Discover Magazine’s Nov. 2019 issue highlighted the Depression Grand Challenge’s efforts to understand the genetic and environmental causes of depression, and mentioned the STAND system of care.
UCLA was among the campuses cited for its recognition of the need to deliver better and faster services to campus communities with the Depression Grand Challenge’s Screening and Treatment for Anxiety and Depression system of care.
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An op-ed from the Daily Bruin — a the student-run newspaper at UCLA – focused on the need for more graduate student mental health resources and drew attention to the Depression Grand Challenge.
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UCLA and Zócalo Public Square hosted a panel titled, “Is Depression a 21st Century Epidemic” on Sept. 11, 2019 in Washington, D.C. The panel was moderated by Amy Ellis Nutt, former Washington Post science writer, and focused on how to approach diagnosing, preventing and treating depression in the modern age.
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In an article about resources being explored by UC Berkeley, The Daily Californian – the student-run newspaper at UC Berkeley – referenced the Depression Grand Challenge’s STAND program.
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Jonathan Flint, genetics expert and DGC Executive Committee member, traveled with UCLA Chancellor Gene Block to sites like London, Dublin, Amsterdam, Geneva, Singapore, Bangkok, Taipei, Tokyo and Seoul.
Cleveland Cavaliers basketball player Kevin Love joined Michelle Craske, psychology and psychiatry professor and co-director of the Depression Grand Challenge, Aug. 19, 2019 for "Minds Matter: Raising the Curtain on Depression and Anxiety," the first in the ongoing Minds Matter event series hosted by UCLA Psychology and the Geffen Playhouse.
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The funds will enable the DGC to upgrade the STAND Program (dubbed STAND 2.0), including an enhanced digital treatment platform and the creation of new algorithms and back-end tools.
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Nelson Freimer, director of the Depression Grand Challenge, was interviewed in a UCLA Newsroom article about findings from a study published in Nature he co-led with researchers from UCLA, in collaboration with Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis; the University of Michigan and 18 other institutions.
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The UCLA Depression Grand Challenge launched the Perinatal Mood and Behavior Tracking study, a pilot partnering with the OB/GYN clinic that is part of the UCLA Health System.
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