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2023 Leading Research Achievements

We are pleased to present you with the 2023 Leading Research Achievements by BBRF Grantees, Prize Winners & Scientific Council Members.

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2022 International Mental Health Research Symposium Presentations

On October 28, 2022, we held our International Mental Health Research Symposium.

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2022 Leading Research Achievements

We are pleased to present you with the 2022 Leading Research Achievements by BBRF Grantees, Prizewinners & Scientific Council Members.

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ADVICE ON MENTAL HEALTH: What Research Tells Us About Cannabis Use — And What Parents Should Consider

The trend to legalize cannabis is not yet accompanied by a solid body of research that would assure the parents of an adolescent, for example, that the use of cannabis from an early age is harmless. Indeed, some recent research suggests that at least some young users may be at considerable

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2021 International Mental Health Research Symposium Presentations

On October 29, 2021, we held our International Mental Health Research Virtual Symposium.

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How Pandemic-Related Stress Affects Families, Parenting, and Child Mental Health

Research on COVID’s impacts indicates how the pandemic is affecting families and child mental health, as well as how racial and socioeconomic factors can exacerbate risk and pose obstacles to care for those who are underserved by the healthcare system.

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Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy: What We Know, and Still Don’t Know

In-depth discussion summarizing some of the most important findings to date about the possibility of using psychedelic compounds to treat individuals with psychiatric illness. We feature comments from experts in the field (several of them members of BBRF’s Scientific Council), who have been

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2020 International Mental Health Research Symposium Presentations

View all of the presentations from our 2020 International Mental Health Research Virtual Symposium including Dr. Myrna M. Weissman, Ph.D.'s Keynote Presentation and research updates from our Outstanding Achievement Prizewinners.

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2020 Pardes Humanitarian Prize in Mental Health Honors Global Advocates for the Poor and Children with Psychiatric Illness

Efforts by 2020 Pardes Prize honorees – Dr. Myrna Weissman, Sir Michael Rutter, and Dr. E. Fuller Torrey -- have had a profound impact on improving the lives of people with mental illness.

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