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Join us this September at the NNDC Annual Conference!
| | Join us at the NNDC 2025 Annual Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio! | |
Join us for the NNDC Annual Conference on September 10-11 for a dynamic set of discussions, lectures, collaboration, presentations, and more! In addition to stimulating academic sessions, the event will offer plenty of networking opportunities with NNDC members across the nation, as well as time to connect with this year's hosts, the University of Cincinnati, The Lindner Center of HOPE, and the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center! There is more information on an additional event on September 10th below as well as more hotel options.
This conference will feature the signature blend of biological, psycho-social, and systems-level programming that sets the NNDC Annual Conference apart from other major psychiatric conferences. Additional details are currently being finalized, and we will have more information in the coming weeks, so stay tuned!
As is typical of the conference, we’re building in lots of breaks to give our members ample face-to-face networking and discussion time. These networking breaks are great opportunities to renew relationships with world-renowned clinicians, researchers, and academic leaders. Breaks will be long enough to give attendees some extra time to connect.
Excitedly, we're also thrilled to offer people the chance to attend additional training on September 10th from the Palix Foundation. You'll find more information on that below! It's free to attend, but those interested must register for the event separately from the 2025 Annual Conference.
We are looking forward to seeing you this fall!
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Matt Samocki, EdD
Executive Director
NNDC
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Sagar Parikh, MD, FRCPC
Medical Director
NNDC
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Melissa DelBello MD, MS
University of Cincinnati
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This event is open for all clinicians, researchers, educators, staff and individuals certified, involved or interested in mental health. The NNDC plans on at least 7.25 continuing education credits that will be available for physicians, psychologists, social workers and nurses through the ACCME, APA, ASWB, and ANCC boards.
Attendees from NNDC member sites plus those that are interested in NNDC membership are encouraged to register. Colleagues from industry, non-profit, government and general mental health advocate sectors are also encouraged to attend to enjoy learning and collaboration with NNDC members.
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MEMBERS: $95 for the September 11th NNDC Annual Conference
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NON-MEMBERS: $295 for the September 11th NNDC Annual Conference
Note: If you are attending the free September 10th NNDC Pre-Conference Day which includes NNDC Task Group meetings, several new workshop opportunities, a Board of Directors meeting plus a dinner reception, please select that option on the registration form.
Visit nndc.org/member-sites if you are unsure of your membership status.
| | The 2025 NNDC Annual Conference in collaboration with the University of Cincinnati, The Lindner Center of HOPE, and the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center will be held at The Graduate by Hilton at 151 Goodman St. Cincinnati, Ohio. | | |
The NNDC Annual Conference currently has a special rate at the following hotels:
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Graduate by Hilton at a rate of USD $169 per night (plus tax)
- Guests can use the link above to make reservations
- Select the dates of your stay + room type
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Fairfield Inn & Suites Uptown/University at a rate of USD $152 / night (plus tax)
- Guests can use the link above to make reservations (good til August 20)
- Select the dates of your stay + room type (only 30 rooms available)
| | Agenda (more details available soon) |
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Day 1
NNDC Pre-Conference which includes NNDC Task Group meetings, several new workshop opportunities, a Board of Directors meeting, and a dinner reception. More details will be available soon.
Also on September 10 will be a special, separate training from the Palix Foundation: The Resilience Scale Training, an event by the Alberta Family Wellness Initiative, in partnership with the NNDC. Find more details on how to register for this event below!
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Day 2
NNDC Annual Conference will include breakfast, conference sessions, lunch, poster sessions, networking and happy hour, followed by dinner and an awards ceremony. More details will be available soon.
| | | Palix Foundation Training on Sept. 10 (separate registration) | | |
About
Resilience can be defined as the ability to respond positively in the face of adversity. The Resilience Scale metaphor depicts how adversities, positive supports, and acquired skills and abilities interact to influence resilience and impact lifelong physical and mental health outcomes. It contextualizes foundational knowledge and creates a common language that is accessible across populations and disciplines, including policymakers, practitioners, service providers, and the public.
The Resilience Scale demonstrates the importance of interventions and programs that work to reduce adversity, provide positive support, and improve skills and abilities to build resilience in children and families.
Participants will see the application of the Resilience Scale in several contexts and discuss how it can act as an effective visual tool to communicate with clients and patients to build resilience in individuals, organizations, and communities.
(Note: Interested participants must register separately for this event from the NNDC Annual Conference.)
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The Conference Program Committee welcomes all conference attendees to submit a poster related to depression and bipolar illnesses.
Posters can be submitted to one of two categories:
1. Basic Science
All areas of research are welcome, but posters dealing with approaches (both biological and psychosocial) to understanding mood disorders, new or repurposed treatments and technologies, monitoring strategies with the potential to improve patient outcomes, or objective measures like biometrics, neuroimaging, bloodwork, or genetics are encouraged.
2. Clinical Programs
Unified efforts are the best way to expedite technological innovation, dissemination of new information, and translation of research into clinical practice. Posters in this category might showcase multidisciplinary programs, demonstrate the efficacy of collaborations beyond academic boundaries, or deal with clinical assessments like patient questionnaires, clinical diagnoses, or clinical interviews.
There will be a total of four (4) poster awards given. A “Best Overall” and a “Best Emerging Scholar” poster award will be designated for each category. “Emerging Scholars” are graduate students, fellows, post-doctoral fellows, residents, or early career faculty within 5 years of fellowship or post-graduate appointment at an NNDC Center of Excellence or an NNDC Associate Member institution.
| | Young Investigator Travel Awards |
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The Conference Program Committee is pleased to offer up to 10 Young Investigator Travel Awards of $1,000 each to eligible conference attendees who present a poster at the NNDC 2025 Annual Conference. This award can be used to cover travel costs associated with attending the conference, including airfare, hotel, ground transportation, parking, and mileage, as appropriate. Awardees still must register for the conference.
A 1099 form will be issued to all awardees.
Complete applications must be submitted for consideration by 5:00 pm EST on July 11, 2025.
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