Special presentation
Webinar: Stigma-free UC – Ending shame and silence surrounding mental illness
Online and dial-in onlyStephen Hinshaw, professor of psychology at UC Berkeley and of psychiatry at UCSF, will present a systemwide webinar about the social and personal costs of the stigma surrounding mental illness — especially what can be done to open dialogue and ensure access to needed treatments.…
Webinar: Positive Psychology – Tools to Support Resilience, Wellbeing and Creative Achievement
Online and dial-in onlyIn the next installment of the Stigma-Free UC series, as part of the Systemwide WellBeing Initiative, Dr. Robert Bilder, director of the Mind Well pod within UCLA’s Healthy Campus Initiative, will discuss the potential of positive psychology to improve emotional health. All UC faculty and staff are…
Cesar Chavez Celebration
Franklin Lobby 1Join the Latino Staff Association for a Cesar Chavez celebration featuring Vicki Lynn Ruiz, Distinguished Professor of History and Chicano/Latino Studies at UC Irvine.
UC Scout: Earning A-G Credits Online
Online and dial-in onlyIf you didn’t have a chance to attend the brown bag session about UC Scout, there’s still time to learn about the program! Join us for a webinar to hear from Associate Dean Kevin Heller about the expansion of Scout, UC’s online learning program that…
Stigma-Free UC: Mass Shootings, Firearms and the Mental Health System
Online and dial-in onlyIn the aftermath of mass shootings, there is often public discussion about the relationship between mental illness and violence, and outcry that the mental health system does not do more to stop these horrific events. Amy Barnhorst, medical director of a county crisis unit and…
Stigma-Free UC webinar: What is mental health awareness and what can we do better?
Online and dial-in onlyIn honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, the fourth installment of the Stigma-Free UC series will feature a discussion on Wednesday, May 23 by award-winning speaker and author Ross Szabo about how we can improve our efforts to raise awareness. Szabo turned his personal experience,…
Stigma-Free UC webinar: The Effect of Stigma on Public Health
Online and dial-in onlyJoin Bruce Link, professor of Sociology and Public Policy at UC Riverside, for a discussion on the effect of stigma on public health in the fifth installment of the Stigma-Free UC series. This calendar will be updated soon with dial-in information for the webinar.
Stigma-Free UC webinar — The Neglected Addict: Understanding Stigma, Students, and Recovery
Online and dial-in onlyJoin us on Tuesday, July 17 at 11 a.m. for a discussion on the impact of stigma on college and university students who are in recovery from substance abuse — a group that is too often invisible. Ann Cheney, assistant professor in the Department of…
