PODCASTS:
Tune in to the Breaking Down Mental Health podcast, a new CME-accredited podcast providing medical professionals with clinical guidelines on various mental health topics to help prepare you to answer the call to action during this mental health crisis within our pediatric population. Also, listen to this The Wrap episode featuring an interview with the three hosts of the podcast.
Michigan Medicine Presents The Science of Addiction: 3 episodes cover 'Why do people do drugs?,' 'Alcohol addiction,' and 'Helping someone get help with addiction'
IN-PERSON EVENT:
5/11, 6:00 – 7:30pm at AADL Pittsfield Branch, 2359 Oak Valley Dr., Ann Arbor: “Being with Bipolar: A Poetry Reading and Panel Discussion on Bipolar Disorder”
Poetry reading by local poets Jennifer Metsker and Ellen Stone, who write about their experiences with bipolar disorder from different perspectives, addressing the stigma and the trauma related to living life with and caring for those with a mental illness. The Heinz C. Prechter Bipolar Research Program will also host a Q & A with the audience about bipolar disorder and research advances in the field.
LIVESTREAMS:
5/16, noon-1pm: Addiction, Depression & Anxiety: What's the Connection?
A livestream on Michigan Medicine’s social media channels, featuring Drs. Emily Bilek and Cam Coleman.
5/25, noon-1pm: What Parents Should Know About Eating Disorders
A livestream on Michigan Medicine’s social media channels, featuring Drs. Christina Cwynar, Natalie Prohaska and Terrill Bravender.
T-SHIRT AND HOODIE SALE:
Be Kind to Your Mind - Proceeds from the sale will be used to purchase books for our child and adult inpatient units, and will be matched by a generous donor.
Shop here and show your support.
CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN:
Healing Reads: Supporting Psychiatry Patients and Families
The Joseph and Karen Krantz Family Charitable Foundation is offering a $10,000 matching gift challenge during May. In partnership with local bookstore Booksweet, we are committed to stocking our adult and pediatric psychiatric inpatient unit libraries with books and mental health resources to enrich and support patients during their hospital stays — and throughout their healing journey. Make a gift to support this endeavor!
SOCIAL MEDIA:
#mentalhealthmatters
Help us elevate the discussion around mental health – what do you do to be kind to your mind? Be sure to tag us so we can share it! Download the #MentalHealthMatters sign and print it out.
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- Facebook @Michigan Medicine / @Eisenberg Family Depression Center
- Twitter @umichmedicine / @DepressionCntr
SELECT MENTAL-HEALTH RELATED CONTENT TO CHECK OUT:
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Eisenberg Family Depression Center's Depression Toolkit, with information, tools, support, and resources to guide you through your mental health journey.
- Michigan Psychiatry's Mental Health Resource List
- Lifelines flyer: print it out, hang it up, & scan the QR code to save lifeline info directly onto your phone
- U-M Addiction Center Resource Guide
- Children's Mental Health Is in Crisis - Here are 7 things we can do right now to help.
- Portraits of love - Real patient stories of the children's mental health crisis
- What I wish I’d known about teens and eating disorders - A mother of a teen with anorexia shares hard-won insights into a condition affecting younger people more than ever, to help other parents spot warning signs
- A ‘game changer’ for mental health - 'This is Michigan - Stories of our State' profile of the MC3 program
VIDEOS:
- Michigan Medicine Psychiatry YouTube playlist with dozens of recordings to watch on-demand
- ECT: Disrupting the Stigma Around An Essential Treatment Option
- Big 10 Network's video about The Peer Advisors for Veteran Education (PAVE) program: "Michigan PAVEs the way for student-veteran success"
- Maxwell Gray Film Fellowship - Student-produced films that promote mental health through the power of storytelling.
- Webinar recording: When pills and talk therapy aren’t enough, these options may help - From tried-and-true ECT to newcomers like ketamine, TMS and tDCS, treatments offer hope for depression, bipolar disorder, dementia-related behaviors and more
- Webinar recording: Navigating a Mental Health Crisis: Before, During, and After
- Exploring the Roots of Addiction: What You Need to Know to Reduce Your Risk
- The Heinz C. Prechter Bipolar Research Program presents: Living Well with Bipolar Disorder
COMMUNITY E-NEWSLETTERS:
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