik discussed signs, symptoms, treatments, and the latest research […]
August 9th, 2019
“DIVA TALK”“Brunch on the Waterfront is back! Happy born day to all of the Leo & Virgo DIVAS celebrating this month. I am so very excited to invite all DIVA women to our women’s fellowship and empowerment brunch on the Waterfront. Aug. 25th, 2019 Topic of Discussion.When I look in the mirror the image of […]
May 31st, 2019
Greetings DIVA! Mental Health matters and M.I. is on a mission to help women heal and to find support all over the city. If our women are whole, our families will prosper… This week’s topic: My beauty is best defined by…And I am most vulnerable when I… Chew on that, fill in the blank, and […]
April 30th, 2019
Welcome DIVAS! Congratulations on doing your work! This Sunday’s topic of discussion..Bring your notes, do your work, and be ready to share on Sunday… Dear Self, I am a work in progress so please stop _ , I am no longer _ , I just want _ , thank God for _ , as a […]
March 10th, 2019
“I am a D.I.V.A.” I am a DC Native and lost my older brother to gun violence on Benning Road NE April 2, 1992 and a cousin just 2 years later in the same manner. I know my story is like many others on the city. I have children now and want to do what […]
March 9th, 2020
A National Women’s History Month Salute to the “DIVAS” of the Nation’s Capital and beyond! M.I. Mother’s Keeper mental health advocates is sending out a well-deserved “salute”, in honor of National Women’s History Month and on behalf of the many brave and unacknowledged women, mothers, grandmothers, and our affectionately called, “DIVAS” residing and working in […]
October 25th, 2018
I believe going through so many trials and tribulations ALONE while juggling work and home life is enough to bring any single mother to her knees in desperation for some physical help. When you’re going through the roughest times, you often hear “JUST PRAY ON IT”, but sometimes we need more than that. We need […]
January 1st, 2018
“Happy New Year” Happy 2018! Year of the DIVA! I am very optimistic about the year ahead. However, there is much work to be done. Every day the headlines scream, gun violence and death in some part of town local and/or otherwise. Advocacy is the vehicle that I’ve chosen as my contribution to raising mental […]
December 27th, 2017
A Message from One Diva to Another… I often wonder what the final moments must be like for someone suffering with decreased mental abilities, in those most delicate moments when restraint is needed the most. I often imagine the numerous amounts of individuals who haven’t been able to make peace with that most troubling part […]
November 7th, 2017
This aptly titled work which was originated by Rhonda L. Hamilton, is about a young woman whose plight growing up as a female in the inner city, and whose life was deeply affected by being a child rooted in the mental health community, intends to capture the delicate manner in which she fragilely exists between […]