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. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - June 9, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

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. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - June 7, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

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. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - June 6, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

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 focused on the value of stratification as a tool for driving transformative change in early interventions for people with anxiety, depression, and psychosis. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - June 2, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

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. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - June 2, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

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. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - May 30, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

NIMH Intramural Research Program Training Opportunities
Attend a virtual session to learn about training opportunities in the NIMH Intramural Research Program. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - May 26, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

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. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - May 25, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

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 unique needs of YLWH, both in terms of their developmental needs as well as the issues related to living with a chronic, stigmatized disease. The second goal is to ensure that interventions are streamlined for implementation in resource-limited settings. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - May 25, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

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. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - May 25, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

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. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - May 25, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

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. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - May 22, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

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). (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - May 18, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

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. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - May 15, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news