National Institute of Mental Health

Ellipsis Health Announces New Board Member Dr. Gregory Moore, and New Advisory Board Members

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ellipsis Health, the market leader in AI-generated vocal biomarker technology for the identification and monitoring of mental health conditions at scale, today announced that it has named Dr. Gregory Moore MD, Ph.D. to its Board of Directors and has added three new members to its Advisory Board: former Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy, Dr. Tom Insel, and Dr. Aashish Shah. This group – which represents expertise across key aspects of healthcare and governance, from health technologists and innovators, to behavioral health specialists – will provide strategic guidance to support the company's go-to-market initiatives.

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  • This group – which represents expertise across key aspects of healthcare and governance, from health technologists and innovators, to behavioral health specialists – will provide strategic guidance to support the company's go-to-market initiatives.
  • Before Microsoft, Dr. Moore was a Vice President at Google and the founder of Google Cloud Health and Life Sciences.
  • Three new advisors bring a wealth of industry knowledge across the public and private sectors to Ellipsis Health's Advisory Board.
  • Former Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy, a prominent advocate for mental health and addiction care, co-authored the Federal Parity Law, ensuring mental health and substance use disorders receive insurance coverage equal to other health needs.

One Mind Hosts 29th Annual Music Festival for Brain Health

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Monday, September 18, 2023

Hosting more than 400 guests, One Mind raised $3.3 million on September 9 at One Mind’s 29th Annual Music Festival for Brain Health, presented by Bank of America.

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  • Hosting more than 400 guests, One Mind raised $3.3 million on September 9 at One Mind’s 29th Annual Music Festival for Brain Health, presented by Bank of America.
  • At the annual Music Festival, these researchers have a chance to present directly to those supporting the funding of their ongoing studies.
  • This year’s Music Festival for Brain Health featured award-winning country singer/songwriter Martina McBride.
  • The work One Mind is doing to help those facing brain health challenges is crucial.

The First Ever Online Safety Standards for Youth to be Established Under the Leadership of The Mental Health Coalition

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Thursday, September 14, 2023

NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Mental Health Coalition (MHC), in partnership with the nation's most prominent global authorities in mental health will develop the first-of-its-kind social media standards and rating for youth ages 13-24 and their caregivers. This effort will provide much needed support and resources while ensuring safer and more responsible online engagement (including media platforms, gaming, social media, search and others) for youth.

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  • NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Mental Health Coalition (MHC), in partnership with the nation's most prominent global authorities in mental health will develop the first-of-its-kind social media standards and rating for youth ages 13-24 and their caregivers.
  • The Coalition has engaged many of the world's leading professionals connected to mental health, including the leadership and expertise of Dr. Dan Reidenberg, an internationally recognized expert in suicide prevention, mental health and online safety, to lead this initiative.
  • "Youth mental health is a priority for Google and we are pleased to support this cross-industry effort led by the Mental Health Coalition."
  • Similar guidance for social media is long overdue," said Tom Insel, MD, former Director of the National Institute of Mental Health.

Announcing 35th Annual Walk for Hope on Sunday, Oct 8

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023

The 5K annual walk, which raises money for mental illness research, also includes a festival featuring music by the Embers, carnival-style entertainment, prizes, t-shirts, a delicious lunch, and more.

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  • The 5K annual walk, which raises money for mental illness research, also includes a festival featuring music by the Embers, carnival-style entertainment, prizes, t-shirts, a delicious lunch, and more.
  • Those who cannot join in person can walk or run virtually at their leisure or donate to support mental illness research here in our community.
  • Today, the Walk has become a Triangle family tradition and one of the nation's largest and oldest walk fundraisers benefiting mental illness research.
  • The Foundation of Hope for Research and Treatment of Mental Illness is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Raleigh, North Carolina.

MATT STEVENSON JUNIOR TENNIS TOURNAMENT (NY) EXPANDS ITS MENTAL HEALTH MISSION AT FLUSHING MEADOWS

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Matt Stevenson Junior Tennis Tournament (NY), which will again take place at Flushing Meadows, NY, right after the U.S. Open, is expanding its Mental Health mission to include "The Team Approach." New this year are interactive exercises for parents/guardians on supporting the emotional well-being of their junior tennis players.

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  • SAN DIEGO, Sept. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Matt Stevenson Junior Tennis Tournament (NY), which will again take place at Flushing Meadows, NY, right after the U.S. Open, is expanding its Mental Health mission to include "The Team Approach."
  • Matt Stevenson Junior Tennis Tournament returns to NY after U.S. Open with new mental health resources for parents!
  • This Tournament is unique in that it is the first and only junior tennis tournament in the country to promote the importance of Youth Mental Health as part of the event.
  • In 2022, the Tournament added Sport Psychology materials to help junior players understand the interconnection between mental performance on the tennis court and mental health off the tennis court.

