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Released: 1-Nov-2016 8:00 PM EDT
Pardes Humanitarian Prize in Mental Health Presented to Global Advocates for the Poor and the Elderly
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation

The 2016 Pardes Humanitarian Prize in Mental Health was presented to Dr. Vikram Patel of India, and Dr. Charles F. Reynolds, III of the United States at the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation International Awards Dinner, on Friday, October 28, at The Pierre in Manhattan.

Released: 14-Jun-2016 4:30 PM EDT
Mental Health: How the Pardes Prize Is Making a Difference
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation

Suicide is among the top ten causes of death in the U.S. One in four people worldwide suffer from some type of mental illness. Two-thirds of them do not get the treatment they need. We are faced with mass shootings, a rise in heroin addiction, young people lured into terrorist groups, veterans suffering with PTSD, and increases in depression and anxiety among children and adults. These are stark illustrations that mental illness is a major international problem.

Released: 29-Sep-2014 11:00 AM EDT
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Honors Eight Scientists for Outstanding Achievements in Psychiatric Research at 27th Annual Dinner
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation

The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation will honor eight scientists with its 2014 Outstanding Achievement Prizes for work delving into psychiatric disorders that affect one in four people. The awards, which celebrate the transformative power of neuroscience and psychiatric research to improve the lives of people with mental illness, will be presented at the Foundation’s National Awards Dinner at the Pierre Hotel.

Released: 22-Sep-2014 12:00 PM EDT
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Awards 200 NARSAD Young Investigator Grants Valued Over $12.7 Million to Scientists Pursuing Innovative Mental Health Research
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation

Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Awards 200 NARSAD Young Investigator Grants Valued Over $12.7 Million to Scientists Pursuing Innovative Mental Health Research

Released: 28-Jul-2014 10:00 AM EDT
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Names Winners of Klerman and Freedman Prizes for Exceptional Clinical and Basic Research
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation

The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation today announced the winners of its annual Klerman and Freedman Prizes, recognizing exceptional clinical and basic research by young scientists who have been supported by NARSAD Young Investigator Grants. The grants enable early career scientists to pursue innovative ideas in neurobiological and psychosocial research for the prevention, early detection, treatment, and cure of mental illnesses that affect one in four people.

Released: 11-Jun-2014 10:45 AM EDT
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Announces Webinars on Schizophrenia, Treatment-Resistant Mood Disorders & Factors That Contribute to Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation

The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation today announced new topics for its popular monthly webinars during which leading mental health researchers discuss and answer questions about the latest in new technologies, early intervention strategies and next-generation therapies for mental illness.

Released: 5-May-2014 3:00 PM EDT
American Psychiatric Association Honors Brain & Behavior Research Foundation President Emerita Constance Lieber and Board Chair Stephen Lieber
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation

Brain & Behavior Research Foundation President Emerita Constance Lieber and her husband Stephen Lieber, Chairman of the Foundation’s Board of Directors, were today honored with a special Presidential Commendation by the American Psychiatric Association at its 167th Annual Meeting.

Released: 7-Nov-2013 2:05 PM EST
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Awards $1.5 Million in NARSAD Distinguished Investigator Grants to Fund Cutting-Edge Research
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation

The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation has announced the latest recipients of its NARSAD Distinguished Investigator Grants. The highly competitive grants provide support for experienced investigators (full professor or equivalent) conducting neurobiological and behavioral research. One-year grants of $100,000 each are provided for established scientists pursuing particularly innovative project ideas in diverse areas of brain and behavior research.

Released: 7-Oct-2013 12:00 PM EDT
Leading Researchers to Present Cutting-Edge Discoveries at the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Mental Health Research Symposium in New York City on October 25, 2013
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation

The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, will hold its 25th Annual Mental Health Research Symposium on Friday, October 25th from 9:00 am to 4:30 p.m. at the Kaufman Music Center, located at 129 W. 67th St. in New York City.

Released: 3-Oct-2013 3:00 PM EDT
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation to Honor Top Scientists for Outstanding Achievements in Mental Health Research
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation

The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation will honor seven exceptional scientists at the Annual National Awards Dinner at the Pierre Hotel in New York City on Friday, October 25, 2013.

Released: 8-Aug-2013 12:00 PM EDT
200 New Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Grants Awarded to Young Scientists
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation

The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation announces $11.8 million in 200 new two-year grant awards to young investigators.

Released: 11-Jul-2013 4:00 PM EDT
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation to Honor 7 Young Mental Health Researchers
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation

The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation will honor seven young mental health researchers for their exceptional research on Fri. July 26, 2013 at the Annual Klerman and Freedman Awards, and present an online briefing for media about the honorees’ latest cutting-edge research on July 23, 2013.

