On Thursday, September 26th, Brendan’s Smile Foundation was proud to host our first-ever Silent Auction Fundraiser at Google Fiber Space, Downtown Austin, TX. Brendan was an artist, and he loved to sketch, so we thought, what better way to pay homage to his favorite hobby than showcasing his artwork. We were able to put together...
Dr. Niko Kriegeskorte, a computational neuroscientist from the Zuckerman Institute at Columbia University, discusses the challenges of deriving insight into the principles of brain function using fMRI and other neuroimaging methods....
One of the most horrific—and least acknowledged—effects of mass incarceration is the epidemic of mental illness in our jails and prisons. On June 13, 2019, Alisa Roth, journalist and author of Insane: America’s Criminal Treatment of Mental Illness, will explain how this happened—and how we can fix it. Phil Andrews is the Director of Crime Prevention Initiatives for the State’s Attorney’s Office of Montgomery County, Maryland. In January 2016, a Task Force chaired by Andrews released a report unanimously recommending the establishment of mental health courts at the Circuit and District levels to divert people who commit low-level crimes as a product of mental illness into treatment and services and away from prosecution and incarceration....
By participating with the Brendan Smile Team in the Out of the Darkness Walk, you are joining the effort with hundreds of thousands of people nationwide to raise awareness and funds to invest in new research, create educational programs, advocate for public policy, and support survivors of suicide loss. Your fundraising efforts are greatly appreciated,...
A Teachable Moment: Using 13 Reasons Why to Initiate a Helpful Conversation about Suicide Prevention and Mental Health As most of you know, the trending Netflix series 13 Reasons Why, based on a young adult novel of the same name, is raising some questions and concerns about mental health and suicide. The series revolves around 17-year-old Hannah...
A Truman State University student from St. Peters was found dead Thursday morning at a fraternity house. Joshua Thomas, 18, was found before 5 a.m. Thursday in the Alpha Kappa Lambda house, 918 South Osteopathy Avenue in Kirksville, Mo. A junior by credit hour, this was his first year on campus as a business administration...
