The 2016 Pardes Humanitarian Prize in Mental Health was presented to Dr. Vikram Patel of India, and Dr. Charles F. Reynolds, III of the United States at the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation International Awards Dinner, on Friday, October 28, at The Pierre in Manhattan.
Suicide is among the top ten causes of death in the U.S. One in four people worldwide suffer from some type of mental illness. Two-thirds of them do not get the treatment they need. We are faced with mass shootings, a rise in heroin addiction, young people lured into terrorist groups, veterans suffering with PTSD, and increases in depression and anxiety among children and adults. These are stark illustrations that mental illness is a major international problem.
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation will honor eight scientists with its 2014 Outstanding Achievement Prizes for work delving into psychiatric disorders that affect one in four people. The awards, which celebrate the transformative power of neuroscience and psychiatric research to improve the lives of people with mental illness, will be presented at the Foundation’s National Awards Dinner at the Pierre Hotel.
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Awards 200 NARSAD Young Investigator Grants Valued Over $12.7 Million to Scientists Pursuing Innovative Mental Health Research
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation today announced the winners of its annual Klerman and Freedman Prizes, recognizing exceptional clinical and basic research by young scientists who have been supported by NARSAD Young Investigator Grants. The grants enable early career scientists to pursue innovative ideas in neurobiological and psychosocial research for the prevention, early detection, treatment, and cure of mental illnesses that affect one in four people.
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation today announced new topics for its popular monthly webinars during which leading mental health researchers discuss and answer questions about the latest in new technologies, early intervention strategies and next-generation therapies for mental illness.
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation President Emerita Constance Lieber and her husband Stephen Lieber, Chairman of the Foundation’s Board of Directors, were today honored with a special Presidential Commendation by the American Psychiatric Association at its 167th Annual Meeting.
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation has announced the latest recipients of its NARSAD Distinguished Investigator Grants. The highly competitive grants provide support for experienced investigators (full professor or equivalent) conducting neurobiological and behavioral research. One-year grants of $100,000 each are provided for established scientists pursuing particularly innovative project ideas in diverse areas of brain and behavior research.
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, will hold its 25th Annual Mental Health Research Symposium on Friday, October 25th from 9:00 am to 4:30 p.m. at the Kaufman Music Center, located at 129 W. 67th St. in New York City.
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation will honor seven exceptional scientists at the Annual National Awards Dinner at the Pierre Hotel in New York City on Friday, October 25, 2013.
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation announces $11.8 million in 200 new two-year grant awards to young investigators.
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation will honor seven young mental health researchers for their exceptional research on Fri. July 26, 2013 at the Annual Klerman and Freedman Awards, and present an online briefing for media about the honorees’ latest cutting-edge research on July 23, 2013.
The mental health anti-stigma awareness effort, "Know Science. No Stigma," created by the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation for Mental Health Awareness Month (May), has captured the attention of Facebook and Twitter users worldwide with messages promoting scientific research findings on the biological underpinnings of mental illness.
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (formerly NARSAD) named Jeffrey Borenstein, M.D., President & CEO. Psychiatrist, Dr. Borenstein, is also Editor-in-Chief, American Psychiatric Association Psychiatric News; Assoc. Clinical Prof., Psychiatry, Columbia Univ. Coll. of Physicians & Surgeons & host, public TV’s “Healthy Minds.”
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation presents "Discovery to Recovery: A Path to Healthy Minds" mental health conference, Apr. 30, 2013, Los Angeles and free, monthly "Meet the Scientist" webinars featuring experts sharing scientific discoveries related to depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, autism, ADHD, anxiety, OCD and PTSD.
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (formerly NARSAD/National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression) announced nearly $4 million in grants to 40 researchers; up to $100,000 ea. in NARSAD Independent Investigator Grants to research depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, autism, ADHD, anxiety, OCD or PTSD.
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation announces the latest recipients of its highly-competitive NARSAD Distinguished Investigator Grants of up to $100,000 for promising new research on mental illnesses, including depression, schizophrenia, bipolar, autism and anxiety disorders including PTSD & OCD.
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (formerly NARSAD/Nat. Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia & Depression), a leading international nonprofit supporter of mental health research, named psychiatrist Jeffrey Borenstein, M.D., Acting President & Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation.
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (formerly National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression or NARSAD) highlights 10 research achievements of 2012. These mental illness breakthroughs by NARSAD Grantees feature discoveries in brain and behavioral science related to bipolar, depression, anxiety and stress, schizophrenia, and autism (including related Asperger’s and Fragile X syndromes).
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