To create meaningful change by increasing communication, partnerships, and goodwill among stakeholders in the areas of mental health clinical research, advocacy, and treatment with emphasis on community and advocacy engagement, stigma reduction, and ensuring that clinical research is widely recognized as a trusted care option.
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FEATURED PODCAST
December’s Spotlight Podcast delves into the profound effects of childhood trauma on one’s life and emphasizes the role of research in offering hope and solace.
Cherilyn candidly shares the story of her mother’s tragic death from cancer when Cherilyn was only 9 years old, highlighting the deep and far-reaching impact this traumatic experience had on every facet of her life. This event, marked by the support of the medical community, steered Cherilyn toward a path in medical research. Despite the inability of the research to save her mother’s life, Cherilyn’s mother found purpose in contributing to research endeavors and transformed her mother’s passing into a meaningful contribution by providing essential data to advance treatment options.
If you or someone you know lives with an illness, you can find information on clinical trials at https://clinicaltrials.gov/.
We recognize that mental health clinical research is a particularly challenging area within research so we’ve brought together stakeholders from pharma, CRO’s, and sites to identify some obstacles and challenges unique to CNS research.
The STARR Site Certification is a result of these conversations.
WHY GET STARR CERTIFIED?
Leverage a greater network by engaging in the community and advocacy.
Increase subject retention and overall research success by promoting empathy and communication between site staff and patients.
Increase site staff’s overall job satisfaction and commitment by encouraging awareness and involvement in the bigger picture.
By becoming certified through the STARR Site Certification program, Sponsors and CRO’s are able to immediately identify research sites adhering to the STARR standards and best practices.
The Messaging Committee created a series of commercials to address the stigma of mental illness and promote research. These videos are available to Coalition members to use for website, social media, or television spots. We can edit your organizations information to the end of the spots. To see more videos, log into the Community Login and look in the Gallery.
Latest News
Saturday, March 4, 2023
A Thank You Letter to the Women who Raised Researchers… By Molly Little, Community Outreach Director for Neuro-Behavioral Research & the Ohio Center for Hope Growing up in middle America […]