   
Released: 30-May-2013 10:00 AM EDT
'Know Science. No Stigma.' Proves Popular in Social Media
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation

The mental health anti-stigma awareness effort, "Know Science. No Stigma," created by the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation for Mental Health Awareness Month (May), has captured the attention of Facebook and Twitter users worldwide with messages promoting scientific research findings on the biological underpinnings of mental illness.

   
Released: 15-Mar-2013 3:00 PM EDT
Jeffrey Borenstein, M.D., Named President & CEO of Brain & Behavior Research Foundation
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation

Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (formerly NARSAD) named Jeffrey Borenstein, M.D., President & CEO. Psychiatrist, Dr. Borenstein, is also Editor-in-Chief, American Psychiatric Association Psychiatric News; Assoc. Clinical Prof., Psychiatry, Columbia Univ. Coll. of Physicians & Surgeons & host, public TV’s “Healthy Minds.”

   
Released: 13-Mar-2013 2:20 PM EDT
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation 2013 Conference & Webinars
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation

The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation presents "Discovery to Recovery: A Path to Healthy Minds" mental health conference, Apr. 30, 2013, Los Angeles and free, monthly "Meet the Scientist" webinars featuring experts sharing scientific discoveries related to depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, autism, ADHD, anxiety, OCD and PTSD.

   
Released: 13-Mar-2013 12:40 PM EDT
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Awards Nearly $4 Million in NARSAD Grants
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation

The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (formerly NARSAD/National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression) announced nearly $4 million in grants to 40 researchers; up to $100,000 ea. in NARSAD Independent Investigator Grants to research depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, autism, ADHD, anxiety, OCD or PTSD.

Released: 14-Jan-2013 1:00 PM EST
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Awards $1.5 Million in NARSAD Distinguished Investigator Grants
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation

Brain & Behavior Research Foundation announces the latest recipients of its highly-competitive NARSAD Distinguished Investigator Grants of up to $100,000 for promising new research on mental illnesses, including depression, schizophrenia, bipolar, autism and anxiety disorders including PTSD & OCD.

   
Released: 3-Jan-2013 5:20 PM EST
Jeffrey Borenstein Named Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Acting Pres. & CEO
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation

The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (formerly NARSAD/Nat. Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia & Depression), a leading international nonprofit supporter of mental health research, named psychiatrist Jeffrey Borenstein, M.D., Acting President & Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation.

   
Released: 27-Dec-2012 10:00 PM EST
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Announces 10 Major Research Achievements of 2012
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation

The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (formerly National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression or NARSAD) highlights 10 research achievements of 2012. These mental illness breakthroughs by NARSAD Grantees feature discoveries in brain and behavioral science related to bipolar, depression, anxiety and stress, schizophrenia, and autism (including related Asperger’s and Fragile X syndromes).

   
Released: 7-Nov-2012 10:00 AM EST
Jeffrey Borenstein, M.D. is Appointed Chief Medical Officer of the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation

Dr. Jeffrey Borenstein, a board certified psychiatrist, host of the public television series, Healthy Minds and Editor-in-Chief of Psychiatric News, has been appointed as Chief Medical Officer of the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation.

Released: 6-Nov-2012 11:00 AM EST
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Scientific Council Member Kerry J. Ressler, M.D., Ph.D., Elected to Institute of Medicine
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation

Kerry J. Ressler, M.D., Ph.D., Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Scientific Council Member, is among the 70 newly elected members of the Institute of Medicine.

Released: 9-Oct-2012 10:45 AM EDT
Leading Researchers to Present at Mental Health Research Symposium on October 26 in New York City
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation

The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation will hold its 24th Annual Mental Health Research Symposium on Friday, October 26th in New York City.

Released: 20-Sep-2012 11:10 AM EDT
Scientists Honored for Outstanding Achievements in Mental Health Research
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation

The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation 2012 Outstanding Achievement Prizes.

Released: 23-Aug-2012 2:30 PM EDT
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Hosts 2012 Women’s Mental Health Conference on September 14th
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation

This national event features the world’s leading mental health experts to address the core issues in the treatment and care of those with mental illness. The majority of primary caregivers are women—caring for their children, spouses, siblings and extended family members who live with a mental illness.

Released: 14-Jun-2012 10:30 AM EDT
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Scientific Council Member Karl Deisseroth, M.D., Ph.D., Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation

Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Scientific Council Member is among the 84 new members elected to the National Academy of Sciences

Released: 21-Feb-2012 8:00 AM EST
NARSAD Grantees Discover that a History of Child Abuse and Maternal Separation Are Risk Factors for Mental Illness
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation

Two recipients of NARSAD Grants from the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation have provided new insights into the link between childhood stress and the development of mental illness.

