Science News » New Pathways for Implementing Universal Suicide Risk Screening in Healthcare Settings

A new report provides guidance on how to implement universal suicide risk screening of youth in medical settings. The report describes a way for hospitals to address the rising suicide rate in a way that is flexible and mindful of limited resources.

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Science News » 2,000 Human Brains Yield Clues to How Genes Raise Risk for Mental Illnesses

PsychENCODE researchers are discovering the biological mechanisms by which mental illness risk genes work in the human brain.

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Video » PsychENCODE - the molecular architecture of the brain

PsychENCODE - the molecular architecture of the brain

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Blog Post » Translational Research: From Research Findings to Transformative Treatments

The American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) focuses on research which translates basic neuroscience findings into novel treatments. In this Director’s Message, Dr. Gordon discusses some of the exciting work presented at this year’s ACNP meeting.

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New Fiji Medical Truck and Camp Fire Response

Marine Reach Fiji gets a new truck to assist with their medical outreaches, YWAM Centres respond to the misery caused by the Camp Fire in California, we get a reminder from GlobalCast Resources that God is already where we are and where we are going, the Fountain of Life ministry works to provide access to clean drinking water in Africa, and more on the 111th episode of the YWAM News Show Podcast …

On the YWAM News Show we work to bring you stories and opportunities from around the world and around the mission to share with you about some of what God is doing, and how you can be involved.

In this episode of the Youth With A Mission News Show we bring you many stories form around the mission. Have listen to the full podcast:

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The stories on this episode are:

• Bevin from GlobalCast Resources that “God is Already There”
• YWAM Responds to the Camp Fire in California
• Fountain of Life Ministry brings drinking water to Africa
• Aleck Cartwright launches “Creative Imagebearers”
• YWAM Truro records the stories of their ministry elders
• Marine Reach Fiji has added a new truck to their fleet
• YWAM Brussels will be running unique interships in 2019
• YWAM Montana has summer elective short term opportunities
• YWAM Worcester will be running the Word by Heart School in 2019
• DNA Infusion America Latina will be in Mazatlan, Mexico in April

You can listen to all these stories, read more about them, and find links to all the details, on the YWAM News Show Web-site.

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Praying for Moscow

Join YWAMers around the globe in praying and hearing from God. He is inviting you!

This month, please join the YWAM family as we pray for Moscow. With an estimated population of 12 million in 2016, it is the sixth largest city in the world and northernmost megacity. The primary religion is Christianity with the Russian Orthodox Church being the most popular and Muslims accounting for 14% of the city’s population. Moscow is a major political, economic, cultural and scientific center in Russia and in Europe.

Some say that Moscow is a city of contradictions. On one hand, Moscow has provided economic stability for many migrants coming from other parts of Russia and former Soviet republics in recent years. Moscow also received worldwide praise for its hosting of the 2018 World Cup for soccer last summer. Historically, Moscow has attempted to leave behind the communistic days of Lenin and Stalin.

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But on the other hand, Moscow has been involved in recent disputes with both some neighboring nations and the West. In recent years Moscow lawmakers have targeted evangelistic efforts and media boundaries limiting freedom of religion and freedom of the press. It is also a city with significant drug and alcohol problems, a high prison rate and much human trafficking.

Left to right: Moscow River and Kremlin, Opening Day 2018 Soccer World Cup in Moscow
Photo credit (left to right): Trip Saavy, Felipe Trueba (EPA)

According to Blair Carlson, formerly with the Billy Graham Evangelical Association, “The challenges of Moscow speak to the enormity and complexity of large European cities. We need to pray for the unity, vibrancy, and muscularity of the church in the great cities of Europe.”

Please join with YWAM’s global prayer day, called The Invitation, during the month of December to pray for Moscow. You are particularly invited to pray during our prayer day, December 13. If you only have a few moments to pray, please pray for unity and vibrancy in the church in Moscow.

Prepare to Pray:

Take some time to sit quietly with this image of an open door, painted by Andrei Zadorine. If you are praying with a group, consider projecting the image onto a screen so that everyone can see it clearly. What do you notice about the way the light from the open doorway floods into the dark room? Think about the nature of light, and the way even a small light can chase away darkness.

Read aloud from Psalm 24:

“Open up, ancient gates!
Open up, ancient doors,
and let the King of glory enter.

“Who is the King of glory?
The Lord of Heaven’s Armies—
he is the King of glory” (verses 9-10)

There are many doors that God might want to open up in the context of Russian society. Where are the places He is longing to shine the light of His presence? Turn your attention from the darkness you might perceive, to the hope and strength of the light of God, made known through the life of Jesus. Keep your focus on His light as you go into prayer.

