ArtVan
Bangor Region YMCA
Nicholas Bellono, Ph.D.
Center for Grieving Children
Central Lincoln County YMCA
Juan Du, Ph.D.
Adina Fischer, M.D., Ph.D.
PROJECT TITLE Investigating the neurobiological effects of cannabis in adolescent depression PROJECT SUMMARY Adolescence is a vulnerable period of brain development and peak risk period for onset of depression. Depressed adolescents who use cannabis have a worsened course with more severe symptomatology and greater treatment challenges relative to non-users. Over the past decade, cannabis potency…
Grahamtastic Connection
Harrington Family Health Center
Healthy Acadia
Mark Howe, Ph.D.
Elias Issa, PhD
Hiroyuki Kato, Ph.D.
Aubrey Kelly, PhD
Traci M. Kennedy, Ph.D.
PROJECT TITLE Developing a Mobile-Health Intervention to Reduce Impairment in Young Adults with ADHD PROJECT SUMMARY Adolescents with ADHD often experience a “failure to launch” into young adulthood (e.g., school drop-out, unstable relationships). Unfortunately, ADHD treatment drops during this transition. Moreover, traditional therapy – weekly, in-office, 1-hour sessions – may not be optimally effective, because…
Mazen Kheirbek, Ph.D.
Kids First Center
Erica Korb, Ph.D.
Maine Chapter, American Academy Of Pediatrics
Mental Health Outreach for Mothers (MOMS) and Mobile Mental Health Outreach Van
Midcoast Maine Community Action
Lauren L. Orefice, PhD
Zhaozhu Qiu, Ph.D.
Caroline A. Runyan, Ph.D.
Anjali Sankar, Ph.D.
PROJECT TITLE An early targeted psychobehavioral intervention for depressed adolescents at risk for bipolar disorder PROJECT SUMMARY Adolescence is a critical period for individuals vulnerable to developing Bipolar Disorder (BD), as this is often when initial symptoms transition to fully syndromal BD. It is also a time when the brain circuitry subserving emotion regulation, central…