Centennial Lecture Series | Intervention Research in Mental Health, Session 1: Intervention Innovations
for Depression and Suicide

As part of the Michigan Social Work Centennial, we are delighted to feature cutting edge, contemporary innovations in social work practice that are being created by Michigan faculty members. This series will consist of three sessions showcasing mental health intervention research happening at the University of Michigan School of Social Work.

Featuring innovative research from SSW faculty, the session provides examples of community-engaged research and multilevel interventions to address and reduce suicide and depression in diverse communities. The strategies shared range from community-level, universal prevention to indicated, individual psychotherapy. The research targets rural and urban populations, and responds to specific conditions of young Black men, Alaska Native communities, rural Michigan communities, and adults with schizophrenia spectrum disorders. The interactive panel discussion will explore the diversity and promise of current SSW research.

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Panelists

Lisa Wexler – Macro-Level Strategies to Prevent Suicide: Learning from Remote Alaska Native Communities How to Build on Community Strengths to Reduce Risk & Increase Protection

Daphne Watkins – Physical Distance, Social Connection: Reducing Depression Among Young Black Men With The YBMen Project.

Addie Weaver – Engaging with community and leveraging technology to increase access to depression treatment in rural Michigan: Pilot findings of Raising Our Spirits Together, an entertaining, technology-assisted cognitive behavioral therapy tailored for rural adults and delivery by clergy.

Lindsay Bornheimer – Adapting a Cognitive-Behavioral Suicide Prevention Treatment for Adults with Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders using Community-Based Participatory Research Methods

Joseph Himle – Discussant