National Day of the Russian Federation in Moscow
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Let’s Pray:

• Pray that God would soften the hearts of Moscow’s people to accept Christ and that He would open doors for these believers to be discipled in a free and open environment.
• Pray for the Central Asian immigrant community. They come from restricted-access Muslim nations to Moscow in search of economic improvements. Please pray for those believers who have made these immigrant workers their mission and that in the end the immigrants would find Christ.
• Pray against human trafficking. Real statistics are hard to come by, but they seem to suggest that as many as 80,000 girls could be working in the sex trade in Moscow, many of them against their own will.
• Pray for the Russian Orthodox and Evangelical church. Less than 2% of the population attends church at least once a month. Revival is needed!
• Pray that the Russian Orthodox Church would be open to renewal and unity with evangelicals.
• The alcoholism rate is one of the highest in the world and there are a large number of drug addicts. Pray that Christians can be a stronger influence as they reach out to those in bondage due to addiction.
• Death rates have been higher than birth rates in Moscow for years, and its population growth is now solely dependent on migration. Pray for transformation of its people through Christ. Pray that the result is a lower abortion rate and fewer drug and alcohol related deaths.
• We normally think of the Russian people in Russia, but there are dozens of indigenous ethnic minorities scattered about this massive nation who have never heard the gospel in a way that they can understand. Pray for believers from Moscow to go to these unreached ethnic minorities comprising much of the population.
• Pray for prison ministries as Russia’s prison rate is one of the highest in the world (825,000 prisoners throughout the nation).
• Pray for God’s wisdom for government leaders and other leaders presiding from Moscow.
• Pray for Christians living and working in Moscow as conditions have changed in recent years, making Russia a less open nation.
• Pray for positive transformation socially and culturally of Moscow as a megacity.
• Many reporters and fans have praised Moscow for its hospitality and handling of the 2018 Soccer World Cup last summer. Christian workers and churches were able to seize this opportunity to hold evangelistic events where people could watch the games. Praise God for how He used the 2018 Soccer World Cup for evangelistic purposes.
• Pray for openness for evangelism. Russia is now listed as one of the worst countries in the world for religious freedombecause of its ongoing crackdown against foreign missionaries, evangelists and other religious activities.

Luzhniki Stadium – One of Many Stadiums Used for the 2018 World Cup
Photo credit: The Straits Times

Take Action:

• Learn about working in megacities such as Moscow: https://www.ywamcity.org/get-involved and https://www.ywamcity.org/recources and https://www.ywamcity.org/media
• Visit Moscow. Make sure your trip includes a historical tour of Red Square, a visit to a Russian Orthodox church and a guided tour with someone who understands the cultural challenges in Moscow.
• Identify a short-term mission opportunity in Moscow.
• Moscow is a thriving international business hub and many foreigners find work as “guests” in Moscow. Explore business and expat opportunities to work there.
• Read about the history of Russia and the Communist leaders of the Soviet Union/Russia who have presided from Moscow (Lenin, Stalin, Khrushchev, Vrezhnev, Andropos, Chernenko and Gorbachev) to gain further understanding of how to pray for the people of Moscow.
• Commit to pray for Moscow on an ongoing basis. Subscribe to news feed(s) to stay current on conditions in Moscow so that your prayers can stay fresh.

Left to right, top to bottom: St. Basil’s Cathedral, Moscow International Business Center, World Cup Final, Soccer Fans Gather Near Red Square
Photo credits left to right, top to bottom: World Travel Guide, Russia Beyond, Birmingham Mail, Irish Times

• Share on facebook.com/youthwithamission, post a picture and add a comment about how you prayed.
• Go to twitter.com; search for #praywithywam and tweet about your prayer time/post a picture. You can also post a photo on Instagram and use the same hashtag, #praywithywam.
• Send an email to prayer@ywam.org letting us know how you prayed and what God revealed to you.

How We Prayed:

November 2018 – North Africa

• YWAM Stockholm, Sweden prayed. They sensed God focusing their time on Habakkuk 1:5 and Romans 6:3-11. They also prayed for Christian-Muslim relationships in North Africa.
• YWAM Lebanon prayed and provided pictures they drew (see above). Pictures denoted darkness going away and light coming.
•  YWAM India prayed.
• YWAM Hope Land and YWAM Torch, both in Jinga, Uganda, partnered to pray and reported that they “had an intense and serious time of prayer and hearing from God for North Africa.”

Praying for North Africa
Photo credits: YWAM Lebanon

Future Topics:

• January 10, 2019: YWAM Foundational Values 13 – 15
• February 14, 2019: Redeeming Cultures
• March 14, 2019: Muslim Unengaged People Groups

Don’t Miss The Invitation:

• Sign up for prayer updates. Go to ywam.org, find the “Stay Connected” box on the home page, put in your email address and click “Sign Up.”
• Download prayer updates in a specific language. Go to ywam.org/theinvitation. (Currently available in Spanish, Portuguese, French, Indonesian, Korean or request other languages.)
• Join the conversation about how God is leading in these prayer times. Comment on the Facebook page on the second Thursday at facebook.com/youthwithamission or on Twitter @ywam, hashtag #praywithywam. You can also post a photo on Instagram and use the same hashtag, #praywithywam.
• You can now listen to The Invitation as a podcast. To sign up or listen to past episodes, go to: ywampodcast.net/prayer.
• If you sense God giving you a word or a direction for YWAM’s prayer, please contact us: prayer@ywam.org.

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Science News » Dynamic Associations Among Motor Activity, Sleep, Energy, and Mood Could Suggest New Focus for Depression Treatment

A new study looking at interactions among sleep, energy, activity level, and mood suggests that instability in activity and sleep systems could lead to mood changes. The findings suggest new targets for depression treatment.

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Science News » Studies Support Use of Team-Based Care for Early Psychosis

Two recent studies add to the evidence that team-based early intervention services are feasible in real-world health care settings and result in improved outcomes for patients.

