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Join the fight to cure #mentalillness. Since 1987 BBRF has awarded more than $475 million in #mentalhealth research grants worldwide. Give the gift of recovery:

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Season Ten of Healthy Minds with Dr. Jeffrey Borenstein is now available on @PBS featuring expert commentary and personal stories about mentalhealth. . Watch now: https://t.co/c1QKxwIy60 . #HealthyMinds #suicideprevention #suicidepreventionmonth #mentalhealth
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Give to research that is making a difference! This Giving Tuesday, support mental health research aimed at improving treatments, methods of prevention, and cures for mental illness. . Please consider making a donation: https://t.co/LDfptngoWg . #givingtuesday @givingtuesday
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Today, on #GivingTuesday, we ask you to please help us continue funding research for better treatments, cures, and methods of prevention for mental illness – your support will have an impact. . Please consider making a donation: https://t.co/8sv3hHQBx5 . @givingtuesday
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Together, we can make a difference in advancing mental health research that will ultimately benefit those living with a mental illness and their loved ones. Please consider making a donation: https://t.co/6aFlTGNeK4 . @GivingTuesday #GivingTuesday
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Thank you for supporting research for better treatments, cures, and methods of prevention for mental illness. We wish you and your family a happy holiday! . https://t.co/4Rj4WU50rv . #thanksgiving #happythanksgivingday #happythanksgivng🦃🍁🍂
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Researchers successfully tested in a 1st patient a protocol to identify personalized #brain stimulation targets for implantation of DBS device to treat severe, treatment-resistant #OCD. In this patient DBS rapidly and sharply reduced symptoms.
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A research team led by a recent BBRF grantee has developed and tested in a first patient a novel protocol designed to identify optimal personalized brain stimulation targets for severe, treatment-r...
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#ADHD is the most common neurodevelopmental disorder, affecting 1 in 10 children. It is associated with difficulty in peer and family relationships, academic performance, as well as health outcomes across the lifespan. Register & learn more: https://t.co/sjO0RLA2DO . @PittTweet
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Dr. Constantino will discuss a public health approach for teachers & will provide educators with a deeper understanding of the importance of incorporating universal screening & school based mental health initiatives in the classroom.
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Teachers, school counselors, and other educational professionals are on the front line of interacting with children with mental health issues and can often be among some of the first people to see...
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Join us today at 2pm EST for our free mental health webinar on #BPD! Follow the link to register and learn more: https://t.co/TqxrqQvj6K
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Please join us on Wednesday for a special zoom presentation for parents and educators. Follow the link to register and learn more.
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Teachers, school counselors, and other educational professionals are on the front line of interacting with children with mental health issues and can often be among some of the first people to see...
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Multiple brain monitoring and imaging technologies revealed how brain activity, energy use, and blood flow interact in the transition from wakefulness to deep sleep. https://t.co/1b6c5XdYz3 . @harvard @harvardmed
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What happens in the brain when we fall asleep? Researchers who study this question hope to understand not only how sleep provides an interval during which the brain can repair and restore itself, but...
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Identifying ways that we can optimize #BPD treatment and prevention is an important public health priority. One area for further research is the relationship between sleep and BPD. Register for our free #mentalhealth webinar and learn more: https://t.co/4XFCKxKF6n . @UUtah
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Study suggests #depressed adults who have high systemic levels of #inflammation may be at increased risk for #anhedonia following an inflammatory exposure related to an infection or worsening of an underlying inflammatory disorder https://t.co/gKxnfTDgAv @LIBR_Tulsa @UofOklahoma
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It has been estimated that one in three people with major depressive disorder (MDD) exhibits low-grade systemic inflammation. That is to say, they chronically show elevated levels of inflammatory...
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The Colvin Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Mood Disorders Research honour researchers who contribute to transforming our understanding of the brain, and pave the way for the development of new treatments and strategies to prevent mental illness.
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Andreassen receives the Colvin Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Mood Disorders Research for his groundbreaking research on bipolar disorder.
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Thanks to @BBRFoundation for highlighting our lab's study (led by @hadarfisher & @NigelJaffe) using📱smartphone sensors + LLM-derived text ratings to track behavioral activation and symptom change in teens with anhedonia. https://t.co/5FaXBFEDyz
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The ubiquity of smartphones and the rapid advance and widespread public adoption of “AI” tools like ChatGPT (especially among the young) have raised hopes among some researchers that such technolog...
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Celso Arango
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Very happy to see Motherhope Indonesia receiving the most prestigious recognition Pardes Humanitarian Prize. Amazing job with pregnant women who struggle due to mental health problems. Proud to be a member of the jury! Brain & Behavior Research Foundation. @BBRFoundation
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The BBRF International Mental Health Virtual Symposium will go live at 9:30 AM Eastern Time. . Please click the link to join us: https://t.co/T9Jr9MzWu8 . #anxiety #depression #mentalhealth #schizophrenia #bipolardisoder #ptsd #ocd #adhd
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We invite you to join us on Friday for our annual International Mental Health Research Symposium. The event is free and will be available both virtually and in-person. Follow the link to register and learn more:
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Friday, October 24, 20259:30am-12:30pm EDT Kaufman Music Center129 W 67th St, New York, NY, 10023 Join us on Friday, October 24, 2025 for presentations on leading research discoveries across brain...
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You’re Invited to a Special Zoom Presentation - Incorporating Universal Screening and School Based Mental Health Initiatives in the Classroom. Follow the link to register and learn more: https://t.co/IAqsWMmE8O . @childrensatl @emoryuniversity
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Teachers, school counselors, and other educational professionals are on the front line of interacting with children with mental health issues and can often be among some of the first people to see...
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