News & Views
News & Views is the twice-monthly email newsletter written and edited by the National Center for START Services®. The emails include short editorials from our clinical leadership team, upcoming trainings, research updates and other resources relevant to supporting people with IDD and mental health needs.
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Learn directly from Dr. Dan Tomasulo in our Applied Positive Psychology virtual course or at the START National Training Institute.
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At a recent NCSS staff meeting, we discussed the difference between positive psychology and toxic positivity, and asked one of our leadership team mem...
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As we enter into the holiday season, it is important to recognize that there are differing responses to the excitement and increased activity during t...
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The National Research Consortium (NRC) on Mental Health in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (MHIDD) held their fourth annual meeting on Oct...
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We were honored to participate in the first annual Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute - PCORI Science Fair on Capitol Hill in October!
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Want to present your work in intellectual/developmental disabilities and mental health (IDD-MH) to a nationwide audience?
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October was first designated as Down Syndrome Awareness Month in the 1980s and has been recognized every October since. It is a month to celebrate the...
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FAQs on Mental Health and IDD
In observance of World Mental Health Day, we're sharing Frequently Asked Questions about mental health in people with IDD.
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Welcome to "Spread the Word," a place in News and Views where we will focus on the importance of language in the work we do as a START network.
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The Ohio State University Nisonger Center, a longtime partner and member of the National Research Consortium on MHIDD, has released the 2023 Psychothe...
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