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 Mary Gies, MSW, ADAA Director of Programs and New Initiatives, is leaving ADAA this week after three years of dedicated service and commitment. During her tenure, Mary significantly enhanced and grew ADAA's professional development programs. ADAA thanks Mary for her many contributions and wishes her much success in her future endeavors.
 ADAA is pleased to welcome a new team member — Helen Heymann, MSC. As of June 8, Helen will assume the title of ADAA Senior Education Manager and will oversee the initiatives that foster the professional development of ADAA members and advances the organization's mission. Helen received her MSC in Human Nutrition from the University of Sheffield, England and her MSC in Social Policy and Planning, with a focus on health, from the London School of Economics. Helen is fluent in several languages including French and German and is proficient in Spanish. Helen brings with her over 15 years of program health experience at the international, national and local levels working with a large range of stakeholders. Please join us in welcoming Helen to the ADAA team. Email Helen
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 Congress is debating the future of mental health coverage right now and the Senate is key to this fight. Senators are drafting their version of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) and are considering permanent changes to Medicaid that would force states to slash services, including mental healthcare.
One in five Americans have a mental health condition. Tragically, 50 percent go without any treatment. Americans need more mental health coverage, not less.
Today, Medicaid is the only source of insurance coverage for millions of Americans and provides a lifeline for people with mental health conditions to lead full lives.
Tell your senator to stand up for Medicaid and mental health. Email now.
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ADAA blog posts (written by ADAA members and guest bloggers both for consumers and professionals) are now comments enabled to encourage sharing and engagement.
A Message for Dads: Get Support to Work Through the Pain of Losing a Child to Suicide
John Ogrodniczuk, PhD
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July 20 | Noon – 1 p.m. ET
Clinical Kung Fu: Managing Anger in Children and Teens with Anxiety Disorders
 Featuring: Alison R. Alden, PhD, and Julieanne R. Pojas, PsyD
Children and adolescents with anxiety disorders often act out or react with anger to treatment. In particular, the prospect of doing exposure and resisting compulsions or safety behaviors can engender not only fear but also anger, resistance, and defiance. This can take the form of tantrums, threats of harm to self or others when parents insist on treatment, overt treatment refusal and refusal to participate in other activities of daily living such as school. This can be difficult for clinicians and families to manage, and can lead to both treatment dropout and conflict at home. This workshop will present practical strategies that clinicians can use to deal with children;s anger, and suggestions for how to present these strategies to parents. Topics covered will include managing tantrums, what to do when a child refuses to participate in treatment or school, and managing verbal and physical aggression toward others.
Note Revised Date!
- Sept. 14 | Noon – 1 p.m. ET
How to Optimize Your Work with Immigrants In our Current Political Climate: 5 Tips for Successful Interventions
Featuring: Heidi Montoya, PhD
This webinar will provide a brief overview of the stressors and mental health difficulties that immigration populations tend to experience and how the stressors have changed in light of the current sociopolitical climate. Additionally, strategies aimed at improving the care and wellbeing of immigrants will be reviewed. This webinar will also highlight harmful myths and erroneous beliefs about the immigration population in the U.S.
View/register for all upcoming webinars.
- The Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education credits for psychologists. ADAA maintains responsibility for this program and its contents. APA Approval Number: 739-26163171.
- ADAA SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #0316.
- ADAA has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6872. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. ADAA is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Questions/Suggestions for topics? Please contact Mary Gies, MSW, ADAA Program Director
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Depression and Anxiety, the official journal of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, is available online. ADAA members can subscribe at no charge. The journal welcomes original research and synthetic review articles covering neurobiology (genetics and neuroimaging), epidemiology, experimental psychopathology, and treatment (psychotherapeutic and pharmacologic) aspects of mood and anxiety disorders, and related phenomena in humans.
Next month's June issue will feature articles by the following ADAA members:
ADAA members Barbara Rothbaum, Kerry Ressler and Vasiliki Michopoulos (ADAA board member) are co-authors on a research study focused on mobile assessment of heightened skin conductance in posttraumatic stress disorder. Jasmine Turna and Beth Patterson co-author a research article on ecological momentary interventions for depression and anxiety. Michael Van Ameringen (co-chair of ADAA's Mental Health App Committee which reviews apps that are then posted on ADAA's website) is the lead author of a study on the current state of mobile apps for DSM-5 OCD, PTSD, anxiety and mood disorders.
Meet the Journal's Editorial Board
Learn more about the Journal.
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Save the Date!
April 5-8
Treatment-Resistance in Anxiety and Depression: Challenges and Opportunities
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
Registration is now open.
Visit the ADAA Submissions website page to review submission guidelines, session types, sample abstracts and review criteria for 2018 Anxiety and Depression Conference. Submission site opens June 12.
Visit our conference website for more details.
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Big Think
As research continues to collect on just how important movement is to well-being, a new study conducted in Amsterdam shows a link between a lack of exercise and symptoms of anxiety disorder and depression. The researchers looked at how three activities — sports participation, generally physical activity and sedentary behavior — influence downcast and anxious attitudes.
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A new study of veterans reveals how gender may influence the link between military exposure and post-deployment well-being. The findings suggest that men and women may experience and react differently to deployment stress. The study was published in the journal Clinical Psychological Science.
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A medical student vividly describes her struggle with depression and the stigma of mental illness in the medical field in an anonymous essay published May 16 in Annals of Internal Medicine. The author, "Cassandra," starts by painting a haunting picture.
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Self
Sherri Williams writes: I don't believe in telling people my business. I'm not secretive or deceitful, I just don't want those who don't know me to use my personal details to unfairly evaluate me. But I also believe in storytelling and the power of personal narratives. Recently, these two beliefs came into conflict, and I found myself exposing deeply personal truths — in a very public way — for the sake of a story told right.
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