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Grants from your donations have been made every year since 2017 to the following research labs and organizations. The total granted to date is $226,500. Thank you!!!
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Dr. Robin Carhart-Harris. University of California San Francisco carhartharrislab.com
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Dr. Christine Cha, Yale University medicine.yale.edu/childstudy/profile/christine-cha
Dr. Cha's is the inaugural core faculty member for the Yale Center for Brain and Mind Health. Her research focuses on suicide and self-injury among youth. Her research will improve prediction of suicide risk by using computer learning to analyze thought patterns.
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Dr. Maria Oquendo, University of Pennsylvania med.upenn.edu
Dr. Oquendo is the chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Her research uses PET scans and MRIs to map brain abnormalities in mood disorders and suicidal behavior. She succeeded in having suicidal behavior added as its own diagnostic category in order to better track high risk patients in medical records. She has authored or co-authored over 350 peer-reviewed articles.
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Dr. Hilary Blumberg, Yale University medicine.yale.edu/profile/hilary_blumberg
Dr. Blumberg’s research focuses on the genetic, developmental and environmental causes of mood disorders using state-of-the-art brain scanning. Her work has led to identifying brain circuitry differences in those who have made suicide attempts. By understanding the development of these brain circuitry differences, we can develop new methods for earlier detection, more effective interventions and prevention.
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Dr. Christine Denny, Columbia University christineanndennylab.org
Current treatments for depression often take weeks to work, do not work for everyone, and may not continue to work in many cases. Dr. Denny is researching ketamine's effect as a prophylactic for depression. Her lab recently identified three new compounds that work with serotonin receptors and another novel compound that all work as effective prophylactics.
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Dr. Matthew Nock, Harvard University nocklab.fas.harvard.edu
Like Travis, many suicidal people do not self-report. Dr. Nock has adapted an implicit association test to identify individuals predisposed to attempting suicide. He is also developing ways of using devices such as smartphones and fitbits as well as social media data to detect suicide risk.
When teens want to talk about their problems, more often than not, they turn to other teens. Teens helping teens is what makes Teen Lifeline both unique and incredibly successful. Teen Lifeline’s hotline has been a connection of hope for teens in crisis. Teen Lifeline also provides community education and outreach.
