What is the Depression on College Campuses Conference?
The 10th Annual DepressiononCollegeCampusesConference (DoCC) is presented by the U-MDepressionCenter, in partnership with schools and colleges of the UniversityofMichigan. The theme of this year’s conference, is “Depression on College Campuses: Integrating Prevention, Resilience, and Positive Mental Health,” and asks how campus mental health missions can be reframed to include prevention of depression through a focus on student strengths. The conference will review recent research and practical advances in understanding depressive illnesses in young adults in order to provide conference attendees with best practices for prevention and intervention, as well as outreach models for students with or at risk of developing a depressive illness.
Keynote presentations include “Love is Louder: Building Connectedness and Resiliency on College Campuses,” presented by Brittany Snow, Actress and Founder of Love is Louder and Courtney Knowles, Director, Love is Louder, The Jed Foundation. Conference sessions include (but are not limited to) topics related to the unique needs of service members and veterans on campus, students with bipolar disorder, and students in the arts; online courses that promote personal wellness, stigma and service utilization, and transforming residence halls into supportive communities; as well as promoting resilience and strengths, the specific needs of first-year students, and engaging parents to support student resilience. Click here to see the full conference agenda.
Who should attend?
The conference is targeted to a broad audience including psychologists, physicians, nurses, allied health professionals, counselors, university leaders, administrators, faculty, resident advisors and other students, educational specialists, and parents. Conference registration is FREE for students from any campus. Registration fee for non-students is $130 before February 1, 2012 and $145 after February 1.
Where is DoCC?
The conference will take place at the University of Michigan Rackham Graduate School at 915 East Washington Street in Ann Arbor.
When is the conference?
The Depression on College Campuses conference will be held on March 7-8, 2012. The conference agenda runs from 12:30 pm to 6:15 pm on Wednesday, March 7 and from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm on Thursday, March 8.
Questions about the conference?
Contact Trish Meyer, Depression Center Program Manager for Outreach & Education, at 734-763-7495 or meyerpa@umich.edu.
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