The 2008 Depression on College Campuses Conference was attended by over four hundred people, from twenty-four states (plus Canada). Participants came from across the country, including states as far away as Arizona, California, Vermont, Maryland, and Texas, as well as from our neighboring states of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois.
Participants represented over seventy-five different college and university campuses, as well as seventeen non-profit and/or treatment organizations. This broad national representation, and cross-section of different campuses and disciplines, is what makes the Depression on College Campuses Conference unique.
2008 Conference Highlights
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Welcoming Remarks
John F. Greden, M.D.
Executive Director, University of Michigan Depression Center
Opening Keynote Presentation
Richard P. Keeling, MD, Chairman & Senior Executive Consultant, Keeling & Associates, LLC
Panel Discussions
New Approaches to Creating Healthy Campus Communities
Laurie Davidson, MA, Campus Coordinator for the Suicide Prevention Resource Center, Newton, MA ; Michael C. Klein, PhD, Clinical Psychologist, NYU Student Health Center and Danny Silverman, MD, MPA, Keeling & Associates, LLC: Using the Collaborative Care Model to Improve Depression Identification and Treatment in College Health; Emil Rodalfa, PhD, Director, University of California Davis Counseling and Psychological Services: UC System Committee on Mental Health: Partnership with State Legislation to Enhance Funding for Creating a Healthy Campus; Todd Sevig, Ph., Director, University of Michigan Counseling and Psychological Services; Christine Asidao, PhD, Assistant Director of Outreach & Education, U-M Counseling and Psychological Services: “do something” Campaign for Students and Faculty
Positive Psychology and Resilience: Implications for Prevention among College Students
Christopher Peterson, PhD, Professor of Psychology and Clinical Psychology Area Chair, Department of Psychology, University of Michigan; Janis Whitlock, PhD, MPH, Director, Research Program on Self-Injurious Behavior in Adolescents and Young Adults; Research Scientist, Family Life Development Center, Cornell University
Creative Ideas for Student Involvement
Chair: Alison K. Malmon, Founder and Executive Director, Active Minds, Inc.
Courtney Knowles, Executive Director, Communications and Development, The Jed Foundation: A Collaboration with MTVUniversity: The “Half of Us” Campaign; Student panelists: Nominees for Student Mental Health Advocate Award
Concurrent Sessions
- Campus Suicide Prevention: A Comprehensive, Connective Model
Rebecca Dayton, PhD, Director, Syracuse University Counseling Center - Role of Community and Family in Fostering Agency Among Suicidal Black Males
Sean Joe, PhD, LMSW, Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, University of Michigan - The Mental Health of College Students in the United States
Mark Olfson, MD, MPH, Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center - Civic Engagement and Engaged Learning in a Diverse Community: Lessons for College Student Mental Health
David Schoem, PhD, EdM, Director, Michigan Community Scholars Program, University of Michigan:
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Welcoming Remarks
Robert Kelch, MD, Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs, University of Michigan Health System
Panel Discussion
Removing Barriers and Promoting Inclusion
Daniel Eisenberg, PhD, Assistant Professor, School of Public Health, University of Michigan: Barriers to Help-Seeking Behavior - Data from Healthy Minds Study; Barry Schreier, PhD, Director, Counseling and Mental Health Services, University of Connecticut: Queer is Not Always “Gay”; Altha J. Stewart, MD, President, American Psychiatric Foundation
Concurrent Sessions 
- Bringing Theory to Practice: Evaluation of Campus Models for Student Engagement
Ashley Finley, PhD Assistant Professor of Sociology, Dickinson College - Michigan Healthy Communities Initiative
Victoria Hays, PhD, Associate Director, and John Vasquez, MHSA, Project Manager, University of Michigan Counseling & Psychological Services: - Self-injury and Recovery – Making the Transition from Self-injury and Mental Distress to Recovery and Mental Well-being
Janis Whitlock, PhD, MPH, Director, Research Program on Self-Injurious Behavior in Adolescents and Young Adults; Research Scientist, Family Life Development Center, Cornell University: .
Closing Keynote
Protective Factors to Prevent Depression in College
Carl C. Bell, MD, FAPA, FACP, President and CEO, Community Mental Health Council, Inc.; Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Public Health, University of Illinois
Closing Remarks
Cheryl Ann King, Ph.D.,
Chief Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry
Special Thanks to our Donors
The Depression on College Campuses Conference organizers would like to thank the following for their financial contributions to this effort. Without their collaboration and assistance, this University-wide initiative would not be possible.
Individuals
Katherine and Tom Goldberg of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Dennis and Julie McCrary of Wilmette, Illinois*
Patrick J. Wilkie of Charlottesville, Virginia*
*in memory of Nancy Corinne Lombardi
Foundations
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
University of Michigan
Medical School
University Hospitals and Health Centers
College of Engineering
Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies
Office of the Provost
School of Public Health
Collage of Pharmacy
School of Social Work
University Health Service
Office of the Vice President, Division of Student Affairs
A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning
School of Nursing
Office of the Dean, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
School of Information
School of Music, Theatre & Dance
School of Natural Resources and Environment
