Past (archived) Events, Articles, News, & Information
Alcohol or Other Drugs
- Alcohol Poisoning Kills 6 Americans a Day, a Federal Report Finds (Sabrina Tavernise, 1/6/15)
- Alcohol Warnings from Parents Matter (University of Buffalo, 1/8/15)
- Brain Scans of Alcoholics Show Relapse Risk (Futurity, 5/8/13)
- Can This App Help People Overcome Alcoholism? Video of App from University of Wisconsin, available in July. (Mar 28, 2014)
- Cannabis May Make Bipolar Symptoms Worse (Study from Univ. of Warwick, Futurity, 2/12/15)
- Casual Marijuana Use May Damage Your Brain (Apr 16, 2014)
- Cheap Drinks and Risk-Taking Fuel College Drinking Culture (NPR; Sept 8, 2014)
- Clinical Trials (for Depression, Sleep, Bipolar Disorder, Substance Use, etc.) in California, currently recruiting for participants
- Cocaine Rewires the Brain (Neurosicence News; Sept 5, 2014)
- Lives Cut Short. Article on college student deaths due to alcohol, suicide, accidents... (Inside Higher Ed, Sept. 19, 2014)
- Marijuana Use is Associated with Excessive Daytime Sleepiness in Adolescents (Science Daily, 2/13/15)
- Meds Curb Drinking, But Doctors Don't Prescribe Them (Futurity, 2014)
- Mental Health & Substance Use Disorder Awareness Day: Save the Date (May 13, 2014)
- Psychedelic Drug use Could Reduce Psychological Distress, Suicidal Thinking, Study Suggests (Science Daily, 3/9/15)
- Recreational Drug Use on Weekends Often Morphs into Daily Use, Study Finds (Boston University, 5/13/15)
- This Recovery Program Is an Increasingly Important Alternative to AA, (July 6, 2014)
Anxiety Disorders
- Anxious Students Strain College Mental Health Centers by Jan Hoffman (NY Times, 5/27/15)
- College Counseling Centers Turn to Teletherapy to Treat Students for Anxiety (Chronicle of Higher Ed; Sept 26, 2014)
- New Research Shows Sleep Critical to Effective PTSD Treatment (Psych Central; Aug 31, 2014)
- Social Anxiety Linked to a Shocking New Gift (James Emry, Psych Central, 11/15)
- Understanding Anxiety and Depression in Children and Adolescents, with Dr. Daniel Pine, MD (35 min DBSA Podcast)
Child Development & Disorders/ Families / Parenting
- Are You Raising Nice Kids? A Harvard Psychologist Gives 5 Ways to Raise Them to be Kind (The Washington Post, July 18, 2014)
- Being Mom's Favorite Can Be Super Depressing (Purdue Univ, 11/6/15)
- "Cultivating Emotional Intelligence in Children" by Linda Lantieri (Happiness & Its Causes, 27 min. video, 2013)
- Despite Stigma, Kids of Same-Sex Parents Thrive, Univ. of Melborne (July 7, 2014)
- Driving Vast Majority of Autism: Genes (Newser, 3/5/15)
- Mental Health Wins When Teens Play School Sports (July 1, 2014)
- Marijuana Use is Associated with Excessive Daytime Sleepiness in Adolescents (Science Daily, 2/13/15)
- Robin Williams and Childhood Emotional Neglect (Psych Central; Aug, 2014)
- Spreading of Healthy Mood in Adolescent Social Networks (Hill et al., Univ. of Warwick, 8/19/15)
Diversity-related Topics
- A 'Chilly Climate' on Campus: Report details microaggressions on campuses for students of color and women (Inside Higher Education, 1/8/15)
- Deadliest and Most Racist? (Inside Higher Ed, 3/10/15)
- Higher Risk of Eating Disorders for LGBT Students (WashingtonUniversity, 5/15/15)
- Same-Sex Couples May Have More Eqalitarian Relationships (NPR, 12/29/14)
Eating Disorders
- A Surprising Link Between Eating Disorders and Bullying (Neuroscience News, 11/16/15)
Emotion Regulation
- Enhanced Emotion Regulation Persists after Meditation Training (study reviewed in the Harvard Gazette, 7/1/13)
Happiness / Wellness / Positive Psychology
- A Workout for Your Brain, On Your Smartphone (article in The New York Times, published 6/12/13)
