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8 facts to know about childhood suicide
With suicidal thoughts and behaviors on the rise among youth, experts provide suicide prevention tips to parents and caregivers of children experiencing a mental health crisis

Federal survey of new moms is on pause. What does that mean for postpartum health?
Dr. Kara Zivin was interviewed for NPR’s Here & Now radio program.

What’s the Best Way to Wake Up?
Here’s what experts say about snooze buttons, sunlight and sleeping in. Dr. Helen Burgess is quoted in this New York Times article.
Suicide among veterans: Identifying risk factors and prevention strategies
Recent studies by IHPI experts, many of whom are Psychiatry faculty, offer new insights into factors contributing to suicide risk among veterans and opportunities to strengthen suicide prevention programs

Michigan Psychiatry PULSE
Join us for May Mental Health Month: events, webinars, livestreams, podcasts, T-shirts, and more ways to get involved!


The Waiting Game: Treating Patients With Intellectual Disabilities in the Emergency Department
Drs. Hannah Reynard and Victor Hong drafted this special report published in Psychiatric Times

Pope Francis’ death right after Easter sounds miraculous – but patients and caregivers often work together to delay dying
Dr. Michelle Riba was interviewed for this article published in The Conversation .

Michigan Medicine Presents: Living with Bipolar Disorder Podcast Series
The Living with Bipolar Disorder podcast is a 3-part series that features research, clinical, and lived experience experts from the Heinz C. Prechter Bipolar Research Program .

Quitting menthol cigarettes is extra hard, but a new U-M study will test the best way to do it
Large randomized study funded by PCORI will compare Tobacco Quitline coaching with and without an incentive program involving daily breath monitoring

Unlocking the secrets of Michigan’s ‘superagers,’ who defy golden years
Dr. Amanda Maher was interviewed for this Bridge Michigan story

TikTok creators go from sadness and fear to...'whatever!' over app's future
Dr. Michelle Riba was interviewed for this NPR story.

Breaking Down Mental Health Seasons 3 and 4
Our podcast for health care providers returns with seasons 3 and 4; those who listen can receive CME credits or social work CEUs.

Dr. Alvin B. and Aurelia E. Michaels Education Fund in Psychiatry
Through philanthropic support, this fund has brought leading mental health experts to the University of Michigan


Your boozy nightcap is disrupting your sleep. Try these tips instead
Dr. Deirdre Conroy was interviewed for this CNN article

"Eventually, Sleep Will Kick In": Sleep Psychologists Are Sharing 6 Weird Ways That Actually Help You Fall Asleep Faster
Dr. Deirdre Conroy gives advice in this BuzzFeed article

Can ‘Grounding’ Sheets Actually Help Me Sleep?
Dr. Greta Raglan was interviewed for this New York Magazine article