The Therapy for Black Girls Podcast is a weekly conversation with Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, a licensed Psychologist in Atlanta, Georgia, about all things mental health, personal development, and all the small decisions we can make to become the best possible versions of ourselves. Whether your beauty routine simply includes sunscreen and a scrunchie or…
Date and Time June 14, 202312:30–2:00 p.m. ET Overview Trauma-related psychiatric disorders such as PTSD and depression affect more than twice as many women as men. Women are also more likely to experience a chronic illness that persists for more than a year. Despite the evidence of sex differences in the epidemiology of trauma-related disorders, little…
Date and Time June 8, 20233:00–5:00 p.m. ET Additional Session Dates August 30, 2023, 12:00–2:00 p.m. ET December 5, 2023, 2:00–4:00 p.m. ET Overview Are you interested in learning about training opportunities available in the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Intramural Research Program (IRP)? Join the Office of Fellowship Training for a virtual information session…
Presenter: Michael Stirratt, Ph.D.Division of AIDS Research Goal: 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…
Presenters: Teri Senn, Ph.D.Susannah Allison, Ph.D.Division of AIDS Research Goal: 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…
Presenter: Robert K. Heinssen, Ph.D., ABPPNIMH Office of the Director Goal: 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. Rationale: Evidence-based treatments are available for many mental disorders affecting…
Date and Time June 1, 202312:00–1:00 p.m. ET Overview 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. NIMH Director Joshua A. Gordon, M.D., Ph.D., and NIMH Clinical PsychologistKrystal M. Lewis, Ph.D., will discuss inequities in risk…
The Therapy for Black Girls Podcast is a weekly conversation with Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, a licensed Psychologist in Atlanta, Georgia, about all things mental health, personal development, and all the small decisions we can make to become the best possible versions of ourselves. Many of you know that my debut book, Sisterhood Heals: The…
May 22, 2023 • Research Highlight Suicide is a leading cause of death among young people in the United States. Rates of youth suicide deaths were rising before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic began, so it is critical to understand how the pandemic impacted this public health crisis. In a new study supported by the National…
May 18, 2023 • Institute Update Susan A. Daniels, Ph.D.Susan A. Daniels, Ph.D. has been appointed as the HHS National Autism Coordinator and Director of the Office of National Autism Coordination (ONAC). In this position, Dr. Daniels will play a vital role in ensuring the implementation of national autism research, services, and support activities across…