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Science News » Hyperconnectivity in a brain circuit may predict psychosis

Research supported by the National Institute of Mental Health has shown that a shorter therapy (written exposure therapy) may be just as effective as lengthier first-line treatments for PTSD.

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Video » Adolescent Depression Webinar

Dr. Kathryn DeLonga, director of the psychological treatment program with the Mood Brain and Development Unit at NIMH, discusses symptoms and treatment of adolescent depression.

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Video » Behavioral Activation: Treatment of Adolescent Depression

Clinical Psychologist Dr. Kathryn DeLonga of the NIMH Mood Brain and Development Unit discusses treating depressed teens with a talk therapy called Behavioral Activation.

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Video » Funding webinar for NIMH Career Enhancement Award to Advance Autism Services Research for Adults and Transition-Age Youth

This technical assistance webinar covers basics for the funding opportunity announcement entitled the NIMH Career Enhancement Award to Advance Autism Services Research for Adults and Transition-Age Youth.

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Blog Post » It Begins with Basic Science

Those of you who follow Dr. Gordon on Twitter (@NIMHDirector) may have seen snippets of his experiences at the 2018 annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience (SfN), the largest gathering of neuroscientists in the world. In this Director’s message, Dr. Gordon highlights some of the excellent basic research on display at this year’s conference.

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Scientific Meeting » The NIMH Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: Changing the Landscape of Mental Health Services for the 21st Century

On December 18, 2018, Dr. Margarita Alegría will describe the need for a paradigmatic shift in how mental health services are delivered and by whom, to be ready for the 21st Century.

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Science News » Team-based Care Optimizes Medication Treatment for First Episode Psychosis

Findings from NIMH’s Recovery After an Initial Schizophrenia Episode (RAISE) project indicate that team-based coordinated specialty care (CSC) for first episode psychosis (FEP) results in more optimal prescribing of antipsychotics and fewer side effects when compared with typical community care.

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Twitter Chat » National Drugs & Alcohol Chat Day 2018

NIDA hosts its annual National Drugs & Alcohol Chat Day on January 24, 2018.

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Scientific Meeting » Treatment-Resistant Depression & the Neurobiology of Suicide

Join experts from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) for a workshop on treatment-resistant depression and the neurobiology of suicide.

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Science News » Diversity Training Programs Nurture Research Career

A trainee tells her story of how NIMH/NIH training programs for members of underrepresented groups have nurtured her scientific career.

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Video » One Trainee’s Story

Frances Johnson talks about her experiences as a recipient of a NIMH Diversity Supplement grant and her summer stint in an NIMH intramural lab under NIH’s G-SOAR Program.

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Video » Frances’ Advice to Students

NIMH trainee Frances Johnson offers advice to students interested in scientific research.

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Frontier Missions and Prayer for Pittsburgh

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Science News » NIMH Explores the “Next Big Thing” in Mental Health Services Research

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)’s 24th biennial Mental Health Services Research (MHSR 2018) conference held August 1-2, in Rockville, MD, brought together mental health researchers, trainees, consumers, advocates, and mental health care providers to learn about current research findings and discuss new research that might close the gap between what science shows is most effective and what services people actually receive in real-world settings.

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Science News » NIMH Addresses Strategies for Suicide Prevention in Live Event

During NIMH’s Facebook Live event held in recognition of Suicide Prevention Week, NIMH Director Dr. Joshua Gordon and Dr. Jane Pearson, chair of the Suicide Research Consortium in NIMH’s Division of Services and Intervention Research, discussed some of the most recent suicide prevention research findings from NIMH, warning signs, and prevention strategies.

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Science News » The Pathways Through which Light Affects Learning and Mood

In a new study, researchers have traced the brain pathways responsible for the effects of light on learning and mood. The findings revealed that these effects are brought about by two different and distinct pathways from the retina into the brain.

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Praying for North Africa

Join YWAMers around the globe in praying and hearing from God. He is inviting you!

“Jesus is God. It is the truth. I believe!” was the voice message left by a local North African last month. This simple declaration of faith is evidence of the deep workings of the Holy Spirit in North Africa. Seeing North African friends come to a saving faith in Jesus is often a long, hard fought battle entailing years of fellowship, food, storytelling, evangelism, Bible reading, and desperate prayer before the Lord! It is no small victory for the Kingdom of God when one believes. Please join us this month in prayer for the people of North Africa.

In 1991, the YWAM North Africa Regional Center was established in Southern Spain as a strategic springboard to North Africa. Predominantly Muslim, with little Gospel influence, the North Africa region includes Algeria, Chad, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger and Tunisia.

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YWAM’s North Africa Regional Center runs a DTS and a secondary frontier school called Foundations In Intercultural Studies (FIS), as well as, offering hospitality and member care for long term workers in the region. The team is focused on sending new workers and teams into the region where there are over 130,000,000 unreached peoples.

Isaiah 60:1a – Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.

Please join with YWAM’s global prayer day, called The Invitation, during the month of November to pray for North Africa with us. You are particularly invited to pray during our prayer day, November 8. If you only have a few moments to pray, please pray for more workers to come to North Africa bringing the glory of the Lord with them and pray for the hastened work of the Holy Spirit in North Africa.