- Can Messages About Hard Work Make Us Strive? (Michigan State Univ; Sept 4, 2014)
- 18 Habits of Highly Creative People (Carolyn Gregoire, The Huffington Post, 11/15/15)
- For Maximum Happiness, Pick Concrete Goals, Stanford University (Apr 15, 2014)
- 4 Things Psychologists Know That You Should Know Too (PsychCentral, 2014)
- Going Easy on Yourself May Improve Health, Brandeis University (Apr 8, 2014)
- Poll: Our Pursuit of Happiness is Going Well (Washington University, 5/15/15)
- 25 Truths About Life We All Need to Remember (HuffPost blog, Nov 17, 2014)
- What Mindfulness and Daydreaming Have to Do With Getting Things Done (Entrepreneur, 3/9/15)
- Why Aren't We More Compassionate with Daniel Goleman, Part 5 of the TED Radio Hour episode Just A Little Nicer (NPR, 12/19/14)
Mental Health Care and Advocacy / Information
- CalMHSA Launches New Speaker's Bureau Microsite, SpeakOurMinds.org (2014)
- CSU Red Folder is Here! To get the app for iOS, download from iTunes app store. To get the app for Android, download from Google Play.
- 8 Million Deaths a Year Linked to Mental Illness (Study from Emory Univ., Futurity, 2/12/15)
- Evaluation of California's Statewide Mental Health Prevention and Early Intervention Programs, Summary of Key Year 2 Findings (RAND Corp., 2015)
- How Society Makes it Worse for People who Self-Harm (Medical News Today, 1/9/14)
- Mental Health America B4Stage4 Program (to be screened at June 2015 MHA Annual Conference)
- Mental Health America 2015 Annual Conference from June 3-5, 2015 in Alexandria, VA (to register, click link)
- Mental Health Care in the U.S. Needs a Check-up, Washington Post (Apr 16, 2014)
- Mental Health Workers Don't Recognize Their Own Burnout(Science Daily, 1/9/15)
- Mental Wellness Warriors: Fighting for Those Who Need it Most (CNN, 1/17/15)
- Steinberg, Senate Democrats Unveil Budget Proposals on Public Safety & Mental Health (May 28, 2014)
- Stigma Still Major Barrier to Mental Health Care (Psych Central; Sept 7, 2014)
Mood Disorders (e.g., Depression, Bipolar Disorder)
- Cannabis May Make Bipolar Symptoms Worse (Study from Univ. of Warwick, Futurity, 2/12/15)
- Clinical Trials (for Depression, Sleep, Bipolar Disorder, Substance Use, etc.) in California, currently recruiting for participants
- Depression Puts Low-Income Population at Even Greater Risk for Obesity and Poor Nutrition (Science Daily, 3/10/15)
- Fisher Wallace Stimulator: Depression Treatment Device-- an interesting new device that claims to stimulate the brain to produce serotonin & other neurotransmitters
- Seasonal Depression Linked to this Brain Region (Vanderbilt University, 5/13/15)
- What is Bipolar Disorder? (CNN Video, Nov 5, 2014)
- To Treat Depression, Drugs or Therapy? (Richard Friedman, New York Times, 1/8/15)
- Understanding Anxiety and Depression in Children and Adolescents, with Dr. Daniel Pine, MD (35 min DBSA Podcast)
Neuroscience
- A Brain System that Appears To Compensate for Autism, OCD, and Dyslexia (Neuroscience News, 2/12/15)
- Changing the Emotional Association of Memories (Neuroscience News; Aug 27, 2014)
- Cocaine Rewires the Brain (Neurosicence News; Sept 5, 2014)
- Faculty Q&A: Psychologist Daphna Shohamy on Interdisciplinary Brain Science and Memory (March 14, 2014)
- Naughty or Nice? One Brain Scan Is Now All It Takes to Find Out (Shelly Fan, SingularityHUB, 10/11/15)
- Neuroscape Lab Visualizes Live Brain Functions Using Dramatic Images (March 17, 2014)
- Response to Threat Reduced by Reminders of Affection (Neuroscience News, Nov 7, 2014)
Peer Programs
- July 11 Webinar on Peer Support Services (register through the linked website)
