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Dr. Amy Lopez Interview with KGNU

  • Posted by Brittany Pittman
  • On April 29, 2021
    Dr. Amy Lopez talks with KGNU’s Miriam Schiff about happiness, being joyful during difficult times, and ways to sustain hope through happiness activities.  Click the link below to listen to their conversation.   https://www.kgnu.org/metro/4/12/2021  
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HR In a Crisis: How to Care for Yourself & Your Company with Alex Yannacone

  • Posted by Brittany Pittman
  • On July 1, 2020
HR In a Crisis: How to Care for Yourself & Your Company Human Resources Tools & Communities, Resiliency Planning, and Workplace Self-Care Assessment Hone Your Workplace Resilience Toolkit As you are being stretched and challenged in new ways at work, developing and honing healthy workplace resilience practices will support your well-being and overall impact and […]
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Dr. Aimee Sullivan, PhD podcast on Family Focused Treatment

  • Posted by Brittany Pittman
  • On February 25, 2020
Dr. Sullivan specializes in the use of Dr. Miklowitz’s Family-Focused Treatment (FFT) for adolescents and adults with bipolar disorder, and youth at high risk for bipolar disorder. She has assisted with the completion of nationally-funded randomized controlled trials investigating the use of FFT, and served as a lead study psychologist for four years on these […]
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Involving Family in Care for Bipolar Disorder Helps Children and Teens Stay Healthier

  • Posted by Brittany Pittman
  • On January 15, 2020
Involving Family in Care for Bipolar Disorder Helps Children and Teens Stay Healthier Children stayed healthier for longer periods when family members participated in psychotherapy sessions Author Guest Contributor | Publish Date January 15, 2020 Children and adolescents with a high risk for developing bipolar disorder stayed healthier for longer periods when their family members […]
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The Science of Bipolar – CeDAR Podcast Through the Trees

  • Posted by Brittany Pittman
  • On December 12, 2019
  Bipolar disorder is often the most hurtful and disabling condition for someone’s life. Characterized by episodes of depression and mania, often pressing someone’s life, career, and family to the brink. Bipolar is highly complicated and warrants expert management approaches. On this episode of Through the Trees, we sit down with one of those experts, […]
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The Search for Awesome – Finding Your Path

  • Posted by Holli Keyser
  • On August 20, 2019
Need more happiness in your life? Want to learn more about the science of happiness? Curious as to how happiness is a mental health issue?  We have the answers. Happiness Expert, Dr. Amy Lopez, leads workshops designed to help you explore your happiness. In these workshops, you will learn: Definitions of happiness Why it is […]
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New Anxiety Program Resource

  • Posted by Holli Keyser
  • On July 1, 2019
While the namesake of the Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Depression Center (JDC) has a particular emphasis on “depression”, anxiety disorders are currently the number one diagnosis of patients seen at the JDC. Anxiety can be one of the most crippling experiences; however, with effective evidenced-based treatment, people can and do get better. And, these […]
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Teaching Kids and Teens Success through Resiliency

  • Posted by Holli Keyser
  • On June 26, 2019
In this Toolbox Learning Series video, Marianne Wamboldt, MD and Scott Cypers, PhD provide parenting tips on how to teach teens to handle life’s transitions while staying resilient. Parents are also given tips on how to mindfully thrive in transitions, stimulate thought about the family’s definition of success and discuss how parenting styles may promote […]
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Rep. Jason Crow visits Depression Center, tabs ‘mental health crisis’ as a top concern

  • Posted by Holli Keyser
  • On May 31, 2019
On a tour of CU Anschutz Medical Campus facilities and programs, U.S. Rep. Jason Crow learned how the campus in the heart of his district is expanding mental health resources and innovation. The emphasis is well-timed, considering the need for new treatments and improved patient access has never been greater. Referencing the recent shooting at the STEM […]
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After STEM School shooting, a community must face the trauma following the tragedy

  • Posted by Holli Keyser
  • On May 13, 2019
This story originally appeared in The Denver Post.  The frequency in which shootings, threats and lockdowns occur can also weigh on people, mental health experts say These days – ever since two shooters entered STEM School Highlands Ranch and fired on their classmates — senior Joe Eriqat feels like he is watching a bad television […]
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