(Please note: All North African nations are very sensitive and have security risks. Careful attention is needed to communicate about YWAM’s work there. Please be aware that stories, news, or prayer requests from the region should not be posted online or shared in public settings, including churches and YWAM meetings that may be recorded.)

Photo credit: YWAM North Africa

Prepare to Pray:

Ahead of your prayer time, please weigh out 250 grams of uncooked short-grain white rice. If you were to count them, this will be approximately 10,000 individual grains. Place the rice in a dish or container. Add to your white rice 20 uncooked brown lentils or grains of black wild rice, that can be visibly distinguished from the rest of the rice. (See picture below.)

As you prepare to pray, allow participants to run their fingers through the grains in the dish. Invite them to consider that across North Africa, evangelical believers find themselves comprising no more than 0.2% of the population. Imagine how widely dispersed these believers are, how difficult it is for them to gather to support one another, and how challenging it is to establish discipling communities. At the same time, bring to mind the 98.8% of the population who may never meet a believer who can tell them the message of Jesus.

As you seek to enter into this experience – possibly of isolation, or remoteness – you are invited to bring the emotion, longing or need you identify into your time of prayer. May your prayers bring with them the gift of identification with and empathy for the people of this region.

Photo credit: YWAM North Africa

Pray for North Africa:

• North Africa needs workers for the harvest! Pray for more workers. (Matt 9:37-38)
• Pray for the peoples of North Africa to call on the name of the Lord. (Rom 10:13)
• Pray that believers (local, YWAMers and other workers) will abide in Jesus so that they will bear much fruit. (John 15:4-5)
• Pray for unity of YWAM teams, local believers, churches: whether expat, local, official or small house groups. (John 17:21)
• Intimidation and fear are big strongholds in North Africa. Pray for our teams and believers to operate in the opposite spirit. (1 John 4:18)
• Pray for believers in North Africa to stand strong when they face hard times or persecution. (Daniel 11:32b)
• Pray for workers living in security-sensitive areas to find their identity, both hidden and shown, in the Lord.
• Pray for those in captivity.

Photo credit: YWAM North Africa

Take Action:

• Read and pray through some of these challenges facing Muslims coming to Christ.
  • Developing a Biblical Worldview
  • Family and community pressures
  • Threat of physical harm due to decisions about Jesus
  • Fear of new ways of life, persecution, societal influence, loneliness
  • Spirituality – focusing on relationship with God instead of doing good works
  • Leaving behind traditions and previous ways of life
  • Difficulty integrating into communities of Muslim background believers
  • Living in countries where change of religion isn’t allowed
  • Emotional wounds and struggles due to low economic status or difficult backgrounds
• Contact us at info@gosahara.org about having a field worker speak on your DTS or School.
• Take the Foundations in Intercultural Studies (FIS) Course at YWAM North Africa. Contact: gosahara.org/fis
• Read “We Died Before We Came Here,” by Emily Foreman, An incredible true story of God’s work in North Africa.
• Sign-Up for YWAM North Africa’s Newsletter
• Bring your outreach team through the North Africa Center for an Orientation. Contact: info@gosahara.org
• Contact us about a 3-month internship with one of our field teams. (info@gosahara.org)

Photo credit: YWAM North Africa

• Share on facebook.com/youthwithamission, post a picture and add a comment about how you prayed.
• Go to twitter.com; search for #praywithywam and tweet about your prayer time/post a picture. You can also post a photo on Instagram and use the same hashtag, #praywithywam.
• Send an email to prayer@ywam.org letting us know how you prayed and what God revealed to you.

Photo credit: YWAM North Africa

How We Prayed:

October 2018 – YWAM Foundational Values 10 – 12

• YWAM Kona – Darlene Cunningham’s staff rejoiced that The Invitation for October was in “perfect sequence” with the release of the updated YWAM Beliefs and Values document, with the clarified wording for Value 15.
• Many prayed for YWAM Foundational Values and also requested prayer for other topics including healing and recovery without dependency on drugs and forgiveness regarding abortion through faith and repentance.

Future Topics:

• December 13, 2018: Moscow
• January 10, 2019: YWAM Foundational Values 13 – 15
• February 14, 2019: Growth

Don’t Miss The Invitation:

• Sign up for prayer updates. Go to ywam.org, find the “Stay Connected” box on the home page, put in your email address and click “Sign Up.”
• Download prayer updates in a specific language. Go to ywam.org/theinvitation. (Currently available in Spanish, Portuguese, French, Indonesian, Korean or request other languages.)
• Join the conversation about how God is leading in these prayer times. Comment on the Facebook page on the second Thursday at facebook.com/youthwithamission or on Twitter @ywam, hashtag #praywithywam. You can also post a photo on Instagram and use the same hashtag, #praywithywam.
• You can now listen to The Invitation as a podcast. To sign up or listen to past episodes, go to: ywampodcast.net/prayer.
• If you sense God giving you a word or a direction for YWAM’s prayer, please contact us: prayer@ywam.org.

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Science News » NIH Greatly Expands Investment in BRAIN Initiative

The National Institutes of Health announces funding of more than 200 new awards, totaling over $220 million, through the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative, an exciting trans-agency effort to arm researchers with revolutionary tools to fundamentally understand the neural circuits that underlie the healthy and diseased brain.

