Happening tomorrow! Join Diane Schenendoah, artist and Wolf Clan Faithkeeper of the Oneida Nation, for our next Psychiatry Brown Bag Series. Register at bit.ly/25summerseries.

Caroline Silva, PhD was a coauthor on a study in Salud Mental examining the reliability, validity, sensitivity, and specificity of the Acquired Capability for Suicide Scale, an assessment of the capability for lethal self-injury, among Mexican youth. revistasaludmental.gob.mx/index.php/salu…

New research from Steven Silverstein has found that brain wave patterns called theta-gamma coupling were linked to working memory ability in both healthy people & those with psychosis, even during tasks not involving memory. doi.org/10.1016/j.nicl… #URochesterResearch URMC Department of Psychiatry

Feel Free, a herbal drink claiming to offer “relaxation, productivity, and focus,” is growing in popularity on social media. Dr. Marc Swogger joined researchers on TODAY to talk about one of the drink's main ingredients, kratom. today.com/health/news/fe…

.PaulGeha and the Geha Lab are looking at how the brain can reveal those at risk for chronic pain. Interested in taking part in some of the research mentioned here? Contact the Geha Lab at (585) 275-4424 or [email protected]!

Tomorrow! Join us for the last Summer Brown Bag of 2025 with Dr. Colleen Fogarty of the UR Medicine Department of Family Medicine. She will be leading a discussion on using creative writing to better care for yourself, your team, and those you care for. bit.ly/25summerseries

The Strong Recovery team is making sure students are prepared this back-to-school season! The program wrapped up a backpack drive last week for New Horizon's Annual Community Kickback. 80 backpacks full of school supplies will be going to children in the Lake Avenue neighborhood.

Mark your calendars for 9/27! We are excited to once again participate in #NAMIWalks Rochester! Visit namiwalks.org/teams/77676 to support our team's efforts to raise funds for NAMI Roc's efforts to advocate for and support those affected by mental illness.

.Mark Oldham, Patrick Walsh, PhD, Joy Choi, MD, and Hochang Lee published an evaluation of the vascular depression hypothesis on the relationship between cerebrovascular disease and late-life depression, among those with a coronary artery bypass graft. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

200+ staff from our Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHC) wrapped up a course on how trauma affects health. As some of the few local CCBHCs, our programs provide coordinated care to help people navigate health and social service systems. bit.ly/3VnzOBq

Keep your calendars open for the first weekend of October because our Pediatric Behavioral Health & Wellness program is ringing in the Fall with a production of "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown!" The production features youth enrolled in the Creative Arts Therapy Program.

Mohammad Jammoul, MD and PaulGeha coauthored a publication investigating whether the changes in cortico-striatal brain activity found in those with chronic pain also extend to those with complex regional pain syndrome. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ej…

Jennifer West, PhD was a coauthor on a paper alongside colleagues from St. John Fisher University and UNC Pharmacy, identifying barriers and facilitators for lethal means management in community pharmacies for preventing suicide. clinicalkey.com/#!/content/pla…

That's a wrap for our 2025 Summer Brown Bag Series! A big thank you to all our speakers, as well as everyone who attended the sessions, for joining us! If you missed any of the presentations, you can watch the recordings on bit.ly/25summerseries .