Depression on College Campuses
Fourth Annual Conference

The University's Role in Responding to Crisis, Disaster, and Loss
March 21 - 22, 2006

Conference Follow-Up

Thank you to all who attended, for helping to make the 2006 Depression on College Campuses Conference a success! Over 350 individuals attended, traveling from 17 states and Canada. Those in attendance included students, faculty, administrators, university leaders, and health professionals. We were pleased to note that student attendance rose from 35% last year to 42% this year. In addition, we were honored to have University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman deliver the conference opening remarks, stressing the critical role that universities must play in supporting the mental health needs of their students.

The conference participants came from more than 50 campuses across the country. This ensures that information regarding the conference, its purpose, and its key messages will spread beyond those who attended the two-day event. In this sense, the conference has succeeded in raising awareness, educating the public, working to destigmatize depression, and disseminating strategies for successfully supporting students.

Content

Featured speakers were Dr. Sandro Galea, Associate Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Michigan School of Public Health; Dr. Dennis Charney, Dean of Research at Mount Sinai School of Medicine; and Dr. Cheryll Bowers-Stephens, a Board Certified Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist who was the Commissioner of Mental Health in the State of Louisiana before, during, and after Hurricane Katrina.

Other speakers included Dr. George Everly, Associate Professor in Psychiatry, and Center Faculty, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins Center for Public Health Preparedness; Dr. Craig Katz, Medical Director of the World Trade Center Worker/Volunteer Mental Health Monitoring and Treatment Program at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Dr. Victor Schwartz, Director of Counseling Center at Yeshiva University in Manhattan; Dr. Phebe Tucker, Professor and Vice Chair of Education in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Oklahoma; and Dr. Reg Williams, Professor in the School of Nursing and Psychiatry, Medical School at University of Michigan.

List of presentations - powerpoint and video

SPEAKER	POWERPOINT (Read Only)	VIDEO	TOPIC
Mary Sue Coleman, PhD John F. Greden, MD			Welcome and Introduction

Matthew L. Boulton, MD, MPH Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH			The Epidemiology of Disasters and Their Consequences

Panel discussion: Responding to Campus Crisis, Disaster, and Loss
Carol A. Plummer, PhD
Gail Pakalns, PhD
Victor Schwartz, MD
Ted Stachowiak, PhD

Dennis Charney, MD			The Psychobiology of Resilience to Stress: Implications for the Prevention of Stress-Related Psychopathology

Panel discussion: Students Helping Students Moderator: Susan Eklund, Dean of Students and Associate Vice President, Division of Student Affairs, University of Michigan
Claire Haskell			Finding Voice
Naruemol Singha-Dong			School of Nursing
Stephanie Tillman,			PULSE (Peers Utilizing Leadership Skills for Education)
Darla Williams			NOLA Student Support Group
SECOND DAY
James Abelson, MD, PhD			Reflections and Summary of First Day
Kenneth Silk, MD			Responding to the Mental Health Needs of College Students During a Disaster
Cheryll Bowers-Stephens MD, MBA

Panel discussion: Responding to National Crisis, Disaster, and Loss
Craig L. Katz, MD			The Human Response to Disasters:The Who,What, and Why of Helping and Getting Helped
Phebe Tucker, MD			Lessons Learned from Oklahoma City: 1995-2006
Bonnie Hagerty, PhD, RN, CS Reg Arthur Williams, PhD, RN, CS, FAAN			Terrorism as a Mental Health Term

Concurrent Sessions: Different Perspectives on Responding to Crisis, Disaster, and Loss
George S. Everly, Jr, PhD			Evidence-based Core Competencies in Disaster Mental Health
Edward Boraz, PhD Rev. Janet Shortall			Approaches to Loss,Trauma, and Depression in College Students:The Multiple Responses by the Chaplaincy in Times of Personal and Communal Crises
Barbara J. Shwalb, PhD David W. Shwalb, PhD			Psychological Impact of Hurricane Katrina on College Students from New Orleans and Southeastern Louisiana
Kara Gavin, MS Julie A. Peterson, BA, MBA			Reporters, Cameras, and Microphones: Preparing For and Coping With Media Attention in a Crisis

Panel Discussion: How to Prepare Your University to Support Students During Times of Crisis, Disaster, and Loss
Todd Holzman, MD			Behavioral Health Response to Disasters
Rev. Roger N. Pohl
Lynne Rose, LMSW, ACSW
John F. Greden, MD Wrap Up

SPECIAL THANKS

The University of Michigan Depression Center and the Michigan Center for Public Health Preparedness at the University of Michigan School of Public Health would like to thank the following schools, colleges, and institutes across the University of Michigan campus for contributing to this effort. Without their collaboration and assistance, this University-wide initiative would not have been possible.

Medical School
University Hospitals and Health Centers
College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
College of Engineering
Office of the Provost
School of Social Work
College of Pharmacy
Department of Intercollegiate Athletics
School of Education
School of Nursing
University Health Service
Division of Kinesiology
Life Sciences Institute
School of Law
Alfred A. Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
School of Art and Design
School of Music
School of Natural Resources and Environment

Special Thanks to Rackham Graduate School for their assistance with conference planning and technical support.

Depression on College Campuses Fourth Annual Conference

The University's Role in Responding to Crisis, Disaster, and Loss March 21 - 22, 2006

Depression on College Campuses
Fourth Annual Conference

The University's Role in Responding to Crisis, Disaster, and Loss
March 21 - 22, 2006