JAMA Publishes Two Large Studies Demonstrating the Diagnostic Accuracy of EarliTec’s Evaluation for Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children as Young as 16 Months

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230905447529/en/
    "The demand for earlier and accessible autism diagnosis and objective assessment measures is great,” said Sreeni Narayanan, Chief Technology Officer of EarliTec.
  • The multi-site, prospective, double-blind study included 475 participants aged 16 to 30 months.
  • The EarliPointTM Evaluation’s diagnostic performance had 0.90 ​​(95% CI: 0.87-0.94) area under the receiver-operating characteristic curve, sensitivity of 78.0% (95% CI: 70.7%-83.9%), and specificity of 85.4% (79.5%-89.8%).
  • Over the years, additional research support was provided by the National Institute of Mental Health, the Joseph B. Whitehead Foundation, and the Georgia Research Alliance.

PsychoGenics and Collaborations Pharmaceuticals awarded a $1M grant to use AI platforms to design new drugs for mental health disorders

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023

PsychoGenics Inc. (PsychoGenics) and Collaborations Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (CPI) are pleased to announce that they were awarded a $1million Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant, to use their combined AI tools to design new drugs for mental health disorders.

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  • PsychoGenics Inc. (PsychoGenics) and Collaborations Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (CPI) are pleased to announce that they were awarded a $1million Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant, to use their combined AI tools to design new drugs for mental health disorders.
  • Statistics reveal that approximately one in four individuals experiences a mental disorder at some point in their lifetime.
  • These disorders encompass a wide spectrum, including major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and substance use disorders, impacting people of all age groups.
  • Our AI tools, combined with PsychoGenics’ Cube platforms and collective experience, render the ambitious goal of discovering new classes of drugs feasible."

New Community Partnership Model Boosts Participant Inclusion into HIV Cure-Directed Research

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Tuesday, August 8, 2023

Now, researchers from The Wistar Institute are sharing how a more inclusive model for community engagement can lead to deeper insights and greater community participation in HIV research.

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  • Now, researchers from The Wistar Institute are sharing how a more inclusive model for community engagement can lead to deeper insights and greater community participation in HIV research.
  • The community engagement group, or CEG model, is composed of a three-part structure with a Community Advisory Board (CAB), Community nonprofit organization, and researchers.
  • , vice president for scientific operations, Herbert Kean, M.D., Family Professor , director, HIV-1 Immunopathogenesis Laboratory, and leader, HIV Research Program , Vaccine & Immunotherapy Center at The Wistar Institute.
  • Publication information: “Community engagement group model in basic and biomedical research: lessons learned from the BEAT-HIV Delaney Collaboratory towards an HIV-1 cure,” Research Involvement and Engagement (DATE).

American Psychedelic Practitioners Association and BrainFutures Publish First Professional Practice Guidelines for Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy

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Tuesday, August 8, 2023

These guidelines aim to set a benchmark for practitioners in this emerging clinical field as informed by existing clinical research and expert consensus.

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  • These guidelines aim to set a benchmark for practitioners in this emerging clinical field as informed by existing clinical research and expert consensus.
  • Recognizing the need for guidelines to set high standards and further legitimize the burgeoning psychedelic-assisted therapy space, a working group of experts from multiple disciplines within the field came together to write the professional practice guidelines.
  • "As the field of psychedelic-assisted therapy continues to gain momentum, the release of the Professional Practice Guidelines marks a crucial turning point.
  • a member of the working group to develop the professional practice guidelines and a psychiatrist and Assistant Professor at Columbia University.

Childhood Anxiety Detection Breakthrough: EEG Analysis Can Detect Risk for Anxiety Disorders in Children by Seven Years Old

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Thursday, August 3, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- A newly published study in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry titled 'A biomarker discovery framework for childhood anxiety' suggests that latent factors extracted from electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings in childhood are promising candidate biomarkers for anxiety disorders and for externalizing disorders. This study found that appropriate age was important - with accuracy improving up to seven years of age for anxiety and three to five years of age for externalizing disorders (primarily ADHD). The study also suggests that anxiety emerges later than some other neurodevelopmental disorders.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- A newly published study in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry titled 'A biomarker discovery framework for childhood anxiety' suggests that latent factors extracted from electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings in childhood are promising candidate biomarkers for anxiety disorders and for externalizing disorders.
  • This study found that appropriate age was important - with accuracy improving up to seven years of age for anxiety and three to five years of age for externalizing disorders (primarily ADHD).
  • "Our study shows that EEG recordings contain information about brain function that is useful for early detection of childhood anxiety disorders, creating new opportunities for early detection and intervention.
  • With childhood anxiety disorders on the rise, these findings come at a critical time."