Category: Forum

About the April 21 Forum Population mental health is vulnerable to changing social and economic circumstances. This presentation discussed how economic, social, or traumatic shocks influence mental health in populations, and how the impact of these events on population mental health can be mitigated. Wednesday April 21, 11AM – 12PM EDT Watch the Forum: Speaker … Continue reading “Economic, social, and traumatic stressors and population mental health”

About the April 7 Forum, Co-Sponsored with HSPH STRIPED A recent population based online study in Malaysia estimated about half of the population engage in disordered eating. However, mental health resources are low with only 1 psychiatrist and 1 clinical psychologist per 100,000 population, and help-seeking is low due to the stigma associated with mental … Continue reading “Disordered Eating, Body Image & Community Mental Health in Malaysia”

About the March 17 Forum Disordered eating is common and can lead to a variety of negative mental health outcomes. This panel brings together experts in disordered eating with backgrounds in public health, medicine, mental health treatment, and advocacy for groups of disordered eating. The panel will discuss their experiences working with individuals with disordered … Continue reading “Stress, Disordered Eating and Mental Health”

About the February 17 Forum During a time when the world feels full of political conflict, racial disparities, and other injustices, the act of forgiveness is often neglected or ignored. However, harboring feelings of unforgiveness can lead to an ongoing state of negative affect that, in turn, can result in negative impacts on an individual’s … Continue reading “The Power of Forgiveness in Public Health: A Population/Public Health Scientist’s Dream Topic”

About the December 16 forum This forum is designed increase awareness around LGBTQ+ mental health. Three experts who specialize in LGBTQ+ mental health will give short presentations and then engage in a panel discussion moderated by Dr. Koenen. Dr. Gerald Davison, Professor of Psychology at the University of Southern California will present on the ethics and … Continue reading “LGBTQ+ Mental Health”

About the November 18 forum This forum is designed increase awareness of mental health outcomes in American Indian and Alaskan Natives (AIAN). The speaker, Dr. Karina Walters, has over 25 years of experience in social epidemiological research on the historical, social, and cultural determinants of health among AIAN populations as well as chronic disease prevention … Continue reading “Indigenous Populations & Mental Health”

About the October 21 forum Dr. Obradovich discusses the study of the social impacts of climate, with particular attention paid to the individual health-related effects of environmental stressors. He provides a brief overview of findings in the literature so far, walks through some of the empirical methods used to investigate such questions, details some of the … Continue reading “Examining Day-To-Day Impacts of Climate”