Mental Health Awareness Month Content

CHANCELL-ING: A Month to Reflect on Mental Health Matters

Cody Kitaura — May 03, 2019 - 8:30am

You’re likely to see people wearing green ribbons as the next few weeks move along. That’s because May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness and help break the stigmas about one of society’s most pressing issues.

Brain’s Hippocampal Volume, Social Environment Affect Adolescent Depression

Karen Michele Nikos — May 17, 2017 - 9:27am

Research on depression in adolescents in recent years has focused on how the physical brain and social experiences interact. A new University of California, Davis, study, however, shows that adolescents with large hippocampal volume were more, or less, susceptible to feelings of depression depending on how unsafe — or conversely — protected they felt in their home and community environments.

Award-Winning Writer’s Memoir Explores Her Depression

Karen Michele Nikos — May 11, 2017 - 11:34am

Writing a memoir was not in Yiyun Li's plan. The celebrated author and University of California, Davis, English professor was working on a novel but had lost interest in it.

News Tips: Mental Health Services and Research at 51�ԹϺ�� Davis

Julia Ann Easley — May 03, 2017 - 12:12pm

In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, the University of California, Davis, offers a wealth of research and services for mental health. For story opportunities, please contact the people in Strategic Communications listed at the bottom of this release.

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Matt Savoca sought mental health counseling during his graduate studies at 51�ԹϺ�� Davis, and he has encouraged some of his friends to do the same.

Researcher Uses ‘Petitation’ — A Form of Meditation With Dog Companions

Karen Michele Nikos — May 01, 2017 - 3:13pm

Elisabeth Paige has long struggled with bipolar disorder, and had experimented with many forms of treatment. Medication provided some control of the illness, but she still experiences times of desperation and pain.

Among the treatments, therapists suggested she meditate, which she agrees is one of the best ways to deal with many forms of mental illness, including depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder. But, she couldn’t do it.

Service Dogs Increasingly Used for Mental Health

Karen Michele Nikos — May 01, 2017 - 12:11pm

Dogs have helped people who are blind and who have other physical disabilities for hundreds and even thousands of years, but they are increasingly helping people with mental health and otherwise invisible disabilities to meet life’s challenges, a University of California, Davis, study has found.