Are you a mental health clinician who provides treatment to victims and survivors of narcissistic abuse? Your knowledge and clinical skills in the needs, assessment, and treatment of victims and survivors of narcissistic abuse are highly valuable and needed in research. You may be eligible to participate in a one-on-one 60 to 90-minute Zoom interview. Purpose We are inviting mental health clinicians in the United States of America to partake in a one-on-one Zoom interview to understand the needs, assessments, and treatment of victims and survivors of narcissistic abuse ..read more

Celebrated across the United States since 1949, the theme for 2022 selected by Mental Health America is "Back to Basics." This year's theme provides a timely reminder of how important it is that all people, of all ages and from all communities, have access to accurate information about mental health and mental conditions—and what to do if there are concerns for someone's mental health. More than ever before, access to information about mental health has become as important as all other types of healthcare information ..read more

Internalizing problems such as anxiety and depression impact 20% of young people by age 18, and rates are higher for racial and ethnic minority youth. Problem-Solving Skills Training can reduce risk for internalizing problems, but little is known about the extent to which specific time, steps, strategies, or attention to culture and context influence its impact for youth. Dr. Maya Mroué Boustani was awarded an R21 (exploratory/developmental) grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to fund research to "unpack the black box" of Problem-Solving Skills Training ..read more

Assistant Professor Aarti Nair, PhD's projects at the Neurodevelopmental Applied Imaging Intervention Research Lab (NAIIR Lab) focus on examining neural mechanisms underlying treatment outcomes for children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders. Currently, the lab is running a National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) funded study exploring the shared and distinct neural underpinnings of social cognition difficulties in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder (SSD). SSD and ASD are heterogeneous conditions that share seve ..read more

Dr. Nichola Ribadu and DMFT candidate Melody Ezpeleta from the Department of Counseling and Family Sciences at Loma Linda University are seeking individuals who would like to participate in a research study to further understand the experience of high school students and their mental health while attending Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) academies. This research study aims to capture experiences from a variety of perspectives and to assess for the resources and supports that would benefit this population ..read more

CFS welcomes first online Marital and Family Therapy MS cohort The Department of Counseling and Family Sciences is thrilled to welcome nine students as our first MFT MS online cohort! These students will engage in didactic and experiential learning within our online classrooms, plus rigorous clinical training with clients before graduating in 2.5 years. The MFT MS online program has been in development for more than two years within the Department of Counseling and Family Sciences, and mirrors our long-standing in-person program that has boasted COAMFTE approval since the 1970s ..read more

We're excited to share that the Department of Social Work and Social Ecology and the Promotores Academy from the San Manuel Gateway College were together awarded the Peer Personnel Grant from OSPHD for 2021-23! Our program addresses a unique need for professional leadership development to work with community health workers (CHWs ..read more

World Mental Health Day provides a platform to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and to marshal support for advancing the development of and access to programs aimed at improving the mental health and ecological well-being for all humans. This year's focus for World Mental Health Day will showcase the efforts made around the world by the World Health Organization's (WHO) member countries to address mental health issues affected by COVID-19 ..read more

Through an interdisciplinary and collaborative effort, Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC) recently received a $500,000 state grant to fund the development of a Sickle Cell Center. The Center seeks to provide the highest standard of care for adults with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) within the Inland Empire region. Loma Linda University Health (LLUH) is one of ten sites in the state of California to receive this grant. Nearly 100,000 people in the United States live with Sickle Cell Disease—a rare, inherited blood disease that primarily impacts African- and Hispanic-Americans ..read more

Welcome to the new school year! This year is our largest incoming class in the history of the School of Behavioral Health, and we are so excited that you have chosen Loma Linda University Health as your academic partner in success. For many of you, this is your first time on campus. It was so wonderful to meet some of you during our orientation and Welcome Back Bash. Instead of running from this nation's mental health needs, you felt a call to help those in need in our local and global communities ..read more