CEDAR Clinic

03/10/2022

https://continuingeducationprogram.org/courses/3rd-annual-virtual-conference-advances-in-mindfulness-and-acceptance-based-clinical-tools-for-treating-adolescents-and-young-adults/

This one-day virtual symposium brings together experts to provide state of the art updates on evidence-based mindfulness and acceptance approaches to improving lives of adolescents and young adults struggling with a broad array of obstacles to living a rich, full and meaningful life. The symposium i...

04/23/2021

04/23/2021

Join us on 4/30/21 for the BIDMC Dept of Psychiatry Institute for Evidence Based Training for our 2nd Annual Virtual Conference: Advances in Mindfulness and Acceptance Based Clinical Tools for Treating Adolescents and Young Adults

https://continuingeducationprogram.org/courses/2nd-annual-virtual-conference-advances-in-mindfulness-and-acceptance-based-clinical-tools-for-treating-adolescents-and-young-adults/

This one-day virtual symposium brings together experts to provide state of the art updates on evidence-based mindfulness and acceptance approaches to improving lives of adolescents and young adults struggling with a broad array of obstacles to living a rich, full and meaningful life. The symposium i...

04/15/2021

Check out our latest CEDAR Clinic Brief on Interventions for Youth at Risk for Psychosis
https://mhttcnetwork.org/sites/default/files/2021-03/MHTTC_Clinical%20Brief--CEDAR%20Intervention%5B2%5D%5B3%5D.pdf

03/27/2019

Cecilia McGough puts a face to schizophrenia and helps empower college students through her non-profit Students With Schizophrenia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbagFzcyNiM

Cecilia McGough puts a face to schizophrenia and helps empower college students through the upcoming non-profit Students With Schizophrenia. Students With Sc...

03/01/2019

An interesting study from the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation:

https://www.bbrfoundation.org/content/long-term-study-reveals-how-bipolar-disorder-emerges-high-risk-youth?utm_source=eNews+List&utm_campaign=46e963ae41-eNews-2-28-2019&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fb7d503c0e-46e963ae41-162228197&goal=0_fb7d503c0e-46e963ae41-162228197

A multi-decade study focusing on children of parents diagnosed with bipolar disorder quantifies the risk—24.5%—that they themselves will develop bipolar illness, and suggests a “progressive sequence” in which the illness typically unfolds between the ages of 12 and 30.

09/07/2018

Check out this great event that our staff has planned coming up in October!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/early-intervention-partnerships-with-people-with-lived-experience-registration-49231357315?ref=esfb

Early Intervention Clinical/Research Partnerships with People with Lived Experience People with lived experience of mental illness have much to teach early intervention teams and researchers but their integration into these teams remains rare. The Broad Institute has generously sponsored an evening....

08/07/2018

The conversation on mental illness is growing, which is great! But we consistently fall short on representing mental illnesses that aren't anxiety or depression related. It's up to us to bridge the gap.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/11/opinion/talking-about-mental-illness.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FMental%20Health%20and%20Disorders&action=click&contentCollection=health®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=2&pgtype=collection

The public discussion about mental health has become too focused on moderate illnesses.

07/18/2018

A lot is still misunderstood about Bipolar Disorder. Watch this video to learn more.
https://youtu.be/2rvQQiQN-Pg

How do people cope living with bipolar disorder? How Creativity and Mental Illness Are Linked ►►►► http://dne.ws/1lgxAkB Sign Up For The TestTube Newsletter ...

06/29/2018

Always remember to look out for those around you, you never know what is going on in their lives or how they're really feeling unless you ask.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZLGT-B8KnY​

How do you *really* feel today? Sometimes, answering this question is a lot harder than you think. Mental Health Awareness Week takes place from 14-20 May. I...

06/20/2018

Living with schizophrenia: watch this empowering video of Michelle Hammer telling her story.

Schizophrenia is a mental illness that changes the way you think, feel, and act -- and with the right treatment, it can be managed. Michelle Hammer tells her...

06/15/2018

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/health-44258399/expressing-psychosis-through-street-dance​

Watch how one dancer is breaking the stigma surrounding mental health among young males.

Hip-hop dancer Chad Taylor explains how being sectioned transformed his life.

06/04/2018

Our very own Michelle West and Megan Graham will be presenting this Friday at the Salem State YAR Conference! (Sessions 4A and 4B)
Come say hi if you are around! 😁

http://www.cvent.com/events/2018-youth-at-risk-conference/agenda-77f64e3d274546b981d31ead3f17716e.aspx

2018 Youth at Risk Conference. Online registration by Cvent

05/31/2018

Check out this article to see how people use storytelling to talk about their mental illness and combat stigma! http://www.philly.com/philly/health/addiction/this-is-my-brave-mental-illness-stigma-20180531.html

This Is My Brave is a series of stage performances by people who share their experiences and inspire others. The Philadelphia debut of the series will be June 10.

04/13/2018

Watch the video below for a first-hand take on experiences of psychosis:

http://www.bbc.com/news/av/stories-42787679/what-it-s-like-to-hear-voices?intlink_from_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Ftopics%2Fcq23pdgvgq2t%2Fpsychosis&link_location=live-reporting-map​

Like Minds: One in 10 of us will at some point hear a voice that isn’t there.

03/30/2018

If you are looking for local resources, check out NAMI Massachusetts and Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) (national headquarters)

When I was 18, the walls of my world fell away.

03/12/2018

Read below to learn about how beneficial friendships are in relation to mental health and psychosis:
https://www.psychiatry.org/news-room/apa-blogs/apa-blog/2017/07/friends-can-be-key-in-coping-with-mental-health-challenges​

Friendships and social interaction are important for everyone’s mental health and well-being, but they can be particularly important to someone who has experienced an episode of psychosis.