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Twitter Chat » NIH Intramural Reddit “Ask Me Anything” with Dr. Carlos Zarate Jr. - Developing Novel Therapeutics for Depression

On Tuesday, November 13, 2018, from 11:30 AM ―1:30 PM ET, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the NIH’s Intramural Research Program (IRP) are teaming up to bring you a Reddit “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) discussion with the NIMH’s Dr. Carlos Zarate Jr. During the event, Dr. Zarate will answer questions from the public about depression and his work on identifying novel therapeutics and biomarkers to improve its treatment.

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Science News » NIH Directors Address Chronic Pain and Opioid Crisis at Annual Society for Neuroscience Meeting

On Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, at a press conference at the Society for Neuroscience’s annual Meeting, National Institutes of Health directors will discuss how NIH is marshalling resources, primarily through the HEAL (Helping to End Addiction Long-term) Initiative, to come up with short- and long-term solutions for countering the pain and opioid crisis.

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Science News » NIH BRAIN Initiative Debuts Cell Census of Mouse Motor Cortex – for Starters

NIH BRAIN Initiative Cell Census Network (BICCN) has debuted its first data release, which focuses on motor cortex. In a related development, researchers have discovered cellular secrets of key social behaviors – mating, parenting, and aggression – in mouse hypothalamus.

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Scientific Meeting » The NIMH Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: America’s Hidden Mental Health Crisis - Alisa Roth and John McCarthy

One of the most horrific—and least acknowledged--effects of mass incarceration is the epidemic of mental illness in our jails and prisons. On November 13, 2018, Alisa Roth, journalist and author of Insane: America’s Criminal Treatment of Mental Illness, will explain how this happened—and how we can fix it. Montgomery County Maryland’s State’s Attorney, John McCarthy, will discuss how mental health courts have improved public safety, prevented inappropriate incarceration, and transformed lives.

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Video » UCL-NIMH Joint Doctoral Program in Neuroscience

Jobert Vargas, BS, talks about his experience in the UCL-NIMH Joint Doctoral Program in Neuroscience.

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Video » KI-NIH Collaborative Doctoral Program in Neuroscience

Stal Shrestha, PhD talks about his experience in the KI-NIH Collaborative Doctoral Program in Neuroscience.

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Video » PGY4 Residency Training and Clinical Fellowship Program & NIMH

Gioia Guerrieri DO, FAPA, talks about her experience in the PGY4 Residency Training and Clinical Fellowship Program & NIMH

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Video » Clinical Fellowship Program at NIMH

Mark Niciu, MD, PhD, talks about his experience in the Clinical Fellowship Program at NIMH.

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Science News » Understanding the Brain Mechanisms of Irritability in Youth

Researchers have identified differences in how the brains of irritable youth react to frustration, findings that could provide new paths for developing treatments for children and adolescents with severe irritability.

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Blog Post » Confronting Bias to Advance Science

Dr. Gordon discusses the presence—and negative impact—of bias in science and how we can take positive steps as individuals and organizations to challenge these assumptions and combat their damaging effects.

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Science News » NIMH Director Joshua Gordon and IRP Researcher Ellen Leibenluft Elected to the National Academy of Medicine

Joshua A. Gordon, M.D., Ph.D., director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), and Ellen Leibenluft, M.D., chief of the Section on Mood Dysregulation and Neuroscience and co-chief of the Emotion and Development Branch in the NIMH Intramural Research Programs, have been elected as members of the National Academy of Medicine.

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Blog Post » Moving Stress Research Forward

Research tells us that severe stress can cause all kinds of adverse health outcomes, including an increased risk for mental illnesses. Dr. Gordon discusses how NIMH is trying to move the field of stress research forward, toward the translation of basic findings into clinical advances.

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Intramural Research Programs (IRP) Webinar » Webinar: Are You Concerned About Your Child’s Irritability?

On Wednesday, November 7, 2018, from 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EST, join the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) for a webinar on irritability in children, discussing common signs of severe irritability, how parents can help a child with severe irritability, treatment options, and ongoing research conducted at NIMH.

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Twitter Chat » NIMH Twitter Chat: Depression

In recognition of National Depression Screening Day, NIMH is hosting a Twitter chat on depression, a common but serious mood disorder. The event will be held on Thursday, October 11, 2018, 11:00AM―12:00 PM ET. This chat will cover the signs and symptoms, risk factors, and treatments for depression.

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Intramural Research Programs (IRP) Webinar » Webinar: Coping Strategies for Anxious Kids, What Parents Need to Know

On Friday, November 2, 2018, from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET, join the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) for a webinar on coping strategies for anxious kids.

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YWAM’s Big Event Leads To a Bright Future

YWAM’s big event in Thailand, called YWAM Together, has come to an end, and our future as a mission is bright. We are coming to a season of rising up, taking the original vision of YWAM and seeing God enlarge it even more.

Many aspects made this gathering special. We heard from YWAM leaders young and old, who came from many different countries and had stories of faith in action to inspire us. We shared our own unique journeys with others. We spent extended times of prayer for each other and our nations.

“Our dream and prayer was that the attendance, the worship and every aspect of the YWAM Together program would reflect the diversity of our global YWAM family, and especially the majority world. That dream was fulfilled this week and I believe it brought great joy to God’s heart!“ said Phil Porter, national director of YWAM Thailand.

