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STAND for All expands with new platform and streamlined STAND offerings

August 08, 2026

STAND for All, the DGC’s publicly available STAND program, has been upgraded with new content and a new delivery platform. The upgraded program combines STAND content previously offered through multiple STAND implementations and across multiple delivery platforms into a single consolidated public offering.

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DGC activates LinkedIn page to more broadly share research updates, perspectives

July 22, 2026

The DGC refreshed its LinkedIn page to serve as a destination for updates, insights, and perspectives from across its work to better understand, prevent, and treat depression.

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DGC launches study portal to help potential participants find open research studies in one place

April 06, 2026

The DGC has launched a new study portal featuring research studies currently open for recruitment. The portal serves as a centralized hub for visitors to browse active studies, learn more about individual studies, and sign up to get notified of future studies through the UCLA Depression Research Registry.

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Read the UCLA Depression Grand Challenge 2025 Year in Review

December 24, 2025

The UCLA Depression Grand Challenge’s 2025 Year in Review, was shared with newsletter subscribers by DGC Director Nelson Freimer, MD on Dec. 24, 2025. Freimer’s message celebrated ten years of the DGC’s mission to cut the burden of depression on human health and well-being in half by 2050, and overviewed updates on the following:

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As the DGC marks the end of its first decade, Chancellor Julio Frenk moves to helm of Leadership Council

November 17, 2025

UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk delivered the meeting’s opening remarks, affirming his confidence in the Depression Grand Challenge’s mission and underscoring the importance of sustaining ambitious, public-impact research amid recent disruptions to federal funding.

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ALACRITY Center receives confirmation of continued funding for fourth year of STAND ALACRITY Center

June 01, 2025

The UCLA STAND for Community Colleges Innovation Center completed its third year of research activities in March 2025, with the continuation notice arriving at UCLA in June. In a Q&A, ALACRITY Center Co-Director Kate Wolitzky-Taylor, PhD, outlines recent areas of emphasis, accomplishments, and next steps.

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Read the UCLA Depression Grand Challenge 2024 Year in Review

December 19, 2024

The UCLA Depression Grand Challenge’s 2024 Year in Review, delivered by DGC Director Nelson Freimer, MD, was shared Dec. 19, 2024.

Freimer shared updates on the following:

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DGC launches new websites and expands storytelling, signaling continued growth and success

December 19, 2023

Today the UCLA Depression Grand Challenge launches a new website. The site features details about the DGC research and dissemination objectives, corresponding studies and projects, the unique operational playbook, organizational structure including stakeholders and advisors, values, recent news, and history of key milestones.

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Series of STAND Tips for worry, finding balance, and feeling overwhelmed

UCLA Depression Grand Challenge releases new library of STAND Tips for stress & anxiety management

November 29, 2023

The UCLA Depression Grand Challenge releases STAND Tips, a web-based toolkit available to everyone that provides effective strategies to help manage common stress, anxiety and grief, especially during periods of hardship or following traumatic events.

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Clinical psychologist joins UCLA Depression Grand Challenge to ensure efforts are in service of benefitting all

August 08, 2023

The UCLA Depression Grand Challenge appoints clinical psychologist Isabelle Lanser as its dedicated policy analyst to ensure DGC activities are in service of benefitting all.

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