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Podcast: Here with You: Supporting People with Substance Use and Suicide Concerns

Monday, December 9, 2024

Here with You: Supporting People with Substance Use and Suicide Concerns
This Podcast features Tony Pisani, Ken Conner and Morica Hutchison URMC fellowship alumna. 
A Safeside prevention podcast - Never the Same


 

Arielle H. Sheftall, PhD presenting at the NIMH​ Director’s Innovation Speaker Series

Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Arielle H. Sheftall, PhD presented at the NIMH Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: Youth Suicidal Behaviors: Where Do We Go From Here on December 16, at 2pm at the Neuroscience Center in Rockville, MD.


 

Dr. Anna Defayette, current KL2 awardee and T32 alum, spoke with the UR CTSI a

Saturday, August 31, 2024

Anna Defayette

Dr. Anna Defayette, current KL2 awardee and T32 alum, spoke with the UR CTSI about her research on targeting social networks to prevent suicide in young people at high for psychosis and the role of mentoring during her research fellowship in the CSPS played in her career development.


 

SafeSide Framework for Suicide Prevention in Rural Communities

Thursday, August 1, 2024

Join the UR Medicine Recovery Center of Excellence throughout the summer as it partners with SafeSide Prevention for a free workshop training series focused on suicide prevention training for service providers in rural communities. 

Learn More about the workshops


 

Celebrating Graduates at Key Day!

Friday, June 14, 2024

2 women presenting

Key Day 2024

On June 12th, T32 graduating fellows, Anna Defayette, PhD, Morica Hutchison, PhD, and Alexandre Paim-Diaz, MD, were honored alongside all of the Department of Psychiatry’s trainees.

 


 

Tony Pisani Named to SAMHSA Technical Experts Panel

Saturday, June 1, 2024

Anthony Pisani

Tony Pisani, PhD has been invited to serve on the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)'s Technical Experts Panel - Embedding Equity and Building the Suicide Prevention Workforce for Underserved Communities. The panel will hold its first meeting in July and continue work to advise SAMHSA on this critical area.


 

Postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Anna Defayette, was awarded a KL2 Career development award

Monday, April 15, 2024

Anna Defayette

Dr. Anna Defayette, current KL2 awardee and T32 alum, spoke with the UR CTSI about her research on targeting social networks to prevent suicide in young people at high for psychosis and the role of mentoring during her research fellowship in the CSPS played in her career development.

 


 

Arielle Sheftall, PhD discusses key research findings in LinkedIn Q&A

Friday, February 9, 2024

Arielle Sheftall, banner text Celebrating Black history month

Arielle Sheftall, PhD, conducts research on youth suicide prevention and mental health with expertise in understanding and addressing mental health disparities.  In the LinkedIn Q&AExploring Youth & Mental Health Equity for Black History Month and Beyond, Sheftall discusses key research findings, providing valuable perspectives.


 

Peter Wyman, PhD, speaks to The New York Times about student mental health advocates

Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Peter Wyman

Peter Wyman, PhD, speaks to The New York Times in the article When the biggest student mental health advocates are the students. Peter Wyman, co-director of the Center for Study and Prevention of Suicide, discusses how student-led efforts can play a vital role in suicide prevention.

 

Read When the biggest student mental health advocates are the students