- Next Steps Training for Peer Specialists, Oct 15-18 in GA (click link to learn more)
Schizophrenia / Psychosis
- Early Intervention in Psychosis Webinars: (July 9 & July 22, 2014; register through the linked website)
- Hallucinations Rarely Precede Mass Shootings (UC Berkeley, 5/13/15)
- People with Schizophrenia Struggle to Imitate Others (March 17, 2014)
- Newly Discovered Brain Pathway Could Solve Antipsychotic Mystery(Neuroscience News, 3/9/15)
- Schizophrenia Associated Gene Variation Affects Brain Cell Development, (Neuroscience News, July 3, 2014)
- Sleep Deprivation Leads to Symptoms of Schizophrenia, Research Shows (July 7, 2014)
- Three Previously Unrelated Theories About Cause of Schizophrenia Linked(Neuroscience News, 5/4/15)
Stress
- Emotional Response to Stress Differs by Gender (March 17, 2014)
- Jump Starting Natural Resilience Reverses Stress Susceptibility (April 17, 2014)
- New Evidence That Chronic Stress Predisposes Brain to Mental Illness (Feb 12, 2014)
- 25 Minutes of Meditating Eases Stress, Carnegie Mellon University, (July 3, 2014)
Trauma / Bullying / Violence
- A Surprising Link Between Eating Disorders and Bullying (Neuroscience News, 11/16/15)
- Bullying's Mental Health Toll May Last Years (Feb. 17, 2014)
- Charges of Sexual-Assault 'Cover-Ups' Gain New Power on the Big Screen (The Chronicle of Higher Education, 3/9/15)
- Hereditary Trauma: Inheritance of Traumas and How They May Be Mediated (Apr 13, 2014)
- How Counselors Help Survivors of Terrorist Attacks and Other Tragedies (Carina Storrs, CNN, 11/17/15)
- New Research Shows Sleep Critical to Effective PTSD Treatment (Psych Central; Aug 31, 2014)
- Teen Dating Violence Cuts Both Ways (University of Michigan, July 8, 2014)
- The Health Risks of Cyberbullying in College (CNN, 3/3/15)
- Trauma & Addiction: Crash Course Psychology #31 (YouTube Video, Sept 22, 2014)
Suicide or Suicide Prevention / Postvention
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) Advocates Push for Suicide Prevention Legislation on Capitol Hill, (June 25, 2013)
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) Event Calendar
- Blocking the Paths to Suicide (NYT, 3/9/15)
- CSU Red Folder is Here! To get the app for iOS, download from iTunes app store. To get the app for Android, download from Google Play.
- Lives Cut Short. Article on college student deaths due to alcohol, suicide, accidents... (Inside Higher Ed, Sept. 19, 2014)
- MY3: California Launches Mobile App to Provide a Safety Net and Lifeline for Suicidal Individuals (Nov. 21, 2013)
- Obama Signs Suicide Prevention for Veterans Act Into Law (NYT, 2/12/15)
- Study Links Suicide Risk with Insomnia and Alcohol Use(Neuroscience News, 12/22/14)
- Suicide Postvention Resource Available to Colleges and Universities (Higher Education Mental Health Alliance, Nov 18, 2014)
Extra: Simply Interesting Stuff
- Cellphone Addiction Is "an Increasingly Realistic Possibility," Baylor Study of College Students Reveals (Baylor Univ; Aug 27, 2014)
- Circadian Surprise: How Our Body Clocks Help Shape Our Waistlines (NPR, 3/10/15)
- No Longer 'Falling Off the Cliff": The Think College movement is providing degree options for students with intellectual disabilities (By Daivd Perry, Chronicle of Higher Education, Nov 10, 2014)
- Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Vitamin D May Control Brain Serotonin, Affecting Behavior and Psychiatric Disorders (Science Daily, 2/25/15)
- Reading Pain in a Human Face, Jan Hoffman, NY Times (Apr 28, 2014)
- Should Universities Teach Students to Find Themselves? (Kathleen deLaski, Washington Post, 10/20/15)
- Yoga and Chronic Pain have Opposite Effects on Brain Gray Matter (American Pain Society, 5/15/15)
