Recent News and Events

• FDA Approves First New Class of Treatment for Schizophrenia in 30 Years, Mental Health Weekly (10/7/2024)
• Cobenfy: The First New Schizophrenia Drug in Decades, Very Well Health (10/2/2024)
• New Schizophrenia Drug Cobenfy (Xanomeline and Trospium Chloride) Gets FDA Approval, Everyday Health (9/27/2024)
• Will 'Game Changer' Antipsychotic Live Up to the Hype?, Medscape (9/20/2024)
• UMass Mind Awarded Grant for Community-Based Gardening Program for Individuals With Serious Mental Illness (8/7/2024)
• UMass Mind, Lesley University, and Genesis Club Collaborate for the Third Installment of Their Drama Therapy program (6/15/2024)
• UMass Mind Facilitates and Me2 Orchestra Presents an Afternoon of Great Music and Conversation at Mechanics Hall About the Stigma Surrounding Mental Health (4/28/2024)
• USA Today: Man's Dog Helps With Schizophrenia Hallucinations: Why Psychiatric Service Dogs Are Helpful, But Hard to Get (4/5/2024).
• Medscape Article Discussing Gut Microbiome and Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia (2/7/2024). 
• UMass Mind, Lesley University, and Genesis Club Collaborate for Their Most Attended Installment of Drama Therapy Yet (9/23/2023) 
• UMass Chan Students Provide Nutrition Outreach at Group Homes in Worcester (3/16/2023)
• The New Version of BMJ Best Practice - Schizophrenia Published (3/9/2023)
• UMass Mind Received the 2022 Mass-STEP Excellence in Clinical Innovation Award (12/13/2022).
• Methamphetamine-Associated Psychosis: What Should Clinicians Know? The Association Between Methamphetamine Use and The Development of Psychotic Symptoms in Psychiatric Times (7/22/22)
• Three Projects From UMass Mind Receive the Remillard Family Community Service Fund (7/12/22)
• Recovery Through Music: UMass Mind Launches a Remote Music Therapy Program (6/6/22)
• Join Studio Theatre Worcester in Partnership With UMass Mind, in June for Next to Normal, a Story About a Mother's Journey With Bipolar Disorder. (6/3/22)
• Washington Post: The Current Mental Health Crisis in Shanghai, China as Lockdown Continues (5/19/22) 
• UMass Mind, Lesley University, and Genesis Club Collaborate for the Latest Installment of Drama Therapy With an Interactive Twist (02/26/2022) 
• On British Chamber of Commerce’s “Market Insights”, the Issue of Poor Mental Health in China and Possible Innovative Solutions the Country Has to Offer (01/18/2022)