Chancellor’s Mental Health Lecture Series

We are pleased to announce that the Chancellor’s Third Annual Mental Health and Wellness Lecture Series organized by the Center for Youth Social Emotional Wellness (CYSEW) will take place in November 2025. This year’s series is uniquely designed to provide the community with skills and strategies that can be used to address common mental health challenges. The series covers a range of topics, from anxiety, to sleep, to ADHD. The chancellor and CYSEW recognize that whether in ourselves, our family members, or friends, all of us are touched by mental health and can benefit from learning evidence-based techniques to promote wellness. Each presenter will teach practical skills that can be applied by attendees in their own lives and/or in helping others.

Evidence-Based Parenting Strategies for Building Connection and Decreasing Problem Behavior

November 5, 12–1 p.m.

Dr. Andrea Temkin-Yu, Psy.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology at Weill Cornell Medicine

• Learn how to effectively maintain the use of evidence-based positive parenting skills while implementing consequences with children and adolescents.

Evidence-Based Suicide Prevention Strategies

November 6, 12–1 p.m.

Dr. Linda Oshin, Ph.D., Assistant Professor & Director of the CITY Lab

• Learn to identify and assess key risk factors for suicide and implement evidence-based safety planning and DBT distress tolerance skills.

Evidence-Based Skills and Strategies to Address Sleep Problems

November 10, 12–1 p.m.

Dr. Kristen Riley, Ph.D., Assistant Professor & Director of the Health Psychology Clinic at GSAPP Center for Psychological Services

• Learn how to use motivational interviewing techniques to help clients recognize and address sleep problems

Evidence-Based Skills and Strategies to Address ADHD

November 11, 12–1 p.m.

Dr. Joshua Langberg, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Director of GSAPP CYSEW & Chief Wellness Officer

• Learn to identify and utilize the core mechanisms of action common across most ADHD treatments to improve executive and academic functioning.

Evidence-Based Skills and Strategies to Address Anxiety

November 12, 12–1 p.m.

Dr. Brian C. Chu, Ph.D., Professor, Chancellor Scholar, Interim Director of Clinical Training, & Director of the Youth Anxiety and Depression Clinic

• Learn to identify the TRAPs that get youth stuck and develop FEAR plans to address anxiety and worry in children and adolescents.