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Great Minds Get-Together

Leaders from MIDB, the University and M Health Fairview, along with donors and supporters, celebrated MIDB and its impact on the community.
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Creativity Camp Aims to Advance New Interventions for Adolescent Mental Health

A multidisciplinary team held the first of three camps designed to help young people with depression shift out of negative thought patterns.
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Autism, Age, and Race

Newly published research by authors from the University of Minnesota found racial disparities in identifying autism in young children.
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Art for All

A collaborative effort to share and promote work by artists with disabilities.
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Disability Rights: Storytelling in the Congo

Institute on Community Integration last month trained people with disabilities and non-profit organizations in the central African nation.
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Fostering Creativity in Adolescents

A collaboration on a Research Lab that explores creativity in adolescents through arts engagement.
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Telling Stories Through Music

Music therapist Yue Wu (MNLEND 2019-20) is working on a second production of her show, Light in the Well, which tells stories of people with disabilities.
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Research, Treatment and Community Engagement at the Core of New UMN Brain Institute

The Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain aims to bridge gaps across treatment, research and community integration.
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Building Bridges

The project aims to improve communication and challenging behavior while families await formal ASD evaluation or intervention.
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Bridging Barriers

MIDB researchers and colleagues recently received a new three-year award to address health disparities for children with autism.