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New Research Reveals a Specific Brain Circuit Implicated in OCD

The findings, published in Neuron, could lead to better targeted treatments for the mental health condition Treating obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), a mental health condition characterized by distressing and...

September 29, 2026

4 min read

SUNY Chancellor King Highlights Mental Health and Wellness Across SUNY, SBU

SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr. spotlighted Mental Health Awareness Month by highlighting events on campus that promote mental health awareness.

May 13, 2026

3 min read

Who Decides How AI Is Used in Mental Healthcare? A Stony Brook Psychologist Weighs In

In a new Nature Mental Health article, Stony Brook University's Briana Last discusses the question of who gets to decide how AI is used in mental healthcare.

January 21, 2026

6 min read

Mental Health First Aid Grants Will Support Student Mental Health and Well-Being

The State University of New York at Stony Brook was one of 27 campuses to receive awards through SUNY’s Mental Health First Aid Grant Program.

January 8, 2026

3 min read

Stony Brook Medicine Leads Program to Prevent PTSD in Emergency Responders

A resiliency training program for first responders led by Stony Brook Medicine will be conducted through EMS organizations in New York and Texas.

November 21, 2025

3 min read

Stony Brook Children’s CARE Initiative Supports Mental Health and Wellness of Local Students

Stony Brook Children’s Hospital's CARE Initiative has introduced a program designed to bridge the gap between mental health education for local students.

October 17, 2025

5 min read

Three SBU Graduate Students in Fourth Class of SUNY/OMH Scholarship Program

Three Stony Brook University graduate students are among 18 State University of New York (SUNY) students pursuing degrees in mental health fields in the SUNY/OMH Scholarship Program. The scholarship program was...

August 12, 2025

2 min read

SBU Clinical Psychology Doctoral Student Receives $25,000 Award

Clare Beatty is one of 100 doctoral students to receive coveted award Clare Beatty, a PhD student and National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow in Clinical Psychology at Stony Brook University, is one of 100...

April 17, 2025

2 min read

Teenage Boys Who Experience Violence More Likely to Use Violence on Partner

Data collection study led by SBU researcher published in PLOS One A study that measured real-time violence exposure on adolescent boys (ages 15 to 19) using cell phone survey data reveals that boys who experienced...

March 12, 2025

4 min read

Breaking Down Barriers: SBU, Samaritan Daytop Village Tackle Mental Health, Addiction Crisis

Stony Brook University’s School of Social Welfare and Samaritan Daytop Village developed a solution addressing the crises of mental health and substance abuse

October 9, 2024

2 min read

Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Stony Brook’s Student-Athletes

Danielle Merolla is Stony Brook University's director of Athletics Mental Health Services, which responds to the needs of more than 500 student-athletes

July 15, 2024

6 min read

Social Welfare Alum Recounts Mental Health Journey

“Eight years ago, when I was 22 years old, I tried to kill my dad,” Cohen Miles-Rath, ‘19 MSW, began in his talk, Transforming Our Approach to Mental Health: How My Crisis Could Have Been Prevented. Miles-Rath, now a...

April 18, 2024

5 min read

CPO Cultural Arts Program Helps Students Heal

Stony Brook University students explore how art can heal, thanks to the Healing Arts Program run through the Center for Prevention and Outreach (CPO).

April 15, 2024

5 min read

Alum Shares Personal Mental Health Journey in April 17 Talk

Transforming Our Approach to Mental Health Cohen Miles-Rath ’19 MSW Wednesday, April 17, 6:30 pm Health Sciences, Level 2, Room 2-310 After incarceration due to an unintentional attack on his dad, Miles-Rath...

April 3, 2024

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Walk of Hope Raises Awareness for Mental Health

The sixth annual Walk of Hope on Wednesday, September 27, drew more than 500 student, staff and faculty participants at Stony Brook University

October 5, 2023

2 min read

SoCJ Awarded Solutions Journalism Network Grant

Stony Brook’s School of Communication and Journalism (SoCJ) has won a $10,000 award from the Solutions Journalism Network’s Student Media Challenge. The school’s Marie Colvin Center for International Reporting will use...

August 21, 2023

4 min read

Safe Spaces: What They Look Like, Professors Who Help Create Them

May is National Mental Health Awareness Month, and Stony Brook University has professors across campus working hard to make their spaces safe for all students

May 15, 2023

7 min read

Stony Brook Puts Spotlight on Mental Health Initiatives

Stony Brook University is making an effort to bolster mental health services for its students to ensure their academic success and wellbeing

May 4, 2023

5 min read

Tag: mental health

New Research Reveals a Specific Brain Circuit Implicated in OCD

SUNY Chancellor King Highlights Mental Health and Wellness Across SUNY, SBU

Who Decides How AI Is Used in Mental Healthcare? A Stony Brook Psychologist Weighs In

Mental Health First Aid Grants Will Support Student Mental Health and Well-Being

Stony Brook Medicine Leads Program to Prevent PTSD in Emergency Responders

Stony Brook Children’s CARE Initiative Supports Mental Health and Wellness of Local Students

SBU Clinical Psychology Doctoral Student Receives $25,000 Award

Teenage Boys Who Experience Violence More Likely to Use Violence on Partner

Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Stony Brook’s Student-Athletes

CPO Cultural Arts Program Helps Students Heal

Walk of Hope Raises Awareness for Mental Health

SoCJ Awarded Solutions Journalism Network Grant

Safe Spaces: What They Look Like, Professors Who Help Create Them

Stony Brook Puts Spotlight on Mental Health Initiatives

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