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Mental Health Lecture Series

Leading experts in the fields of psychology, psychiatry, and behavioral science share knowledge on a broad range of mental health topics

UPCOMING MENTAL HEALTH LECTURE

Behavioral Activation: A Straightforward Treatment for Depression
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Tuesday, May 26, 2026
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm PT

Christopher Martell, PhD, ABPP

Director of the Psychological Services Center and Professor of Practice in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of Massachusetts

Christopher Martell will present a free webinar, “Behavioral Activation: A Straightforward Treatment for Depression”. This presentation will cover the basics of how behavioral activation (BA) for depression works and how it fits in with other psychotherapies for depression and other disorders.  There will be a brief explanation of a behavioral rather than medical model of depression, and why it matters to anyone other than researchers and scholars. Dr. Martell will also engage in discussion with participants about tips for helping loved ones when they are experiencing a depression episode, and when their distress has increased to a point where they may see suicide as an option. Xiaofang Chen, Co-Founder and President of the Alan Hu Foundation, is grateful for financial support of the Tri-Valley Nonprofit Alliance to offer this presentation free to the public, including live simultaneous Spanish interpretation. Please consider a donation for live simultaneous Chinese interpretation.The presentation will be followed by 15 minutes of Q&A.

 

Christopher Martell, PhD, ABPP is Director of the Psychological Services Center and Professor of Practice in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts. Dr. Martell is first author of two of the primary texts on contemporary behavioral activation (BA), an effective psychological treatment for depression. His book, "Living Well with Depression", part of the Guilford Press living well series is due to be available in July 2026. He was in private practice in Seattle, Washington for 23 years, and on the clinical faculty in the departments of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Washington prior to turning his attention exclusively to training the next generation of students. He consults with researchers and trains clinicians in behavioral activation around the world.

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This lecture  has been funded by a grant from

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This lecture is free to attend.

Please consider giving a donation to Alan Hu Foundation.

The Alan Hu Foundation (EIN: 83-1333072) is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit organization so your donation may be tax deductible.

Lectures are presented in English with simultaneous Chinese and Spanish interpretation.

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El seminario web está disponible con interpretación simultánea en Español.

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Mental Health Lecture Series

Leading experts in the fields of psychology, psychiatry, and behavioral science share knowledge on a broad range of mental health topics in the Alan Hu Foundation Mental Health Lecture Series. Each presentation has been recorded and grouped into topics.

These presentations are for educational purposes only and are not intended for medical diagnoses. If you have any persistent symptoms, please seek professional help.

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