Category: Health

  • Teen Mental Health Thursday, September 29  5:00 PM – 6:15 PM PT On Line Presentation

    Thursday, September 29 5:00 PM – 6:15 PM PTRegistration is required for this free live private Zoom event.Please join UCLA’s Friends of the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior and the Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital Board of Advisors for an Open Mindprogram Just Like You about teen mental health.We are losing too many of our children, friends and family living…

  • Salt in My Soul – An Unfinished Life-Streaming On Thursday, Sept.22nd,2022-5pm-6pm

    Thursday, September 22 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM PT Registration is required for this free live private Zoom event.Please join The Friends of the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA and the Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital Board of Advisors for an Open Mind program, Salt in My Soul – An Unfinished Life with Diane ShaderSmith, writer, publicist, and…

  • Mental Health and the Business World

    Wednesday, September 14 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM PTRegistration is required for this free live private Zoom event.Please join The Friends of the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA and the Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital Board of Advisors for an Open Mind program with Andy Dunn, author of Burn Rate: Launching a Start-up and Losing My Mind,…

  • UCLA Friends of Semel Upcoming Open Mind Programs

    The Fall 2022 schedule of virtualized and free Open Mind programs. An invitation to join the unique presentations that bring together thought leaders in science and culture for meaningful and relevant discussions about mental health issues.  Mark your calendars and make your reservations now so that you don’t miss any of our upcoming programs.  Wednesday, September 14, 5-6 PM PTTopic:…

  • Luxury Experience & Co Celebrates Sports and honors cancer survivors with the V Foundation at the The Petersen Automotive Museum

    LOS ANGELES , CA, US, Luxury Experience & Co presented an exclusive gifting lounge in Los Angeles during the week that celebrities and athletes flocked to celebrate the achievements made by athletes in the past year. With the sunny hills of Los Angeles as our background, and the gleam of classic cars lighting our way,…

  • ‘POV’ OPENS ITS 35TH SEASON WITH GRIPPING DOCUMENTARY WUHAN WUHAN ON JULY 11, 2022

    Filmmakers Yung Chang, Diane Quon, Peter Luo, and Donna Gigliotti explore the early days of Covid-19 in Wuhan, China Debuts on PBS Television Nationwide and Streaming on PBS.org Watch Trailer • Download Press Photos New York, N.Y. –The 35thanniversary season of POV, America’s longest running documentary series, opens with the heart rendering observational film Wuhan Wuhan, about the first…

  • “Shout Out”Gala. The 25th Silver Anniversary For Sheena’s Place@One King West-Wed.,June 22nd,2022

    By Jody&Katherine Glaser June 22nd was a special date this year for staff and sponsors of Sheena’s Place to once again hold their signature fundraising event “Shout Out” for Sheena’s Place after two years of the pandemic and the 25th Silver Anniversary. One King West was an exciting new destination for guests to discover in…

  • The Friends Open Mind Program with Rabbi Steve Leder-Wednesday, June 15

      Registration is required for this event for Wed.,June 15th,2022 https://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/registration-form/?formId=5781aede-7e14-41c4-94a8-57ebaaeae5ef&envId=p-zCrdL4cOz0CZBvCOF9r06Q&bbeml=tp-zCrdL4cOz0CZBvCOF9r06Q.jZA_ykjfcAE6Y_p97j9QSJw.r0CKdalLxKEy1V4wRfFB38Q.lHfBmqft5V0OFg2u6O2wuEA Please join UCLA’s Friends of the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior and the Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital Board of Advisors for an Open Mind program with Rabbi Steve Leder, author of the critically acclaimed new book, For You When I Am Gone- Twelve Essential Questions to…

  • “Giving Back Generation” Premiered Seasons 2 and 3 on TaTaTu’s Social Media Platform to Open Up Conversations About Mental Health 

    On the evening of Tuesday, May 31 Giving Back Generation premiered in Los Angeles at The London West Hollywood Beverly Hills. The premiere started with notable attendees featured in the video podcast, producers, and supporters walked the red carpet to enter the screening room for a panel discussion about mental health and a preview of…

  • Scrubs In The City In Support of SickKids @Evergreen Brick Works-Thursday, June 2,2022.

    The guests brought their boots, polished up their rhinestones, wore their blue jeans, put on their chaps and Stetsons as Nashville took over Toronto for SickKids annual Scrubs in the Cityhttp://www.skscrubs.ca 1300+ of Toronto’s most chic ,stylish guests and philanthropists experienced Nashville while raising funds for a re-imagined SickKids After missing the last two years,…

  • The award-winning documentary, Struggle in Paradise, about his Faces of Homelessness portrait project 

    Thursday, June 9 5:00 PM – 6:15 PM PTFaces of Homelessness Dare to see  Break the Barrier  Open Your HeartRegistration is required for this free live private Zoom event. Please join The Friends of the Semel Institute and the Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital Board of Advisors for an Open Mind program with Stuart Perlman, PhD, Psychologist/Psychoanalyst/Artist, who made the award-winning documentary, Struggle…

  • Intimate Evening with David Foster, A Night on Broadway@Hotel X-Sat., May 7th,2022

    Photography By Edwin L.&Sally W.This very special evening featured performances by current and past Broadway leads from musicals we are all familiar with. Not only is David Foster a 16-time Grammy Award winner, he is gearing up to take on the Broadway stage with several projects including a new musical about the classic, animated character…

  • The Friends Open Mind, Still Just A Geek with Wil Wheaton

    Wednesday, MAY 25 5:00PM – 6:00PM PTRegistration is required for this free live private Zoom event.From Wil Wheaton, celebrated actor from Stand by Me, Star Trek, The Big Bang Theory, and social media supernova, comes his latest book, STILL JUST A GEEK – AN ANNOTATED MEMOIR, that tackles mental health face on. Wil Wheaton has charted a career course unlike…

  • Register Now! UCLA’s Open Mind Film Festival 4/28

    Thursday, April 28 at 5:00PM PTHosted by singer/songwriter Grace GaustadGenerously sponsored byThe Friars Charitable FoundationJoin us for short films on mental healthproduced by high school students anda conversation with Liz Laugeson, Psy.D.Desired RealityWinston VerdultSt. Margaret’s Episcopal SchoolSan Juan Capistrano, CADressesNayan SarmaFlintridge Preparatory SchoolLa Canada Flintridge, CAEverything ChangesGrace RynersonViewpoint SchoolCalabasas, CAI’m Right HereStella FifeGeffen AcademyLos Angeles, CAJust…

  • The Friends Open Mind Sneak Preview, “Gratitude Revealed”

    TUESDAY, MAY 107:00PM – 9:00PM PThttps://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/registration-form/?formId=3061811b-ec0c-4728-b9c2-e184bdb18fa1&envId=p-zCrdL4cOz0CZBvCOF9r06Q&bbeml=tp-zCrdL4cOz0CZBvCOF9r06Q.j9jUKog4ktk2udz27h35xXg.rMI-wbysNk06azoPUrupukQ.l_0ukSf6m-kWfv8qQAfVG1wUCLA’s Friends of the Semel Institute for Neuroscience Human Behavior and the Resnick Neuropsychiatric Board of Advisors in collaboration with the Jane and Terry Semel UCLA Healthy Campus Initiative, is proud to present an in-person SNEAK PREVIEW of GRATITUDE REVEALED, the new feature film from award-winning cinematographer, director, and producer, Louie…

  • THE QUIET EPIDEMIC, the provocative new documentary about Chronic Lyme and tick-borne disease 

    TQE Trailerhttps://youtu.be/f8pBkzUwb88 “THE QUIET EPIDEMIC” RELEASES TRAILER IN ADVANCE OF PREMIERE ON MAY 2nd AT HOT DOCS FESTIVAL IN TORONTOTHE FILM INVESTIGATES REPEATED FAILURES BY THE CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) TO WARN THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE DANGERS OF LYME DISEASE, IMPROVE TESTING, AND PROVIDE EFFECTIVE TREATMENTLos Angeles, CA –The Quiet Epidemic, the provocative new documentary about Chronic Lyme and tick-borne disease,…

  • Save The Date – UCLA’s Open Mind Film Festival on 4/28

    Thursday, April 28 at 5:00PM PTHosted by singer/songwriter Grace GaustadGenerously sponsored byThe Friars Charitable FoundationJoin us for short films on mental healthproduced by high school students anda conversation with Liz Laugeson, PhDDesired RealityWinston VerdultSt. Margaret’s Episcopal SchoolSan Juan Capistrano, CADressesNayan SarmaFlintridge Preparatory SchoolLa Canada Flintridge, CAEverything ChangesGrace RynersonViewpoint High SchoolWoodland Hills, CAI’m Right HereStella FifeGeffen AcademyLos…

  • Open Mind Program Healing with Dr. Thomas Insel

    Registration is required for this free live private Zoom event.Please join The Friends of the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA and the Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital Board of Advisors for an Open Mindprogram with Thomas Insel, MD., author of the new critically acclaimed book, Healing – Our Path from Mental Illness to Mental Health. Dr. Thomas…

  • Open Mind Program Getting Thru. UCLA Friends of the Semel Institute

    Registration is required for this free live private Zoom  https://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/registration-form/?formId=4c4ea102-df63-4cc3-a4fa-c264f20ef528&envId=p-zCrdL4cOz0CZBvCOF9r06Q&bbeml=tp-zCrdL4cOz0CZBvCOF9r06Q.j7J12uAVTmkWmvrkC6wVbrw.r3seuJ0YfnkW775Q4Zwc44g.ldfVJ_TUlQE20Y2zzItUpPA Please join The Friends of the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA and the Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital Board of Advisors for an Open Mindprogram with Andrea Sonnenberg, producer and creator of the podcast Getting Thru: Stories of Resilience.   After the tragic loss of her son…

  • FAME HOLIDAY Sheds Light on Mental Illness with New Single “What A Year”

    Fame Holiday, the award-winning Mississauga based rapper releases his new single & video “What A Year” available Today on all platforms. “What A Year” comes on the heels of Holiday’s successful single, “Take Me Away.”  The talented rapper uses creative hooks and melodies unique to his hometown upbringing. Influenced by Chris Brown, 50 Cent & Big Sean, Holiday knows what he wants, and…