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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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New CHM Study to Examine How to Improve Effectiveness of Digital Wellbeing Apps

January 20, 2026

A new study launched by a team of researchers at Center for Healthy Minds seeks to understand how mental health digital apps could become more... Learn More >

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Reframing Wellbeing Through the Lens of Indigenous Filipino Psychology

January 15, 2026

Center for Healthy Minds researchers and partners from global Filipino non-profit give update on collaborative study. Learn More >

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Parents’ Excessive Internet Use May Be Linked to Depression in Their Teenagers

January 12, 2026

“These results support the sobering possibility that how parents are engaging with technology impacts their children’s wellbeing,” said Simon... Learn More >

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Get to Know Center for Healthy Minds Experts in 5 Recent Podcast Episodes

November 28, 2025

Catch up with the experts at the Center for Healthy Minds with these podcasts featuring five of our scholars as they discuss their latest research... Learn More >

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LinkedIn’s Jeff Weiner and UW’s Dr. Richie Davidson Have Fireside Chat on ‘Leading with Compassion’

November 21, 2025

"Leading with compassion" was the center of the conversation at a recent fireside chat with LinkedIn’s Jeff Weiner and Center for Healthy Minds... Learn More >

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Contemplating a New Vision for Contemplative Science

November 3, 2025

Dr. Amit Bernstein, CHM’s newest faculty member, reflects on a 30-year journey around the world and into the mind—and where he wants to go next. Learn More >

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Liberating Mind at Death: Ontological Realities and Discourses with Science in Tibetan Tukdam Post-death Meditative State

September 10, 2025

Read this Tukdam Special Issue for the journal Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry with CHM Research Assistant Professor Dr. Tawni Tidwell as guest... Learn More

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Island of Knowledge: Human Flourishing

September 2, 2025

This spring, Richard J. Davidson and visiting scientist Dalal Abu Amneh participated in a small think tank gathering in Tuscany. While there, they... Learn More

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Digital Health for Doctors, Too? Tools Emerge to Promote Well-being

August 25, 2025

Whether it’s via an online program or simply a smartwatch, healthcare professionals stand to gain skills and insights. Learn More

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UW–Madison’s Center for Healthy Minds Shares Positive Results from Study of Digital Wellbeing Training for Mexican Healthcare Providers

August 18, 2025

Researchers from the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Center for Healthy Minds (CHM) and AtentaMente, a group in Mexico that specializes in mental... Learn More >

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The Meditation App Revolution Is Here, And It's Backed By Science

August 15, 2025

Read more about a review paper on meditation apps, published recently in the journal American Psychologist, co-authored by Dr. Simon Goldberg, Core... Learn More

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Dr. Richie Davidson & Dr. Cortland Dahl Launch Dharma Lab

August 4, 2025

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of Dharma Lab — a new platform co-created by Dr. Cortland Dahl and Dr. Richard J. Davidson, designed to share... Learn More