Alan Hu Foundation

Diana Winston, Director of Mindfulness Education at UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center (MARC), will lead a workshop on mindfulness and how it can be helpful to reduce stress and cultivate well-being for adolescents and their parents as part of the Alan Hu Foundation Mental Health Lecture Series (alanhufoundation.org). Ms. Winston explains, “Mindfulness involves paying attention to your present-moment experiences, and there is scientific evidence showing its positive impact on stress, attention, and mental and physical health. Mindfulness offers helpful tools for anxiety and depression and can help cultivate positive emotions. Participants will engage in an experiential workshop to discover how mindfulness practices apply to daily life or school, to provide support in these challenging times.”

The free webinar will include 15 minutes for questions and answers following Ms. Winston’s presentation. Participants may join beginning at 5:45 pm PT. The Mental Health Association for Chinese Communities at https://www.mhacc-usa.org will provide simultaneous Chinese interpretation.

Diana Winston is the author of The Little Book of Being, and the co-author of Fully Present, the Science, Art, and Practice of Mindfulness. The LA Times called Winston “one of the nation’s best-known teachers of mindfulness”. She has taught mindfulness in a variety of settings in the United States and Asia. She developed the Mindfulness Awareness Practices (MAPS) curriculum, and the Training in Mindfulness Facilitation, which trains mindfulness teachers worldwide.

The Alan Hu Foundation was created by Xiaofang Chen and Chih-Ching Hu in memory of their son, Alan. He passed away due to mental disorders in 2018 at the age of 15. For further information and to support the Alan Hu Foundation, please visit the website: https://alanhufoundation.org/helping

Dr. John J. Ratey will present “The Positive Impact of Exercise on Mental Health and Su***de Prevention” offered as part of the Alan Hu Foundation Mental Health Lecture Series of webinars that are free and open to the public. Dr. Ratey explains, “Over the span of many years, it has been firmly established that exercise serves as a valuable avenue for both treating existing depression and averting its onset”. He will discuss the positive effects of incorporating exercise into a comprehensive mental health treatment plan, with help from mental health providers, such as therapists, psychiatrists, or counselors.

It will include 15 minutes for questions and answers following Dr. Ratey’s presentation. Participants may join beginning at 5:15 pm PT. The Mental Health Association for Chinese Communities at https://www.mhacc-usa.org will provide simultaneous Chinese interpretation.

John J. Ratey, M.D. is an esteemed Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. With over 60 peer-reviewed articles and 12 books, including the groundbreaking Driven to Distraction series with Ned Hallowell, M.D., he is an authority on the brain-fitness connection. His bestseller, Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain, solidified his expertise in autism, aging, and cognition. Dr. Ratey is committed to patient care, maintaining private practices in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Los Angeles, California.

The Alan Hu Foundation was created by Xiaofang Chen and Chih-Ching Hu in memory of their son, Alan. He passed away due to mental disorders in 2018 at the age of 15. Their mission is to promote mental health, raise awareness and remove stigma surrounding psychiatric disorders, and to support fundamental research for cures.

For further information and to support the Alan Hu Foundation, please visit the website: https://alanhufoundation.org/helping

Dr. Mitch Prinstein and Dr. Eva Telzer of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill explain, “In this talk, we will deconstruct the psychological science on youths’ technology and social media use to understand the questions scientists are asking, what we have found, what it means for youth today, and what you can do to help. Though the results are sometimes frightening, there is some hope, especially if parents, educators, and policy-makers take action now.” The webinar is presented by Alan Hu Foundation and includes a presentation followed by a 20 minute Q&A session. The Mental Health Association for Chinese Communities will provide simultaneous Chinese interpretation.

Mitch Prinstein, Ph.D., ABPP serves as the John Van Seters Distinguished Professor of Psychology at UNC Chapel Hill and is Chief Science Officer of the American Psychological Association. He is a board-certified clinical psychologist who has studied child and adolescent mental health for over 25 years and has published hundreds of scientific manuscripts, chapters and textbooks, trade books, and a workbook for adolescents. Dr. Prinstein is regularly featured as an expert in psychological science within hundreds of national and international outlets including the New York Times, National Public Radio, Time Magazine, CNN, and TEDx Talks.

Eva Telzer, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at UNC Chapel Hill and an Associate Editor at Child Development and Social Cognitive Affective Neuroscience. Her research examines how social and cultural processes shape adolescent brain development, with a focus on prosocial and risk-taking behaviors, family and peer relationships, and the role of social media in youths’ lives. She has authored numerous publications, received many awards for her work, and consulted government agencies and non-profit associations. Dr. Telzer has had media appearances in the New York Times, NPR, CNN, ABC, CBS, and NBC.

Dr. Jami F. Young, Associate Chair of Research in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and faculty member in CHOP’s PolicyLab will offer a free webinar, “Early Identification and Prevention of Youth Depression” presented by the Alan Hu Foundation. Dr. Young will discuss work she has conducted over the past 20 years that has focused on the identification and prevention of adolescent depression using Interpersonal Psychotherapy-Adolescent Skills Training (IPT-AST). The webinar will explain the need for depression prevention, provide an overview of IPT-AST, briefly summarize the data from several IPT-AST studies, and share lessons learned from developing IPT-AST and conducting prevention work in community settings, including schools.

