SECNAV: Navy seeking more mental health funding in upcoming budget 8 hours ago Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Harker, shown at right during a visit to the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard last month, says the Department of the Navy is seeking increased mental health funding in the upcoming budget. (Kenneth Takada/Navy) The Navy’s top civilian said Wednesday the sea service is seeking more money for mental health resources in the upcoming budget. Speaking to reporters, acting Navy Secretary Thomas Harker said the Department of the Navy has already requested the reprogramming of funds in the current budget to increase such resources as well.
Neuroscience and Novel Therapeutics Unit: Meet the Team
The Neuroscience and Novel Therapeutics Unit (NNT) is a group of dedicated, compassionate, and talented scientists, clinicians, trainees, and volunteers. Our expert, interdisciplinary team works together to study and develop new treatments for children with psychiatric illnesses through innovative research, clinical care, and community outreach.
Staff Spotlight
Simone Haller, PhD has received a two-year NARSAD Young Investigator Grant from the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation for her project “Predicting longitudinal psychiatric effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in a transdiagnostic sample of youth using rest and task-based fMRI.”
Melissa A. Brotman, PhD was awarded a second NIH Bench to Bedside Award for her proposal, in collaboration with the University of Wisconsin s Dr. Ned Kalin, entitled “Cross-Species Circuit-Based Treatment: White Matter Microstructure in Anxiety.” In 2017, a study by Drs. Brotman and Kal