We're looking forward to seeing you in just a few weeks! Read more in this month's newsletter for details, logistics and events!

The 17th NNDC Annual Conference in Cincinnati is coming up fast! Join us this September 10-11 in collaboration with co-hosts the University of Cincinnati, The Lindner Center of HOPE, and the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center!

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Thank you for being a valued member and follower of the National Network of Depression Centers. Let's make this month one of growth, resilience, and above all, kindness toward ourselves and one another.

Join us in Cincinnati for the 2025 NNDC Annual Conference!

2025 NNDC Annual Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio

Who should attend?

This event is open for all clinicians, researchers, educators, staff and individuals certified, involved or interested in mental health. The NNDC is offering 6.0 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 collaborating with NNDC members.



Registration Fees

• MEMBERS: $95 for the September 11th NNDC Annual Conference
• 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 an NNDC Task Group Open House, 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.

Location

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.

Hotel Information

The NNDC Annual Conference currently has a special rate at the following hotels:

• Graduate by Hilton at a rate of USD $169 per night (plus tax)
• Guests can use the link above to make reservations (good til August 21)
• Select the dates of your stay + room type

• 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)

Palix Foundation CME Training on Sept. 10

(separate registration)

About Resilience Scale Training

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.

Space is limited to the first 50 registrants. Register by September 5.

(Note: Interested participants must register separately for this event from the NNDC Annual Conference.)

View CME Information here and download the event flyer here.

Did you know Wednesday, September 10 is also packed with a ton of different events, including two with CME credit? Check out the agenda here!

Looking for things to do while you're in town? Check out...

Members' research on women and mood disorders

Objectives: To examine differences in treatment use and preference among women with mood disorders based on race, ethnicity, and type of health insurance.

Methods: Women (N = 2,877) with depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorders were surveyed in primary care and specialty clinics affiliated with the National Network of Depression Centers from January 2018 to December 2020. Logistic regression was employed to examine the probabilities of Black, White, and Hispanic women, who varied on public (government-funded) vs private insurance, using and preferring medication, psychotherapy, or complementary treatments.

Upcoming: Suicide Prevention Month at Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Michael Allen, MD (Professor, Psychiatry; Medical Director, Rocky Mountain Crisis Partners, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus), will be speaking at UMass Chan's Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Grand Rounds on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025 from 12:00–1:00 p.m. The topic of his speech is Suicide Prevention Month.

Learn more here

UIHC is the first in the Midwest offering this treatment for major depression

University of Iowa Health Care is among only three academic medical centers in the nation, and the first in the Midwest, to offer what promises to be groundbreaking treatment for people who are dealing with major depression.

Dr. Nick Trapp, a UI psychiatry professor, says they’re using a time-tested type of therapy along with several innovative new techniques.

“Transcranial magnetic stimulation, or TMS, is essentially a magnetic field that’s generated around the brain,” Trapp says, “completely non-invasively using what looks essentially like a waffle iron that sits up against the head and generates electric fields in the brain.”

Read more here

Join us for the 2025 Best Practices for Mood Disorders with Mayo Clinic

The National Network of Depression Centers (NNDC) Best Practices for Mood Disorders in Collaboration with Mayo Clinic 2025 course is aimed at providing clinically relevant updates for the management of mood disorders and associated comorbidities across the lifespan. Topics include updates and clinical pearls on treatment-resistant depression and bipolar disorder, new and novel treatments for depression, and referral criteria for ketamine, TMS, ECT, and psychedelic therapy.

The NNDC faculty are leaders in the field and active clinicians [psychiatrists, child psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, and advanced practice providers (APRN, CNP, DNP, PA-C)], informed by new research, and committed to meet the mission of NNDC: to use the power of our network to advance scientific discovery, and to provide stigma-free, evidence-based care to patients with depressive and bipolar illnesses.

Learn more and register here!

NPR | Podcasts to make back-to-school season easier

NPR's Life Kit | 13 Podcasts for making B2S easier on kids and parents

Back-to-school season can be a hectic time for parents. You're settling your kids into a new routine, preparing them mentally for the new school year and adding homework help and lunch prep to your own schedule.

To make the transition from summer break to school less stressful, NPR's Life Kit has tips to help parents navigate the next few weeks.

Learn more here

Mel Robbins | How men + boys are struggling

In this episode, you’ll hear about the real reason young men are quietly giving up and what to do about it. This will change the way you see the men in your life – and the way they see themselves. 

Bestselling author Jason Wilson talks about what most men won’t say out loud — and what they need to hear. 

For the past 22 years, Jason has been mentoring boys and men at the Cave of Adullam — a martial arts based mentoring program that gives them permission to feel, room to heal, and the tools to lead. What he shares in this conversation will move you. It will surprise you. And it will equip you with the tools and insights to help the men in your life grow. 

You’ll learn: 

• Why so many men are silently struggling — and the real reason they don’t talk about it. 
• How emotional suppression is destroying men’s peace, purpose, and relationships. 
• What boys need to grow into strong, emotionally healthy men. 
• How to support the men you love without judgment — and help them feel safe enough to open up. 

Listen here