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.
Michelle Popowitz, executive director of the UCLA Depression Grand Challenge and UCLA assistant vice chancellor for research, contributed her expertise to a panel at the 7th annual LABEST Bioscience Conference, hosted by the UCLA Technology Development Group (TDG) on May 22, 2025.
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.
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: