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Tragedy at UNC underscores the need for student mental health care on NC campuses, Dr. Amy Ursano speaks with News & Reporter

October 21, 2021

“Research on youth and self-compassion consistently shows that those who are more self-compassionate, who treat themselves with greater kindness and less hostility, endure less anxiety, depression, and stress”, Dr. Karen Bluth shares with Psychology Today

October 21, 2021

UNC professor of psychiatry Dr. Jonny Gerkin speaks to CBS17 and reacted to the study by saying vaccine lotteries may have had the opposite effect on those who were already skeptical.

October 20, 2021

Dr. Samantha Meltzer-Brody speaking on a panel at HLTH2021 – Bracing for Impact: the Pandemic’s toll on mental illness

October 20, 2021

In search of sex-related mediators of affective illness

October 20, 2021
Sex differences in the rates of affective disorders have been recognized for decades. We provide an overview of the current literature on sex differences as they relate to mood disorders, organizing existing findings into five levels at which sex differences conceivably influence physiology relevant to affective states.

Dr. Nate Sowa is heading up a new program to make ground on the problem the national pandemic has caused for children’s mental health.

October 19, 2021

“We know that rates of depression, anxiety, and rates of suicide in young people and college-age people is at an all time high. This is a national crisis,” Dr. Samantha Meltzer-Brody told CNN as they discuss campus suicides.

October 19, 2021

UNC Partners with SECU Foundation to Increase Behavioral Health Care Access to Children through Telepsychiatry

October 13, 2021

Welcome Amy Lakin, MSW!

October 12, 2021

Walk for Hope 2021

October 11, 2021
What a wonderful day we had at the 2021 Walk for Hope! It was amazing to see how many people came out to support mental health research on World Mental Health Day! Advances in mental health research have never been more important and we are grateful for all who participated!