Celebrating 30 Years

August 28, 2025, 3:00–4:00 p.m. ET
Robert A. Hummer, Ph.D., will explore Add Health’s history, theoretical and substantive motivations, empirical contributions, innovations in recent data collection, and preliminary findings from soon-to-be publicly available data.

This month’s Director’s Spotlight focuses on the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH’s) role in transforming mental health care through research and discovery. Andrea Beckel-Mitchener, Ph.D., Acting Director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), co-authored this spotlight on the significant activities and accomplishments of coordinated research efforts at NIH.

September 8, 2025, 12:00–4:30 p.m. ET
The NIH’s Health Behavior Theories (HBT) Project aims to identify core needs for advancing HBT quality and use and establish a foundation for future progress. In this conference, HBT Project members and other NIH leaders will report on recent efforts and facilitate collaborative discussions to explore cross-cutting challenges and opportunities for HBT.