Past Events

2025 Depression Research Summit

Columbia Psychiatry and the Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Depression hosted Hope Over the Horizon: Breakthroughs in Depression and Suicide Research on Monday, January. 27, 2025. 

Depression is the leading mental health disorder worldwide, affecting millions of individuals and families. Its impact is devastating, with many experiencing increased suicide risk throughout their lifespan. Hope Over the Horizon, made possible by support from the Saks Fifth Avenue Foundation, shed light on the latest clinical research initiatives on depression and suicide, focusing on how these findings translate into practical solutions for everyday life. 

Keynote speakers included Joshua A. Gordon, MD, PhD, Randy P. Auerbach, PhD, ABPP, Elizabeth Bartlett, PhD, Sarah Herzog, PhD, David Pagliaccio, PhD, and J. John Mann, MD.

2025 Playlist and Videos

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1. Recap Video
2. David Pagliaccio, PhD
3. Elizabeth Bartlett, PhD
4. Sarah Herzog, PhD

2024 Depression Research Summit

Columbia Psychiatry and the Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Depression hosted Hope Over the Horizon: Improving Depression Outcomes and Reducing Suicide Risk on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024.  The symposium featured presentations by Columbia experts on new innovations and breakthroughs in depression and suicide research and treatment.

Keynote speakers included Andrew Solomon, PhD, Randy P. Auerbach, PhD, ABPP, Jeremy M. Veenstra-Vanderweele, MD, Christine Ann Denny, PhD, and J. John Mann, MD.

2024 Playlist and Videos

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1. Highlight Reel
2. Jeremy M. Veenstra-Vanderweele, MD
3. Randy P. Auerbach, PhD, ABPP
4. Christine Ann Denny, PhD
5. J. John Mann, MD
6. Andrew Solomon, PhD

2023 Depression Research Summit

The Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Depression, in the Psychiatry Department at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, hosted a virtual Depression Summit on February 14 and February 16, 2023. The theme was "Understanding Suicide Risk in Children, Adolescents, & Young Adults.” 

Keynote speakers included David A. Brent, MD, from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and Nadine M. Melhem, MD, from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Other speakers included Ewa Czyz, PhD, Regina Miranda, PhD, Randy P. Auerbach, PhD, ABPP, Hilary Blumberg, MD, Cheryl King, PhD, Tina Goldstein, PhD, J. John Mann, MD, Yunyu Xiao, PhD, Michael Grunebaum, MD, Holly Wilcox, PhD, and Katherine Elkington, PhD.

2023 Playlist

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1. Columbia Depression Center: 2023 Research Summit
   1st Keynote: "Saving Holden Caulfield: Long-term and Short-term Strategies for Suicide Prevention"
2. Leveraging technology to assess and intervene with adolescents at risk for suicide.
3. Measuring Adolescent Suicide Ideation Subtypes: Implications for Risk
4. Novel Approaches to Detect Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Adolescents
5. Reducing Suicide Risk by Providing Adolescents Strategies to Improve the Health of Emotion Regulation Brain Circuitry
6. Targeting Social Connections in Multi-Component Treatments for Youth Suicide Risk
7. Decreasing Suicide Risk Among Youth with Bipolar Disorder
8. Day 1, Session 4, Additional Q & A
9. 2nd Keynote: "Social and Biological Underpinnings of Disparities in Risk for Suicidal Behavior and Strategies to Reduce These Disparities" 
10. Ketamine in Prevention of Suicidal Behaviors in Adults; Potential for Youth and Young Adult
11. Realizing the Potential of Social Determinants of Health to Promote Mental Health Equity and Reduce Youth Suicide
12. Management of Suicide Risk in Young Adults
13. Public Health Approaches to Youth Suicide Prevention
14. e-Connect: Use of a digital clinical decisional-support system to effectively identify suicidal behavior, triage and link youth on probation to care

2021 Depression Research Summit

To commemorate the Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Depression’s official launch, co-directors Dr. Randy Auerbach and Dr. J. John Mann hosted a free, virtual event series that showcased over 20 esteemed researchers in the fields of depression, suicide prevention, and resilience. The summit was held over three consecutive Wednesdays—June 9, 16, and 23, 2021—and featured three keynote speakers and six panel sessions. 

The keynote presenters included Huda Akil, PhD, from the University of Michigan, Mary Phillips, MD, from the University of Pittsburgh, and Carlos Zarate Jr, MD, from the National Institute of Mental Health. Other speakers during this series included Amir Levine, MD, Randy P. Auerbach, PhD, ABPP, Laura Mufson, PhD, Myrna Weissman, PhD, Robert Gibbons, PhD, David C. Mohr, PhD, Ravi Shah, MD, Mary Phillips, MD, Jonathan Posner, MD, Christine Denny, PhD, J. John Mann, MD, Steven Roose, MD, Lourival Baptista-Neto, MD, David Hellerstein, MD, Elias Dakwar, MD, Jeffrey A. Lieberman, MD, Maura Boldrini, MD, M. Elizabeth Sublette, MD, PhD, Barbara H. Stanley, PhD, Helen Blair Simpson, MD, PhD, Golnaz Tabibnia, PhD, Jennifer Wild, PhD, Lauren Peccoralo, MD, MPH, and Jeff Thompson, PhD.

2021 Playlist

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1. 2021 Depression Research Summit
   Day 1 Keynote: Understanding, Treating and Preventing Depression: How Can Neuroscience Help?
2. Day 1, Session 1: Depression in Children and Adolescents
3. Day 1, Session 2: On-line diagnosis and therapeutics of mood disorders: reinventing psychiatry
4. Day 2 Keynote: Getting Closer to Developing New Treatments for Mood Disorders
5. Day 2, Session 3: Depression in Mid-Life
6. Day 3 Keynote: New faster-acting antidepressants: Finding Options Beyond Ketamine
7. Day 3, Session 5: Causes and Prevention of Suicidal Behavior
8. Day 3, Session 6: Resilience Research into Practice