Our Vision: Supportive Relationships for Everybody

We conduct research, provide training, and offer thought leadership to strengthen relationships in education and in medicine.

We consider relationships to be a vital public health resource, and believe that many of the world's problems will be alleviated when every person has access to excellent emotional support.

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As you are well aware, medical students are at terrible risk for loneliness, depression and suicide. A 2016 meta-analysis in JAMA estimated the prevalence of depression or depressive symptoms among medical students at 27.2% and the prevalence of suicidal ideation

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Students use Skype to build relationships with people of different cultures. By Meghan Bogardus Cortez (@megbcortez).

Five resources to help you learn about social-emotional learning in the classroom. By Kate Westrich (@katewestrich).

Video: how

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Finding purpose: honing the practice of making meaning in medicine. By Lois Leveen, PhD., a Kienle Scholar in Medical Humanities at Penn State College.

How do you fight racism in medicine? John Junyoung Lee,

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Article identifies best practices in relational skills training for medical trainees and providers. By Eran Magen, PhD, (@eranmagen), Scientific Director of the Center for Supportive Relationships, and Horace DeLisser, M.D., Associate

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The challenge of developing an academic curriculum that addresses social emotional learning. By Joel Stice.

Parents: how to help your child build emotional intelligence skills. By Katelin Walling (@KEWalling)

Deepening relationships with students' families can

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2017 summer reading for compassionate clinicians, as recommended by the Gold Foundation. By Molly Olmsted.

An E.R. doctor's account of breaking his emotional walls and empathizing more with patients. By Jeffrey McWilliams, M.D.