Dr. Young is a clinical psychologist and a Professor of Psychiatry at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. She has received funding from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the Institute of Education Sciences (IES). Dr. Young’s work aims to decrease the incidence of adolescent depression and increase children’s access to evidence-based assessment, prevention, and treatment of depression and other behavioral health conditions.

The free webinar will include 15 minutes Q&A following Dr. Young’s presentation. The Mental Health Association for Chinese Communities at https://www.mhacc-usa.org will provide simultaneous Chinese interpretation.

The Alan Hu Foundation was created by Xiaofang Chen and Chih-Ching Hu in memory of their son, Alan. He passed away due to mental disorders in 2018 at the age of 15. Their mission is to promote mental health, raise awareness and remove stigma surrounding psychiatric disorders, and to support fundamental research for cures. For further information and to support the Alan Hu Foundation, please visit the website: https://alanhufoundation.org/helping

Dr. Pamela Morris-Perez will demystify adolescent su***de, discuss why it is ok (and important) to ask directly about su***de, and share what works in schools, homes, and pediatricians’ offices as entrees into mental health services (i.e., a “no wrong door” approach). The goal of this talk is to empower parents, teachers, and pediatricians to have the knowledge to ask and respond to adolescents’ suicidal thinking, and to help more adolescents get the care they need more quickly in hope that doing so will save more lives.

Dr. Pamela Morris-Perez is a Professor of Applied Psychology at the NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, and an Affiliated Professor at the NYU School of Global Public Health. An interdisciplinary scholar, Dr. Morris-Perez conducts research at the intersection of developmental psychology, suicidology, education, and policy. Her newest research, borne from the loss of her 17-year-old daughter to su***de in 2019, addresses adolescent su***de from a developmentally informed, population-health perspective as part of the newly launched center, ARCADIA (A Research Center for Adolescent Interconnected Approaches) for Su***de Prevention. With over $6M in funding from the William T. Grant Foundation and NIMH, she brings prevention to the spaces where youth are – schools and emergency departments – to help more youth connect to care more quickly.

The free webinar is hosted by Alan Hu Foundation (https://www.alanhufoundation.org) and will include 15 minutes for questions and answers following Dr. Morris-Perez’s presentation. Participants may join beginning at 4:45 pm PT. The Mental Health Association for Chinese Communities at https://www.mhacc-usa.org will provide simultaneous Chinese interpretation.

Dr. Laura Mufson of Columbia University will offer a free webinar, “It Is All About Relationships: Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Adolescents with Depression” presented by the Alan Hu Foundation. Dr. Mufson explains, “Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Adolescents (IPT-A) is a 12-15 session individual treatment for adolescents 12-18 years old that focuses on reducing depressive symptoms and improving interpersonal relationships and social functioning. This presentation will provide participants with an overview of IPT-A principles as well as key IPT-A strategies and techniques.”

Laura Mufson, PhD, is the Viola W. Bernard Professor of Medical Psychology in Psychiatry at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) and Associate Director of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, and Director of Clinical Psychology at New York State Psychiatric Institute. Dr. Mufson has had an active research career studying the efficacy and effectiveness of evidence-based psychotherapies for children and adolescents. She is the author of 3 books and many publications on IPT-A, is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, and has conducted numerous training workshops on IPT-A throughout the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe and Scandinavia.

The free webinar will include 15 minutes for questions and answers following Dr. Mufson’s presentation. Participants may join beginning at 3:45 pm. The Mental Health Association for Chinese Communities at https://www.mhacc-usa.org will provide simultaneous Chinese interpretation.

The Alan Hu Foundation was created by Xiaofang Chen and Chih-Ching Hu in memory of their son, Alan. He passed away due to mental disorders in 2018 at the age of 15. For further information and to support the Alan Hu Foundation, please visit the website: https://alanhufoundation.org/helping

Dr. Laura Mufson will present “It Is All About Relationships: Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Adolescents with Depression (IPT-A)”.

Dr. Mufson will provide an overview of IPT-A principles as well as key IPT-A strategies and techniques.

On October 26, 2022, Dr. Andrew J. Fuligni will offer a webinar, “Leveraging the Opportunity of Adolescence to Promote Mental Health” presented by the Alan Hu Foundation.Dr. Fuligni explains, “Adolescence is a time of remarkable opportunity. The years between age 10 to about 25 mark a period of rapid growth, development and learning as we discover and adapt to the world around us. In this presentation, I will discuss how the unique developmental opportunities and needs of this period of life can be best supported in order to promote the ability of diverse youth to thrive.”

Andrew J. Fuligni, Ph.D. is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences and the Department of Psychology at UCLA. His research focuses on the interaction between sociocultural experiences and biobehavioral development during adolescence. As the Co-Director of the UCLA Center for the Developing Adolescent, he works to translate and disseminate the science of adolescence to policy makers and practitioners to support efforts that promote the healthy development of diverse youth.

The free webinar will include 15 minutes for questions and answers following Dr. Fuligni’s presentation. The Mental Health Association for Chinese Communities at https://www.mhacc-usa.org will provide simultaneous Chinese interpretation.

The Alan Hu Foundation was created by Xiaofang Chen and Chih-Ching Hu in memory of their son, Alan. He passed away due to mental disorders in 2018 at the age of 15. Their mission is to promote mental health, raise awareness and remove stigma surrounding psychiatric disorders, and to support fundamental research for cures.

For further information and to support the Alan Hu Foundation, please visit the website: https://alanhufoundation.org/helping