Bright Nights Community Forum | Substance Use and Its Effect on the Brain: Using Neuroscience to Understand Pathways to Addiction and Inform Treatment

Developmental research indicates that certain aspects of brain functioning during adolescence, such as reward processing and impulse control, contribute to risky behaviors, including substance use. Substance use can have neurotoxic effects on the brain and continued use can alter neural function. Thus, identifying risk and protective factors related to substance misuse during adolescence and into young adulthood is an important public health priority.

Bright Nights Community Forum | Working Through COVID-19: Stress, Wellbeing, and Support on AADL.TV

The COVID-19 pandemic has created an enormous disruption, uncertainty, and stress in our everyday lives. Attendees will hear from Kelcey Stratton, PhD, from the Michigan Medicine Office of Workplace Resilience and Michelle B. Riba, MD, MS, from Michigan Workplace Mental Health Solutions at the University of Michigan Depression Center, on how to adapt to new mental health challenges in the workplace (and at home).

CANCELED: Bright Nights | Supporting Student Mental Health

Due to circumstances beyond our control, this event has been canceled. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Faculty and staff from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Depression Center and the Washtenaw Intermediate School District provide a summary of collaborative work ongoing between the Depression Center and the District, with a particular focus on Ann Arbor Public Schools.

CANCELED: Bright Nights: Stress, Sleep, and Depression Costs in the Workplace: What Can We Do About It?

This event has been canceled due circumstances beyond our control. We apologize for the inconvenience.

World Health Organization (WHO) data confirm that major depressive disorder (MDD) is the leading cause of disability worldwide. It has been estimated that lost productivity in the workplace will reach $1.15 trillion per year globally. As a result, workplaces pay a huge price for unrecognized and unresolved depressions and anxiety.