Released: 3-Jan-2012 2:25 PM EST
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Scientific Council Members Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation

Two Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Scientific Council Members were among the 72 new members elected to the National Academy of Sciences, a prestigious non-profit organization of scientists and engineers dedicated to advancing science and promoting its uses for the greater good. The Academy also acts as an official advisor to the federal government on issues related to science and technology.

Released: 12-Oct-2011 6:00 AM EDT
Leading Researchers Highlight Key Discoveries at Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Mental Health Research Symposium
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation

Brain & Behavior Research Foundation announces its 23rd Annual Mental Health Research Symposium featuring 14 leading mental health researchers sharing new breakthroughs and insights on schizophrenia, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, cognitive neuroscience and childhood psychiatric disorders. The event is open to the public at no charge. Registration is required.

Released: 22-Sep-2011 4:15 PM EDT
Scientists Honored For Outstanding Achievements in Mental Illness Research
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation

The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation will honor 8 extraordinary scientists with Outstanding Research Achievement Prizes for their accomplishments in brain and behavior research in New York City on October 26.

Released: 18-Aug-2011 11:20 AM EDT
Leading University of California Scientists Awarded Prestigious NARSAD Research Grants
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation

The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation has awarded $1.5 million in NARSAD Distinguished Investigator Grants to fund highly esteemed scientists for research on brain and behavior disorders. Out of the 15 NARSAD Grants, 7 were awarded to scientists from the faculties of the University of California.

Released: 9-Aug-2011 1:30 PM EDT
Leading Scientists Awarded $1.5 Million in NARSAD Grants by the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation

The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation has awarded $1.5 million in fifteen NARSAD Distinguished Investigator Grants to fund highly esteemed scientists for research on brain and behavior disorders.

Released: 14-Jul-2011 9:00 AM EDT
Young Scientists Honored for Their Extraordinary Contributions to Mental Health Research
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation

Brain & Behavior Research Foundation will honor five outstanding researchers on July 29, 2011 at the Annual Klerman and Freedman Awards event in New York City.

Released: 25-May-2011 10:00 AM EDT
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Scientists Part of ‘One Mind for Research Forum’
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation

Brain & Behavior Research Foundation scientists are participating in this week’s One Mind for Research Forum taking place in Boston, Mass., to launch a decade of neuroscience research and development.

Released: 4-Apr-2011 2:30 PM EDT
Announcing Our New Name: Brain & Behavior Research Foundation
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation

The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (formerly NARSAD, the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression) continues its 25-year mission to alleviate the suffering of mental illness by awarding grants that will lead to advances and breakthroughs in scientific research.

Released: 14-Oct-2010 12:30 PM EDT
NARSAD Announces Discovery to Recovery National Awards Dinner and Honors Three Extraordinary Individuals with Second Annual ‘Productive Lives’ Awards
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation

Kay Redfield Jamison, Elyn Saks and Andrew Solomon will receive NARSAD 2010 Productive Lives Awards in October. They are being recognized for their lifelong struggle and tremendous success in overcoming the staggering odds those living with mental illness face to become highly accomplished and fully contributing individuals – both in their respective professional fields and in their private circles. All three demonstrate that recovery is possible.

Released: 13-Oct-2010 11:45 AM EDT
Leading Researchers Highlight Key Discoveries in Mental Health Field at NARSAD Mental Health Research Symposium
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation

NARSAD announces its 22nd annual Mental Health Research Symposium featuring 11 leading mental health researchers sharing new breakthroughs and insights on schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, geriatric depression, cognitive neuroscience and childhood psychiatric disorders.

Released: 13-Oct-2010 11:30 AM EDT
NARSAD Announces Discovery to Recovery National Awards Dinner Honoring Outstanding Achievements in Mental Health Research
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation

Six brilliant researchers will receive NARSAD Outstanding Achievement Awards for accomplishments in brain and behavior research. NARSAD is the leading donor-supported organization dedicated to funding mental health research that will to lead to scientific discovery and ultimately recovery for people living with mental illness.

Released: 23-Mar-2010 8:00 AM EDT
NARSAD’s “Healthy Minds Across America” Brings Science to Families
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation

Beginning Saturday, April 10th, thousands of families throughout the United States will have a rare opportunity to learn about new breakthroughs and emerging treatments in mental health by the nation’s best and brightest mental health researchers.

Released: 26-Aug-2008 3:00 PM EDT
NARSAD Introduces “Healthy Minds Across America”
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation

NARSAD introduces "Healthy Minds Across America," an international event recognizing the toll of mental illness in our communities, on Sunday, Sept. 14. featuring 48 free public forums across U.S. and Canada on progress and promise of mental health research.


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