Something else that made this gathering special was the full day dedicated to reaching out to the city of Pattaya. Almost 4,000 people representing 100 nations and 77 languages came together into 325 teams, went to 208 locations, and carried 110,000 Gospels of Luke to give out. Our YWAM family was joined by over 500 volunteers who live and work in the city of Pattaya. It was an outreach that broke bondages with obedience, love, and unity despite large diversity.

“Shine Pattaya! What a day it has been,” said Nella Davidse, local coordinator for Shine Pattaya Outreach. “So many people reached with the love of God. Tens of thousands of Bibles handed out. Thousands of school children heard the gospel. Many people received salvation and many got healed. Thanks to YWAM for being obedient to God’s calling and pouring so much into the city of Pattaya.”

You can still be a part of the blessing! Most sessions are available online and can be viewed by following this link, https://www.youtube.com/user/ywam. Although YWAM Together 2018 has officially come to an end, the new season we are entering into is only just beginning.

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Celebration at YWAM Together

With an explosion of music, culture and color, the opening ceremony for YWAM Together 2018 took off on Sunday night in Pattaya, Thailand. Over 3900 YWAMers have arrived from around the globe to celebrate and hear from God and His call for our mission.

Together we enjoyed a parade of children representing many different countries, we saw traditional dance and performances from Thailand and Hong Kong, and we took part in lively Thai worship. We heard from our founders, Loren and Darlene Cunningham. The night proved to be a wonderful start to a promising week together as a mission and as a family.

Now as the week progresses we are enjoying a jam-packed schedule full of fellowship, worship, networking, prayer and time in God’s presence, as well as time with YWAM elders, and a whole day dedicated to reaching out to the city of Pattaya on September 5.

You can follow us on Facebook and Instagram Please tune into the livestream here.

We are looking forward to seeing what is to come for us, not only this week but in our future as a mission. Don’t miss the opportunity to join in with this historic event in YWAM!

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As last-minute preparations are being made, YWAMers from all over the globe are getting ready to come to Pattaya, Thailand for a big Youth With A Mission family gathering, called YWAM Together, which will begin on September 2.

Over 3,900 people from 100 countries are expected to come together in this historic event, at one venue, in one large room, in only a few day’s time! The venue itself, the Ambassador City Hotel in Pattaya, is a beautiful beachfront resort set on 40 acres and only a few kilometers from the City of Pattaya. The buzz of anxious excitement already fills the atmosphere of this hotel as a team of YWAMers is already there, putting the details of this event together.

Although registration for the event is now closed, you can follow along through YouTube live streaming, Facebook, and Instagram.

Together we come from all walks of life to celebrate our diversity and seek God’s direction for our future. The theme verse for YWAM Together is Revelation 4:1: “Come up here, and I will show you things to come.” So if you are unable to physically attend, please join us by means of technology.

The live streaming of the event starts Sunday, September 2 at 7:30 p.m. local time. Experience the excitement from your own office or living room!

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YT 2018 – less than 70 days to go

Mobilization for Victory

Dear YWAM Family,

In Korea I have often heard my hosts for a meal say, “Do you want Airforce, Army or Navy?” Meaning, “do you want chicken, beef or seafood?”

At YT 2018, we may have all these 3 options and vegetarian available!

From a spiritual perspective we need the mobilisation of all 3 of these factors to be effective, and working together for breakthrough. Firstly, we need to win the battle in the unseen realm through prayer. Then to have people preparing the way on the ground in location (this is happening now). Lastly, we need those who would come from afar to bring fresh impetus and supplies to enable victory.

INVITATION TO PRAYER

One intercessor writes: You are not just contending for an event but planting seeds deep into the soil of this nation, city and into YWAM for the future generations. Battles are won through the spirit of thanksgiving and praise instead of heaviness.

Would you & your team join us in being part of the airforce, praying His prayers with His heart over His people and stand in the gap for the fullness of God’s purposes to be revealed AT THIS TIME!

• Sign Up for Prayer Initiative

The leaders and elders are calling for a 21 Day of Prayer and Fasting before and or during the event. More will follow on this later.

TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK (TBN)

A small team of YWAM Associates from TBN will be coming to the gathering to help and gather stories and testimonies from YWAMers working on the frontline across the world advancing God’s kingdom. We urge as many of you as possible to take advantage of this generous offer.

For this, we request 1-2 paragraphs relating your story, and you bringing images, videos (only good quality), sound/music track from your nations or the place you have gone to, to add to the dynamics of each interview.

Please fill in the following form if you have a story to share.

• http://bit.ly/TBN-sign-up

They hope to share the resulting content worldwide and also make it available to YWAM globally. If there are security issues for certain nations, they will make careful consideration of sharing those stories on a public basis.

SPONSORSHIP

We are encouraged by the spontaneous generosity of YWAM bases and individuals helping sponsor others to attend. If you know friends of YWAM who might be in a position to help sponsor those who are in need, yet desiring to come – please encourage them to do so.

SPECIAL AREA CIRCLE TEAM (ACT) MEETING ON SEPT 8TH FOR ELDERS & LEADERS

This is for Area Circle Teams elders and leaders & senior leaders within the YWAM movement. You will need to stay through till 9pm on the 8th of September. Please make sure you have your accommodation booked if you are leaving on the 9th of September.

If you fit into that category or you sense that you’d like to be there, please fill out your information in the link below.

