Past Meetings and Events

Find summaries and recordings of past NIMH meetings and events. These events explore a range of mental disorders and discuss the latest mental health research.

• Facebook Live: The Intersection of Suicide and Substance Use
  September 15, 2022
  Virtual
  In recognition of National Suicide Prevention Month in September, NIMH and the National Institute on Drug Abuse are co-hosting a Facebook Live event on the intersection of suicide and substance use.
• Facebook Live: The Youth Mental Health Crisis
  August 11, 2022
  Virtual
  As children prepare to return to school during these uncertain times, NIMH is conducting a Facebook Live event on the nation’s youth mental health crisis featuring Deputy Director Shelli Avenevoli, Ph.D.
• 2022 NIMH James Jackson Memorial Award Lecture: Dr. Karen D. Lincoln “The Making of a Black Mental Health Scholar: From Humble Beginnings to the Top Two Percent”
  July 27, 2022
  The winner of the 2022 James Jackson Memorial Award, Karen D. Lincoln, Ph.D., M.S.W., M.A., discussed her research and the life experiences that shaped her prolific career in disparities research and advocacy.
• Center for Global Mental Health Research Webinar Series: Training Mechanisms for Early Career Scientists in Global Mental Health Research at NIH
  July 26, 2022
  Virtual
  This webinar focuses on research career development awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for early-career scientists in global mental health research.
• Facebook Live: The Menopause Transition and Depression
  June 23, 2022
  Virtual
  NIMH experts discussed the signs, symptoms, treatments, and latest research on the menopause transition and depression.
• Office for Disparities Research and Workforce Diversity Webinar Series: Improving Treatments for Mood Disorders and Depressive Symptoms in Women During Mid and Later Life
  June 21, 2022
  Virtual
  This webinar examined the neurobiology of depression and mood disorders during the menopause transition and later life.
• Center for Global Mental Health Research Webinar Series: Training Mechanisms for Graduate Students and Post-docs in Global Mental Health Research at NIH
  June 9, 2022
  Virtual
  This webinar discussed funding opportunities from NIH for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows interested in global mental health research.
• Center for Global Mental Health Research Webinar Series: Grants Management: Pre-Award
  May 13, 2022
  Virtual
  This webinar discussed some of the critical pre-award grant management processes and milestones, including but not limited to roles and responsibilities from different NIMH officials, review of the project budget, and collection of Just in Time (JIT) information.
• Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: Implementing Radical Healing Strategies to Promote Health Equity
  May 3, 2022
  Virtual
  Helen A. Neville, Ph.D., will provide an overview of the psychology of the radical healing framework.
• Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: How Looking at Genetics and Networks Led to Solving a Quantum Gravity Problem
  April 26, 2022
  Dr. Gates is a theoretical physicist known for his work on supersymmetry, supergravity, and superstring theory. He presented on how looking at genetics and networks led to solving a quantum gravity problem.