Ancient Wisdom Practices Can Help You Thrive This Semester
September 9, 2026
Research shows ancient wisdom practices teach balance during student life. Learn More
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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 >
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 >
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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Compassion Training Could Help Parents And Their Children
January 17, 2020
Julie Poehlmann-Tynan, a Center faculty member, talks about the impacts of compassion on young children and parents Learn More
Are Politics and Climate Change Giving You Existential Anxiety?
January 17, 2020
Pelin Kesebir, a scientist at the Center, shares perspective on the history of existential anxiety and how to cope with it Learn More
Seven Personal Management Tips To Help You Save Time
January 17, 2020
Richard Davidson's thoughts on well-being are featured in this Forbes article on personal management Learn More
Why We Hate
January 17, 2020
The work of the Center for Healthy Minds was featured in the final episode on hope of the Discovery Channel documentary Why We Hate Learn More
UW-Madison researchers use video game to teach kids mindfulness
January 17, 2020
Center scientists share the impact from a study where kids played a video game to train mindfulness Learn More
Inflammation Predicts Response to Antidepressant Medication
January 9, 2020
Youth with bipolar depression responded better to an antipsychotic medicine if they had increased markers of inflammation in their blood Learn More >
Five Ways to Improve Your Mental Health in 2020
January 7, 2020
CNN shares strategies from Center Director Richard Davidson to build gratitude and improve emotional health. Learn More
Watch Center Founder Richard Davidson's TedXSanFrancisco talk, "How mindfulness changes the emotional life of our brains"
December 18, 2019
Center Founder and Director Richard Davidson spoke at TEDx SanFrancisco in October 2019. Watch the video to hear him speak about... Learn More >
Early Research Suggests Mindfulness Training Improves Mental Health Outcomes in Police Officers
December 16, 2019
A recent paper published by researchers at the Center for Healthy Minds showed that eight weeks of mindfulness training resulted in reductions in... Learn More >
Mindfulness video game changes areas of the brain associated with attention
December 13, 2019
A research team at the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the University of California, Irvine, designed a video... Learn More >
Being Well in a Stressed-Out Society
December 11, 2019
In the last decade, rates of anxiety, stress, and depression have increased to unprecedented levels, especially among college students. Angela... Learn More >
Can compassion help heal patients — and providers?
November 20, 2019
Center Founder and Director Richard Davidson discusses a research study at the center that focused on compassion training. Learn More