The Frances and Kenneth Eisenberg and Family Depression Center’s Bright Nights™ public forum series offered the latest information and research on a variety of mental health topics.
Bright Nights was presented in collaboration with the Ann Arbor District Library. The program was launched in 2006 and concluded in 2022.
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Mental Health Awareness Month | Mood Lifters: A Novel Mental Wellness Program (2022)
Youth Mental Health – Supporting Parents to Help Their Children and Themselves (2022)
Substance Use and Its Effect on the Brain (2022)
Working Through COVID-19: Stress, Wellbeing, and Support (2021)
Structural Racism and Mental Health in our Community (2020)
Moving the Talk to the Walk: Talking About Race with Youth (2020)
Understanding Bipolar Disorder (2020)
The Adolescent Brain: Substance Use, Depression, and Recovery (2018)
Speaker:
Joanna Quigley, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
U-M Psychiatry; Associate Medical Director for Child & Adolescent Services, Ambulatory Psychiatry & U-M Addiction Treatment Services (UMATS)Panelists:
Lewei Allison Lin, MD, Addiction Psychiatrist; Assistant Professor, U-M Psychiatry; Research Investigator, VA Center for Clinical Management Research
Charles Graham, PhD, LMSW, Psychologist, Clinical Social Worker, UMATS; Assistant Professor, Eastern Michigan University
Lorraine Shulman, LMSW, Adolescent Program Social Work Lead, UMATS, U-M Psychiatry
Self-Compassion as a Resilience Factor in Mental Health (2017)
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Speaker:
Ricks Warren, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry
University of MichiganPanelists:
Kate Baker, MD, Clinical Instructor, U-M Department of Psychiatry
Paulette Grotrian, MA, Mindful Self-Compassion and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Teacher
Mika Handelman, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Michigan Psychological Clinic
Borderline Personality Disorder, Debunking Myths and Building Hope (2017)
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Speaker:
Victor Hong, MD
Clinical Instructor
University of Michigan Department of PsychiatryPanelists:
Jonathan Marin, LMSW, Clinical Social Worker, U-M Department of Psychiatry
Kathleen Diehl, LMSW, Manager, Patient & Family Services, U-M Department of Psychiatry
Michael Jibson, MD, PhD, Clinical Professor & Associate Chair for Education and Academic Affairs, U-M Department of Psychiatry
Steven Huprich, PhD, Professor of Psychology, University of Detroit Mercy
Adolescent Depression, Resiliency, and Coping Skills (2017)
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Speaker:
Lindsay Bryan-Podvin, LMSW
Member, Eisenberg Family Depression Center
Behavioral Health Consultant for Michigan Child Collaborative Care
Adolescent and Adult Psychotherapist for Grove Emotional Health CollaborativePanelists:
Craig VanKempen, LMSW, MPH, Health Educator and Social Worker, Corner Health Center
Nicole Speck, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, Clinical Manager, Regional Alliance for Healthy Schools
Margaret Jennings, LMSW, Social Work Supervisor, Regional Alliance for Healthy Schools
Amy McLoughlin, Guidance Counselor, Skyline High School
An Opioid Crisis in Washtenaw County: What Can We Do? (2016)
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Speaker:
Stephen Strobbe, PHD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, CARN-AP, FIAAN
Clinical Associate Professor
Specialty Lead, Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
Department of Health Behavior and Biological Sciences
Personalized Treatments for Depressions and Bipolar Illnesses: Why ‘One Size’ Will Never Fit All (2016)
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Speaker:
Vicki L. Ellingrod, PharmD, FCCP, John Gideon Searle Professor of Clinical and Translational Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Clinical Social and Administrative Pharmacy Department, and Professor of Psychiatry, Medical School, University of MichiganPanelists:
Jolene R. Bostwick, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP, Associate Chair, Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Clinical Associate Professor, University of Michigan College of Pharmacy
Srijan Sen, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical School