We are gearing up for a year of connection and impact at the NNDC! We hope you'll join us this year for one or more of our planned events, starting with our networking reception at the APA. Registration just opened!

Speaking of the APA, the organization just announced the selection of its new president for 2025 - NNDC member Mark Rapaport, MD from the Huntsman Mental Health Institute at the University of Utah! More on that below.

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.

Congratulations to NNDC Member Mark Rapaport, MD

2025 APA Election Results

We're thrilled for NNDC member Mark Rapaport on his recent nomination as the 2025 president elect of the APA! View the announcements here. Mark will be confirmed at the Board of Trustees March 22-23.

Mark Hyman Rapaport M.D. serves as the CEO of the Huntsman Mental Health Institute at the University of Utah, the William H. and Edna D. Stimson Presidential Endowed Chair, and the Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah. Read his full biography here.

Amid an ongoing global mental health crisis, where can we find reasons for hope?

Guests Victor Carrion, MD, professor of psychiatry and behavioral science, and Laura Roberts, MD, professor and chair of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, shine a spotlight on the global mental health crisis and share how research at Stanford Medicine is giving new hope to patients seeking clearer diagnoses and better treatments.

Carrion explores the rise of PTSD in young people, diving deeper into the lingering effects of the pandemic, the influence of social media, the role of genetics, and the approaches that can create better outcomes. Later, Roberts speaks to the state of the world’s mental health, including how to address stigma, build resilience and how digital health could be a boon to broader accessibility to mental health supporting tools.

Listen on Stanford's website | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube

Save the Date! Huntsman Mental Health Center Grand Opening

When the doors of the Kem and Carolyn Gardner Crisis Care Center open in March 2025, it will be a welcoming place for all adults. The Center will help individuals de-escalate, stabilize, and connect to community resources catered to their individual mental health needs. The Center will help people facing a psychiatric crisis get on the path to mental wellness by unifying critical crisis services and many community resources in one easy-to-access location. The building design and operations will ensure patients and their families feel welcome, respected, and secure throughout every step of their care.

Learn more here.

Registration is open for the 2025 NNDC Reception at APA!

Join us this May for the 2025 NNDC Reception at APA in Los Angeles!

While you’re in town at the APA 2025 Annual Meeting, join us for a cocktail reception at Bonaventure Brewing Co. inside the Westin! Join us, along with our co-hosts University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Johns Hopkins University, Mayo Clinic, and UTHealth Houston for a night of networking with NNDC sites, guests and staff! The event runs 6:30-9:30 p.m. PST and we hope to see you there!

It will be a valuable evening of:

Networking and relationship building opportunities with NNDC Member sites, guests and NNDC staff
Meeting with industry and biotech partners to discuss clinical trial or study opportunities
Discussing research, publication, and grant opportunities
Connecting with peers in an outdoor rooftop setting (indoor option) in LA with cocktails / hors d’oeuvres

Is your organization interested in being a co-host this year for our annual reception at the APA Conference in Los Angeles? We're accepting additional co-hosts until March 1! Reach out to either Courtney Soule at csoule@nndc.org or Matt Samocki at msamocki@nndc.org and we'll get you more information!

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Registration

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Save the Date for the 2025 NNDC Annual Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio!

We had a fabulous time in Salt Lake City this year and we're already looking forward to the 17th Annual Conference in Cincinnati, OH on September 10-11, 2025 in collaboration with The University of Cincinnati, The Lindner Center of Hope, and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.

Follow for more information on our website and keep an eye out for more information in the coming weeks!

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 – 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!

Samantha Irby | We Can Do Hard Things

We Can Do Hard Things | How to Survive this Absurd Life with Samantha Irby

We guarantee you'll laugh out loud listening to Samantha Irby discuss her life-changing strategies for (reluctantly) interacting with humans; how we use humor to hide the lava of rage churning beneath our surface; and her embrace of JOMO (Joy of Missing Out)–and why she genuinely believes no one else is having a better time.

About Samantha:

Samantha Irby writes a blog, and is the author of Wow, No Thank You; We Are Never Meeting in Real Life; and Meaty. She has been a writer and/or co-producer for TV shows including And Just Like That, Work in Progress, Shrill, and Tuca & Bertie.

Listen on Apple Podcasts

Dr. Mariel Buqué | Break the Cycle

Break the Cycle: A Guide to Healing Intergenerational Trauma

Break the Cycle is a comprehensive healing guide to shedding intergenerational trauma and stepping into a legacy of abundance and peace by a world-renowned intergenerational trauma expert Dr. Mariel Buqué.

Learn more here.

You Are Not Alone Podcast: Black Women + Mental Health

You Are Not Alone Podcast | Black Women & Mental Health

In this episode, Dr. Loretta Billoups and Dr. Rolinda Shaw discuss the many challenges Black women experience, including intimate partner violence, generational trauma and systemic oppression. Finding ways to overcome these challenges can be different for each person, since there is no “one size fits all” approach in mental health. They discuss how untreated psychological issues can lead to chronic physical conditions, such as high blood pressure, heart conditions, diabetes and other life-threatening diseases.