In an Oct. 24, 2025, segment of CBS News Los Angeles, the UCLA Depression Grand Challenge’s STAND system of care was highlighted as an innovative example of digital mental health programs tailored to college students.
A preprint protocol article describing the design and implementation of the landmark Digital Mental Health Study was posted on medRxiv on Oct. 1, 2025 and has been submitted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal. Senior authors of this protocol article from UCLA include Nelson Freimer, MD, UCLA Depression Grand Challenge director and DMHS principal investigator; Michelle Craske, PhD, DGC co-director.
A review by UCLA Depression Grand Challenge researchers, published in Neuropsychopharmacology on Aug. 29, 2025, summarizes the increasing need for effective mental health resources for young adults and positions the STAND system of care as a model of a scalable, tailored intervention that can close gaps in care for college student populations.
Daniel Eisenberg, PhD, a UCLA Depression Grand Challenge-affiliated faculty member, co-authored a chapter in “The Handbook of Mental Health Communication,” an academic publication investigating mass communication approaches to mental health. The chapter offers an updated review of school-based interventions that address mental health knowledge and attitudes, including negative mental health stigma.
The Digital Health Measurement Collaborative Community (DATAcc) by the Digital Medicine Society (DiMe), in which Depression Grand Challenge team members participated, released a report on Feb. 4, 2025, detailing evidence-based, actionable recommendations to drive interest, investment, and direction for sensor-based digital health technology research and innovation.
