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Center for Healthy Minds Shares Crucial Findings of No Symptom Worsening Following Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy 

August 20, 2026

Researchers have released findings of no evidence that mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) increased a risk of symptom worsening, in a... Learn More >

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Latest CHM Study Aims to End the Trial and Error of Mental Health Care

August 19, 2026

What if there were a more timely, nimble and accurate way to measure people’s mental wellbeing to understand when treatment starts working and for... Learn More >

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Community Wisdom is Transforming Wellbeing Initiatives and Research

June 24, 2026

Collaborations between Wisconsin community members and Center for Healthy Minds highlight the power of initiatives and research grounded in trust,... Learn More >

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La investigación entrega herramientas para lograr la “técnica” para alcanzar el bienestar en la vida diaria

December 7, 2020

Los investigadores del Center for Healthy Minds introducen un nuevo paradigma basado en la evidencia científica que sugiere que el bienestar podría... Learn More >

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Mobile Mental Health Program Goes Beyond Mindfulness, Shows Promise in Reducing Negative Mental Health Symptoms

December 1, 2020

A new study from researchers at the Center for Healthy Minds and the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin–Madison suggests that... Learn More >

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Survive election uncertainty with these expert tips on how to cope

November 11, 2020

The Healthy Minds Program app and the Center for Healthy Minds are featured as resources to help calm anxious thoughts and restless energy related... Learn More

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How to detox from election anxiety, according to mental health experts

November 10, 2020

Center Founder and Director Richard Davidson talks about how simple self-care practices can be easily integrated into your daily routine. Learn More

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Meditation apps have been booming during the pandemic

November 10, 2020

Center Founder and Director Richard Davidson talks about the benefits of simple practices in meditation apps. Learn More

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Researchers Launch Fully Mobile Study on Meditation and Depression

October 30, 2020

A team at the Center for Healthy Minds is starting new research to understand whether a mobile well-being app, the Healthy Minds Program, can... Learn More >

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Well-being can be learned

October 20, 2020

Center Founder and Director Richard Davidson talks about how our brains are constantly being shaped, and that well-being is a skill that each of us... Learn More

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How to Stay Emotionally Balanced

October 20, 2020

Center Scientist Pelin Kesebir shares information about managing emotional styles that affect health and relationships. Learn More

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Dr. Pelin Kesebir - How to Sustain Happiness

October 20, 2020

Center Scientist Pelin Kesebir explains how we can change our brains towards sustained happiness through self awareness and how self kindness is... Learn More

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Virtual Events Explore Science of Well-Being, Feature New Insights from Dalai Lama

September 30, 2020

This year's The World We Make event is free and open to the public, from October 5 - 9, 2020. The nightly virtual events  will explore science... Learn More >

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Researchers Develop New Metrics for Measuring Mental States During Meditation

September 23, 2020

In a recent collaborative study across institutions, researchers developed a new framework to identify mental states during meditation. This... Learn More >

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Research Suggests Common Mindfulness Program Unlikely to Cause Harm

August 18, 2020

Researchers at the Center for Healthy Minds found that people who took part in the most common and widely available secular mindfulness program did... Learn More >