• http://bit.ly/ACTs-Attendance-Form

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The YT convening team are encouraged by how things are coming together for YT and ‘Shine Pattaya’.

Just 3 months out from YT, 40 pastors and leaders met in Pattaya welcoming YWAM representatives. There was united prayer and a heart-felt embrace from the local Body of Christ to YT and to ‘Shine Pattaya’ on September 5.
A prophetic word from a visiting leader highlighted the impact that this outreach was going to have on Pattaya, Thailand and the world.
We are currently looking at around 250 teams being sent out during ‘Shine Pattaya’.

The opening session for YT on Sunday September 2, will be a special welcome for from the host nation of Thailand. We are delighted that there will be some key leaders joining us for this opening from the Thailand Body of Christ.

YT will be a feast of unity in diversity representing the YWAM Movement. Throughout the gathering there will be worship teams from many nations and translation in many languages.
We have scheduled YWAM Founders Loren & Darlene Cunningham to speak on the 2nd & 3rd nights of YT. Looking forward to having these living legends of faith, whose ongoing obedience we have all been blessed by.

We are in for a wonderful time together of celebration, worship, testimony and impartation of His Word and Life. Jesus has much in store for every person.

On behalf of the YT 2018 convening team,
David Cole

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Less Than 100 Days to YWAM Together!

It’s less than 100 days to go until YWAM Together (YT) begins.

We are so glad so many of you will be joining us on September 2. If you haven’t registered yet, please don’t delay to avoid disappointment. Registration will remain open until just before YT begins.

If you haven’t booked your accommodation yet, go online now to instructions on the YT2018 website.

Take advantage of the cheap prices, meal package & facilities which we have negotiated for you. Pay only the first nights accommodation now to make a reservation. Share a room to make it cheaper and stay onsite where YT is being held in, what will become a large global YWAM community for a week.

Expectation

Many younger YWAMers in Asia have expressed to us how excited they are to be attending their first global YWAM gathering. They are eagerly looking forward to being with their global YWAM family and for many, seeing and hearing from Founders Loren & Darlene Cunningham for the first time.

For those of you have been in YWAM for many years and have been to many gatherings we are praying that you will be surprised and apprehended by the Lord God in new ways. God has ‘much more’ to reveal to you and exploits to be engaged in.

Recently as the YT convening team were meeting together online, Peter a senior elder in YWAM Myanmar, shared an impression he had in prayer. He saw people being touched deeply by the Holy Spirit before they arrived and as they travelled to Pattaya.

The Scripture the Lord has given repeatedly to us for YT2018 was Revelation 4:1 – ‘Come up here… and I will show you the things to come’. May we prepare to join our wider YWAM family with hearts child like, softened by God’s love and eager to meet with Him afresh.

Special Requests

If you need additional help due to any kind of disability, please let us know at on the YT2018 web-site and we will endeavor to match this with a person to assist.

Prayer

The YT convening team is inviting as many as possible in the YWAM Movement to join in a 21 days of prayer and fasting in the lead up to YT2018.
More on this in a future update.

Sponsorship

We are encouraged by the spontaneous generosity of YWAM bases and individuals helping sponsor others to attend. If you know friends of YWAM who might be in a position to help sponsor those who are in need, yet desiring to come – please encourage them to do so.

Special Area Circle Team (ACT) Meeting on Sept 8th for Elders and Leaders

This is for Area Circle Teams elders and leaders & senior leaders within the YWAM movement. You will need to stay through till 9pm on the 8th of September. Please make sure you have your accommodation booked if you are leaving on the 9th of September.

If you fit into that category or you sense that you’d like to be there, please fill out your information in the link below.

http://bit.ly/ACTs-Attendance-Form

Requesting Elders and Leaders to Host Roundtables

RoundTables will be an opportunity for small groups of YWAMers to meet and chat with more experienced elders or leaders about life, ministry and leadership. As an elder or leader in YWAM, you are invited to contribute to these meaningful sessions.

Please click on the following link to access a short sign-up form for your participation, as well as a more detailed info sheet on the RoundTables sessions.

http://bit.ly/RoundTables-Elders-Leaders-Form

We have 160 leaders signed up so far and need at least 600!

To read more about this request:

Invitation to Elders & Leaders to host a Roundtable

Call for Volunteers during the Gathering

Volunteers are an essential part of running events like YWAM Together 2018 efficiently. Volunteering is also an opportunity to actively model the heart of Christ and the values of YWAM as we serve each other.

Would you please consider helping?

There are a multitude of categories available to exercise your talents. If you know are able to help, please complete this online form. You just need to fill in your information, and check the list to choose your 1st, 2nd and 3rd preferences to help before submitting. Volunteering is also an opportunity to actively model the heart of Christ and the values of YWAM as we serve each other.

NOTE: You would need to be coming for the conference and registered.

Pre & Post YT 2018 Outreach

“Spread the Light” 2018 Asian Games Outreach – Indonesia (Pre-Gathering)

• Consider bringing a team or being part of the Asian Games Outreach August 14 – September 4th in Indonesia.

Keep Shining Pattaya (Post Gathering)

• The dates are September 9-12th, 2018.

For more information on both of these outreaches, please go to the YWAM Together 2018 website.

