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Black American Pioneers in Mental Health

January 30th, 2023|

Black Americans have had a big impact on advancing mental health services for minority and multiply marginalized populations.   For example, Dr. E. Kitch Childs was a leader for women in psychology and an advocate [...]

Ohio DD Talks Podcast Series

January 23rd, 2023|

Ohio DD Talks is a podcast highlighting stories and important issues from Ohioans with developmental disabilities. This year’s new co-host, Marci Straughter, is also a Nisonger Center consultant and research partner. Get access to recent [...]

What Does Research Tell Us About Mental Health Therapy for Adults with Intellectual Disability (ID)?

December 19th, 2022|

Check out our RRTC team’s new clear language paper! “What Does Research Tell Us About Mental Health Therapy for Adults with Intellectual Disability (ID)?”: https://www.rrtcnisonger.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Paper-19-and-20-Clear-Language-Product_FINAL.pdf Therapists can use a range of supports to test and [...]

A scoping review of psychological interventions, accommodations, and assessments for adults with intellectual disability (Witwer et. al, 2022)

December 12th, 2022|

Congratulations to Dr. Andrea Witwer and co-authors on their new article, “A scoping review of psychological interventions, accommodations, and assessments for adults with intellectual disability.” The paper was published in Professional Psychology: Research and Practice: [...]

Coping with Stress, Depression, and the Holidays

November 28th, 2022|

The holiday season can be a stressful time for many people. Winter weather and lack of sunshine can also make people feel sad during this time of the year. It is important to take care [...]

5th Annual Summit (10/28/2022)

October 31st, 2022|

The Nisonger RRTC Team held their 5th and final Annual Summit on Friday, October 28th, 2022. Thank you very much to members of our Disability Experience Expert Panel (DEEP) and Research Experience Expert Panel (REEP) [...]

5th Annual Summit Meeting (10/28/22)

October 24th, 2022|

On October 28th, 2022, our center’s “Hear Me” project will host its 5th Annual Summit Meeting. Project leaders and staff will meet with members of the REEP (Research Experience Expert Panel) and the DEEP (Disability Experience [...]

National Disability Employment Awareness Month 2022

October 17th, 2022|

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. The theme this year is “Disability: Part of the Equity Equation.” The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protects the rights of workers with disabilities, including employees with intellectual [...]

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