UMass MIND Clinical and Research Program

As we wrap up the month of May and AAPI Heritage Month 🏮, it's important to draw attention to the disparities in mental health care and awareness in the AAPI communities 🧠. It turns out that the family environments we grow up in inform a lot of our experiences and behaviors in adulthood! A UMass Mind study looks to investigate the link between emotional regulation strategies, parental emotional coaching, and depression. This work highlights why culturally informed care matters as we continue to draw attention to mental health disparities 🌿!

As we wrap up the month of April 🌸✨, it's important to take some time to reflect on what this month meant. April is recognized as National Stress Awareness Month 🌿and we hope that this month, you've learned more about the negative effects of stress and about ways to take care of your mental health. Looking back on this past month, we would like to highlight this unique connection to Schizophrenia. While stress itself does not cause Schizophrenia, there exists an important relationship between the two.

As we approach exam season, it's important to take time for yourself as well. 🧠✨ Rest can be productive and be an integral part of your studying routine!

Wrapping up our Gardening Program with full hearts 🌱
As we reflect on this journey of growth, we at UMass Mind would like to give our thanks to our participants, interns, medical students, and to our incredible partners and ! With exciting future plans for the pilot gardening program, we thank our community for helping us grow something beautiful 🪴

Serious Mental Illness (SMI) affects millions of individuals which includes even public figures we see through our phones everyday. Today we are celebrating these five celebrities, who by sharing their own experiences, are breaking stigma surrounding mental health and reminding us that it doesn't define who you can become 🧠✨

Individuals living with SMI face many health disparities including shorter life expectancies, higher rates of cardiometabolic diseases, and limited awareness of health risks. With our new education and prevention program, Weighing the Risks, Umass Mind strives to bridge this gap! Earlier in January, we held an event in partnership with Community Healthlink and had great turnout 🙌🏻. Thank you to our partner, Community Healthlink, and to our medical students and interns who made this event possible!

We are super excited to share that our Gardening Program 🌿 has just started at on January 5th! Under our Community Intervention Program (CIP), the Gardening Program aims to highlight the mental health benefits from spending time in nature. The program will last for six weeks and participants have the opportunity to engage in and practice different facets of gardening each week!

To learn more about what we do in our Community Intervention Program (CIP) and to read about other intervention programs, click the link in our bio!