IMHRO, Mental Health, and You

• Home: Intro to IMHRO
• Introduction to Brain Disorders
  • About Mental Illness: General Information
    • Cures for Mental Illness
  • Learn About Schizophrenia
    • Symptoms of Schizophrenia
    • Signs of Schizophrenia
    • Causes of Schizophrenia
    • Cures for Schizophrenia
  • Learn About Bipolar Disorder
    • Bipolar Disorder Symptoms
    • Causes of Bipolar Disorder
    • Bipolar Cures
  • Learn About Depression
    • Major Depression Symptoms
    • Depression Cures
• Who We Are And What We Do
  • Mental Health Advocates Who Make a Difference
  • Our History: From Darkness to Light
  • IMHRO Board of Directors: Leaders in Mental Health Fundraising
  • IMHRO Scientific Advisory Board: Leading Brain Scientists
• Learn About Sponsored Research
  • The Rising Star Awards
  • Past Sponsored Scientists
    • Dr. Akira Sawa: Understanding Why DISC1 is a Schizophrenia Risk Gene - And What to Do About It
    • Dr. Eva Anton: Demonstrating the NRG1 Gene as an Interneuron Migration Governor
    • Dr. Linda Brzustowicz: Identifying Schizophrenia Gene Interaction and Expression
  • Dr. Herman Wolosker: Rebalancing a Novel Neurotransmitter to Treat Schizophrenia
  • Dr. Joshua Gordon: Dissecting the Role of the Hippocampal-Prefrontal Circuit in Psychiatric Disorders
  • Dr. Hongjun Song: Connecting Schizophrenia Genes to Reveal a New Potential Therapy
  • Dr. Francis Lee: Revealing Concordance Between Mouse Models and Human Anxiety Disorders
  • Dr. Andrew Pieper: Developing Therapies for Schizophrenia's Cognitive Symptoms
  • Dr. Schahram Akbarian: Discovering the Workings of the Epigenome
  • Dr. Tyrone Cannon: Developing Early Detection and Potential Preventive Therapy for Psychotic Disorders
  • Dr. Lauren Weiss: Understanding Genetic Risk Factors for Autism
  • Dr. Susan Voglmaier: Deciphering the Jumbled Perception in Thought Disorders
• See What's New
  • Three IMHRO Rising Stars Selected for 2010
  • Johnson & Johnson and IMHRO Announce 2 New Joint Rising Star Awards
  • New Staglin Neuroscience Center at UCLA Will Investigate How Brain Supports Mind
  • Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Features IMHRO in its Qualified Charity Database
  • The Staglins and Staglin Family Vineyard Receive Mental Health Advocacy Award
  • Jed Foundation gives 2010 Corporate Award to Staglin Family Vineyard
  • Staglin Music Festival 2009 Raises $2.1 Million for Mental Health Research
• Videos, Photos and Media
  • Videos
    • Discovering How Deficiency in the BDNF Gene Leads to Anxiety Disorders - A Talk by Dr. Francis Lee
    • Finding New Molecules to Treat Schizophrenia - A Talk by Dr. Andrew Pieper
    • Using Stem Cells to Understand Human Mental Disorders - A Talk by Dr. Hongjun Song
    • Tuning Mood Circuits with Deep Brain Stimulation: A New Treatment Strategy for Intractable Depression - A talk by Dr. Helen Mayberg
    • The New Brain Science of Cognitive Enhancement: Future Reality or Fool's Gold? - A talk by Dr. Trevor Robbins
    • The Story of Psychosis: Lessons from Men, Mice and Molecules - A talk by Dr. Shitij Kapur
    • Genes and Mental Illness: What's the Connection? - A talk by Dr. Daniel Weinberger
    • America's Top Mental Health Fundraising Event - Video of Staglin Music Festival 2009
    • Make an Impact for Mental Health - Why Give to IMHRO
  • Photo Galleries
  • Press Articles
  • Press Releases
    • International Mental Health Research Organization Announces 2009 Rising Star Awards for Mental Health Research
    • 2009 Staglin Family Music Festival Calendar Alert
• Blog: Healing the Mind
  • A Brave National Spokeswoman: An Interview with Glenn Close
  • An Interview with Shari Staglin, my Mom and President of IMHRO's Board
  • I Have Seen Angels
  • On Keeping an Open Mind
  • On Music for Mental Health
  • Please visit BringChange2Mind's blog to read my "guest post"
  • Trust in Medicine
  • Heroes, Tolerance, and Moving Forward: A Guest Post by Linea Johnson
  • A Turning Point
  • Blog is Back
  • Bye-bye, Mimi
  • Memories... and Perspective
  • News, Some of it Good
  • Patience
  • Pick-me-up
  • Self-acceptance
  • The Mystery of Faith
  • Science with Passion: An Interview with Dr. Ty Cannon
• Site Map

Be Involved

• Donate Now
• Why Donate to IMHRO?
  • My Donation Will Make an Impact
  • I Can Target My Donation
    • Donate to Schizophrenia Research - Help Prevent Psychosis Now
    • Donate to Bipolar Disorder Research - Help Find the Risk Genes
    • Donate to Depression Research - Fund the Hunt for Better Treatments
  • My Donation Will Be Secure
• Fun Ways to Contribute
  • Have Fun at a Mental Health Charity Event
  • Volunteer for Mental Health
  • Join an Online Community
  • Tell us how we can improve your website experience
• Find an Event
• Contact Us
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  • Brandon Staglin

Mental Health Charity Events

• The Staglin Music Festival for Mental Health 2010
  • The FREE Scientific Symposium: Dr. Pat Levitt and 2010's Rising Stars Speak
  • The Reception: Chef Richard Reddington and 70+ Cult Wines
  • The Concert: Dwight Yoakam Performs His Country-Rock Classics
  • The Dinner: The Fine Texas Cuisine of Chef Jon Bonnell
  • Music Festival Beginnings: A story of schizophrenia, acceptance and redemption
  • Music Festival 2010: Sponsors
• Sunshine from Darkness 
• Upcoming Events Calendar
• Events History
  • IMHRO Seattle Dinner Raises $30K for mental health
  • Music Festival 2009 Highlights
  • Screening of "No Kidding, Me Too!" Documentary with Joey Pantoliano
  • Sunshine from Darkness 2009 Highlights
  • Music Festival 2008 Highlights
  • Music Festival 2007 Highlights

Mental Health Resource Links

• Sponsored Research Sites
• Partner Activist Organizations
• Places to Learn and Connect
• Places Where You Can Find Help