• Upcoming Mental Health Related Webinars

Lee Kum Sheung Center for Health and Happiness - Monthly Seminar Series
Wednesdays 1:00pm - 1:50pm ET 
The monthly seminars bring faculty and researchers to the Center to discuss topics that further explore the linkages between happiness and health. This year the focus is on health equity and positive well-being. 

JANUARY 27 2021 - Dr. Ashley Whillans

FEBRUARY 24 2021 - George Ward, M.Sc.

Mental Health in the Time of COVID-19
Moderated by Jane Pauley, Anchor, CBS News “Sunday Morning” 
 Wednesday, January 27, 2021 1-2pm ET 

Presented with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Hosted by The Forum at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health



The country’s mental health crisis has only been intensified by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Ever-increasing numbers of deaths and illness, accompanied by economic fears and racial tensions, have made for a grim picture. During this time of unprecedented crisis, everyone is suffering, but Black, Latinx and Indigenous populations, frontline workers, and young people face disproportionate mental health risks. This one-hour event will shine a light on the often-hidden mental trauma of the coronavirus pandemic and explore ways to move forward.
 

The Power of Fierce Self-Compassion: 
Tools for Personal and Social Change 
Saturday, February 6, 2021 2:30 - 6pm (ET)

We are in a time of collective unrest and heightened uncertainty and stress. How can we harness the natural anger and care for the stress that arises in the face of injustice and act in a fiercely compassionate way that brings wholeness and healing to ourselves and our society? Whether you are struggling to cope in these challenging times or are engaged in social action and need sustenance for the long-run, self-compassion can help.  Join us as we come together in community.

This is an important fundraising event for CMC to help support our anti-racism and diversity initiatives. If you know anyone interested in participating in this event and supporting the work of our Center, please forward this email to them.

• Student Registration: $25
• Community Registration: $50
• 'Friend of CMC' Registration: $75
• 'Supporter of CMC' Registration: $100

When Bad Things Happen to Good Brains:
The Effects of Early Adversity
February 16th 5:15pm - 6:15pm  ET 
The Global & Local Center for Mental Health Disparities at Boston Medical Center & BU School of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital's Chester M. Pierce, MD Division of Global Psychiatry, Boston Children's Hospital, and Boston College School of Social Work
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Charles A. Nelson III, PhD, is currently Professor of Pediatrics and Neuroscience and Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and Professor of Education in the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He also holds the Richard David Scott Chair in Pediatric Developmental Medicine Research at Boston Children’s Hospital, and serves as Director of Research in the Division of Developmental Medicine. His research interests center on a variety of problems in developmental cognitive neuroscience, including: the development of social perception; developmental trajectories to autism; and the effects of early adversity on brain and behavioral development. He chaired the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Early Experience and Brain Development and served on the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) panels that wrote From Neurons to Neighborhoods, and New Directions in Child Abuse and Neglect Research. Among his many honors he has received the Leon Eisenberg award from Harvard Medical School, an honorary Doctorate from Bucharest University (Romania), was a resident fellow at the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center (Italy), has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Medicine, the British Academy and received the Ruane Prize for Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Research from the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation.

Women and Addiction
From Science to Policy
Wednesday March 3 Noon-1pm 
Women and girls represent an increasing proportion of people with substance use disorders worldwide, yet it is only recently that women have been included in addiction research. Since then, studies have revealed critical differences in effective interventions between men and women.

GMH@Harvard Advisory Board Member Shelly Greenfield will discuss the latest research and a gender-specific approach that optimizes prevention and recovery for women.

Free Daily Live - Online Mindfulness Sessions 

In light of COVID-19, our Center for Mindfulness and Compassion is offering free guided daily online practices. These practices are secular and open to all. Over 20 teachers are offering sessions in mindful movement; bringing kindness to our stress, anxiety, grief and fear; supporting care giving during this difficult time, and expressing appreciation and love for each other. We look forward to you joining us!
See the Schedule, as well as more specialized offerings, here.