On behalf of the YT 2018 convening team,
David Cole

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Invitation to YWAM Together 2018

YWAM Together 2018 in Pattaya, Thailand is set to be one of the largest and most diversely attended gatherings in the history of the YWAM global movement. We are expectant that as we gather before God, He will strengthen our relationships and speak to us afresh. 

“You need a Word of the Lord not to be there!” – Darlene Cunningham, Co-Founder

YWAM Together 2018 (YT2018) is for all YWAMers and YWAM alumni who are engaged throughout the spheres of society. Our YWAM global family are coming from across the globe and we want you there too. Prepare to be refreshed, renewed, challenged, encouraged, loved and supported.

Please prayerfully consider attending and register soon.

https://ywamtogether.com/home/

See you in Pattaya, Thailand!

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How Billy Graham Helped Me and YWAM through Years of Friendship

By Loren Cunningham

Our YWAM family is praying for Billy Graham’s family and co-workers. We also celebrate his remarkable life and worldwide ministry for Jesus Christ. What a blessing his 99 years on earth were, a true gift from God!

In 1949 when I was a teenager, my dad, TC Cunningham, was one of the many sponsoring pastors of Billy Graham’s tent meeting in downtown Los Angeles. That evangelistic campaign launched him nationwide.

Later I was honored to get to know Billy Graham on stage and off, in prayer and at meals in Switzerland, Netherlands, Washington DC, and Hawaii. My family and I were invited to his home in 1974 where we got to know him and Ruth. We were also able to meet four of his children, Anne, Ruth (“Bunny”), Franklin, and Ned.

In the spring of 1974, Dr Graham called thousands of missionaries and ministers from all over the world for the Lausanne Congress on World Evangelisation in Switzerland. He asked even me, an unknown young leader, to speak at one of the breakout sessions of the conference, and included my message in his book, “Let the earth hear His voice.”

During that congress, Graham held a news conference with 150 journalists. One reporter asked, “What is happening spiritually among the youth of Europe?” Graham answered, “Youth With A Mission!” He went on to describe how YWAM had young people spread out all over western Europe, reaching other youth with the Gospel. I knew he was giving us direct help by answering the reporter that way.

Years later I met with Dr. Graham and his close friend TW Wilson in the Graham home in Montreat, North Carolina. That was when Billy (that’s what he asked me to call him) laid hands on me and prayed for me. TW took a photo of us after the prayer time.

Years later after his wife Ruth’s death, I was again privileged to be in his home. I thanked him for what he had meant to me and my life, and to YWAM. Mr. Graham was weakened by age, using a walker. Later I visited with Oral Roberts in his home, to say goodbye. We also had prayer together and then a meal. Brother Roberts, as I called him, asked if Billy had a walker like his? I said yes. Oral said, “I gave that to Billy. He called and thanked me, saying, “I used to have a Ford. Now I have a Cadillac!” Roberts and Graham were friends for years.

My special honor was to serve ten years on the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association’s legal board for their radio ministry. Billy Graham was the chairman. There I saw him in another role, as a man of God leading a small group of nine with skill, vision, wisdom, integrity, and humility, always focused on the Gospel.

Through the years, when I as a leader was confronted by a situation, I’d ask myself, “What would Billy do?” When I teach young missionary leaders, I use his examples very often. He was purpose-driven, yet relied on the Holy Spirit. He was a leader of leaders, a man I was privileged to call my friend.

I am 18 years younger than Billy. When I have finished my course and kept the faith, I hope to meet with him in the presence of our Savior.

Loren Cunningham
Founder of Youth With A Mission
Co-founder of University of the Nations

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Blog Post » Excellent Science

NIMH leadership has defined a set of principles to help compare the quality of research proposals across the full breadth of the Institute’s portfolio; Dr. Gordon explains how these principles can help ensure that NIMH prioritizes excellent science while assuring portfolio balance across timeframes.

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Science News » Memory Gene Goes Viral

A gene crucial for learning can send its genetic material from one neuron to another by employing a strategy commonly used by viruses.

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Science News » Intramural Researchers Develop Suicide Risk Screening Toolkit for Medical Settings

NIMH researchers have developed a brief screening questionnaire for medical professionals to identify youth at risk for suicide.

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Pray for YWAM Foundational Values (1-3)

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Scientific Meeting » RDoC Office Hours: March Session

The NIMH Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) unit holds monthly virtual “office hours” via video conference. Discussion topics may include the basic principles of the initiative, general queries about designing and applying for grants based on RDoC ideas, and the role of RDoC within NIMH and its relationship to other initiatives. Questions regarding individual grant applications or detailed program advice will be redirected to the relevant program officers.

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Scientific Meeting » RDoC Office Hours: February Session

The NIMH Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) unit holds monthly virtual “office hours” via video conference. Discussion topics may include the basic principles of the initiative, general queries about designing and applying for grants based on RDoC ideas, and the role of RDoC within NIMH and its relationship to other initiatives. Questions regarding individual grant applications or detailed program advice will be redirected to the relevant program officers.

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Scientific Meeting » RDoC Office Hours: January Session

The NIMH Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) unit holds monthly virtual “office hours” via video conference. Discussion topics may include the basic principles of the initiative, general queries about designing and applying for grants based on RDoC ideas, and the role of RDoC within NIMH and its relationship to other initiatives. Questions regarding individual grant applications or detailed program advice will be redirected to the relevant program officers.

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