Celebrating Excellence in Mental Health Advocacy: The 2024 STARR Awards The 2024 STARR Awards Celebration, held virtually on December 19th, brought together leaders in mental health advocacy, clinical research, and […]

January is National Mentoring Month January is recognized as National Mentoring Month, a month-long opportunity to focus on being a mentor and raising awareness of mentoring. Founded in 2002, National […]

We invite everyone to join us for the STARR Annual Awards Celebration on Thursday, December 19th! This year’s zoom event will be cheerfully hosted by Adam Simmons and will be a great […]

Navigating the Holiday Blues – Some Tips from the STARR Advocacy Board Are you feeling the Holiday Blues? We’ve got some tips to help move the needle—you just need to […]

Start Planning Now for Your Holiday Giving & Outreach A fundamental aspect of the STARR Site Certification is promoting community engagement and volunteering. The concept behind this is that as […]

Call for Nominations for 2024 STARR Awards! Nominations due by 11/20/25! The STARR Coalition is excited to announce the call for nominations for the prestigious 2024 STARR Awards! The STARR […]

Clinical research is a public necessity and those who contribute are performing a crucial public service. So, why are we making it harder for people to contribute? In February 2024, […]

STARR Research Ambassador Douglas Meron: Thriving Within My Communities The rate of loneliness is skyrocketing in the United States.  People who live with mental health challenges are extremely familiar with […]

As most of you know, the FDA is working on their guidance doc: Diversity Action Plans to Improve Enrollment of Participants from Underrepresented Populations in Clinical Studies. In June, they […]