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Michelle Craske, Nelson Freimer, and Loes Olde Loohuis

Several DGC-affiliated faculty members slated to present at UCLA precision mental health symposium

December 01, 2025

DGC Director Nelson Freimer, Co-Director Michelle Craske, and DGC-affiliated faculty Loes Olde Loohuis will be presenting as keynotes and panelist at the 4th annual Dr. Allen and Charlotte Ginsburg Symposium on Precision Mental Health in Los Angeles and Beyond, hosted by the UCLA Institute for Precision Health on January 23, 2026.

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Central

STAND system of care showcased at UC Brain & Behavioral Health Consortium meeting as potential model

October 30, 2025

DGC Co-Director Michelle Craske, PhD, presented an overview of the STAND system of care at a meeting of the University of California Brain and Behavioral Health Consortium on Oct. 30, 2025. The consortium is charged with identifying pathways for University of California Health to improve California communities’ access to behavioral health care services.

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Make Treatments Accessible

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DGC pilots new STAND platform with STAND Wellness Resource

July 15, 2024

The UCLA Depression Grand Challenge is piloting a new platform for delivering STAND content with its rollout of the STAND Wellness Resource on July 15, 2024. The new public resource features Tier 1/Wellness content from the STAND content library and is hosted on the MyDataHelps app.

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Make Treatments Accessible

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STAR program integration into new UCLA student online wellness hub, signals value as important campus resource

November 03, 2023

When UCLA introduced an important new health resource this year for its students, Be Well Bruin, which included the STAR program as a key resource, the STAND program reached an important milestone — integration of the program into campus operations.

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Make Treatments Accessible

DGC in the News

DGC Director Nelson Freimer spotlights ongoing DGC research on depression causes in Semel Institute presentation

April 18, 2023

Dr. Nelson B. Freimer, UCLA Depression Grand Challenge director, highlighted current DGC research in a lecture titled “Transformations Coming to Psychiatric Assessment: The Role of Genetics and Digital Technologies” on Apr. 18, 2023.

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Causes & Trajectories

Expertise

Call for pilot project proposals related to implementing STAND in community colleges

April 14, 2023

The UCLA Depression Grand Challenge’s NIMH-funded STAND for Community Colleges Innovation Center announced its second call for proposals for pilot projects. This funding mechanism is open to UCLA-based early-career researchers. Up to three projects will be awarded up to $25,000 each.

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Central

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UCLA communicators ‘raise the bar’ on Depression Grand Challenge storytelling

March 15, 2023

The UCLA Depression Grand Challenge hosted a speed-ideation session at the university’s 2023 Bar Raiser Summit: DISRUPTx, a full-day professional development workshop for communications professionals across the campus.

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Central

First call for pilot project proposals for STAND for Community Colleges Innovation Center

August 10, 2022

The UCLA Depression Grand Challenge’s NIMH-funded STAND for Community Colleges Innovation Center announced its first call for pilot projects on Aug. 10, 2022. Proposals are due Sept. 19, 2022.

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Central

Flyer reads "STAR Wellness Check now available for students. Take five minutes to check in on your stress and resilience. We will then connect you to available UCLA resources. Learn more and register at stand.ucla.edu/star.

Launch of STAR program on UCLA campus, marks return of STAND at UCLA

May 16, 2022

On May 16, 2022, Vice Chancellor Monroe Gorden and CAPS Director Nicole Green announced the opening of the Stress and Resilience or “STAR” Program.

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Make Treatments Accessible

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Associated Press references UCLA smartphone technology developed to detect, monitor student depression

January 03, 2019

An Associated Press article highlighted how universities and companies across the nation — including UCLA — are developing smartphone technology to detect early signs of depression in younger generations.

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DGC in the News

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