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A recent article published by Youth Today discusses the impact of positive youth development (PYD) initiatives in sports programs.

Two-thirds of clinical trial participants treated with psilocybin-assisted therapy for major depressive disorder were in complete remission from their depression five years later, a new study has found. 

As a BSSW student, Kethan Mokadam discovered his passion for social work through an exploratory learning class, which ultimately led him to LiFEsports.

Congratulations to Cindy Clouner who recently received the State Visionary Award from the Ohio Prevention Professional’s Association (OPPA). Clouner was honored for her work to advance prevention across the state and serves as the managing director of the Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Drug Misuse Prevention and Recovery (HECAOD).

The secret to psychedelic drugs’ links to greater empathy and insight may lie in their ability to coax the right hemisphere of the brain into a position of dominance over the left, according to a proposed new theory.

On February 19, the Age-Friendly Innovation Center partnered with Columbus City Schools’ (CCS) Wellness Team to roll out the video, "Aging: So Cool Everyone is Doing It" on the district’s social media channels and website.

Congratulations to Christine Happel, assistant director of the Age-Friendly Innovation Center, for her interview in the Columbus Dispatch story, "Columbus law requires property owners to clear sidewalks. Does the city enforce it?"

The Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OhioMHAS) today announced it has awarded a $250,000 SOAR Network Innovation Grant to LiFEsports – a premiere model for sport-based positive youth development at The Ohio State University – to extend its “Coach Beyond” trainings to community based sports organizations.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Most U.S. military veterans who have used psychedelics reported in a recent study that they pursued the substances for healing or spiritual exploration, and over 80% said they benefited from the experience – even those who had challenging outcomes.

Congratulations to Drs. Samantha Bates and Dawn Anderson-Butcher for their recently published article in Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators.