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Dive into Dr. Devika Bhushan's commitment to health equity and mental health advocacy through her selected works around well-being, stress and resilience, gender norms, bias and equity, and public health innovation.

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Early adversity, stress and resilience

Mental health and well-being

Gender norms, health bias and equity

Public health, policy and innovation

Early adversity, stress and resilience

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Bhushan D, Burke Harris N, Office of the California Surgeon General, California Department of Health Care Services (2019). Training curriculum: Becoming ACEs Aware in California. [Healthcare provider training curriculum accredited for Maintenance of Certification and Continuing Medical Education credits.]

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Bhushan D, Kotz K, McCall J, Wirtz S, Gilgoff R, Dube SR, Powers C, Olson-Morgan J, Galeste M, Patterson K, Harris L, Mills A, Bethell C, Burke Harris N, Office of the California Surgeon General (2020). Report: Roadmap for resilience: The California Surgeon General’s report on adverse childhood experiences, toxic stress, and health.

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Bhushan D (2021). Essay: How educators can address childhood adversity and toxic stress. Kaiser Permanente Thriving Schools.

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Gilgoff R, Schwartz T, Owen M, Bhushan D, Burke Harris N (2022). Commentary: Opportunities to treat toxic stress. Pediatrics.

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Bhushan D, Gilgoff R, Owen M, Slavich G (2023). Speaking event: Healing from toxic stress: a policy approach, part of session, From Cells to society: Clinical translational approaches to treating toxic stress in the pediatric primary care setting. Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting. Washington, DC.

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Bhushan D, Yogman M, Chang H (2023). Webinar: Writing prescriptions for play — the how and why. Weitzman Institute online learning platform [continuing education credits available].

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Bhushan D, Elbers J, Gilgoff R (2023). Webinar: Stress is making our kids sick: Learn how, why, and what you can do about it.

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Bhushan D, Azevedo B, Anderson-Badbade S, Yogman M, Moody M, Chang H, Simpson L (2023). Brief: Using clinical ‘prescriptions for play’ in early childhood to build resilience and enhance equity. Weitzman Institute.

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Bhushan D, Chokshi B (expected 2025). Textbook chapter: Chapter 28, Trauma-Informed Health Care: Settings and Systems, in state-of-the-art Developmental Trauma and Resilience, edited by: Heather Forkey, MD, Michael Arenson, MD. American Academy of Pediatrics.

Mental health and well-being

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Bhushan D, Blood EA, Shrier LA (2013). Publication: Momentary affective states predicting substance use events in depressed youth. Mental Health and Substance Use. 6 (3): 203-218.

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Bhushan D (2013). Publication: Momentary affective states predicting substance use events in depressed youth. MD Thesis with Honors in a Special Field. Harvard Medical School.

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Bhushan D (2015). Speaking event: Cyberbullying — a growing threat. Grand Rounds. Department of Pediatrics. Johns Hopkins Hospital. Baltimore, MD.

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Bhushan D (2022). Keynote address: The journey to healing. National Alliance on Mental Illness California’s Annual Conference. Newport Beach, CA.

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Bhushan D (2022). Keynote address: Dispelling mental health stigma. Behavioral Health Policy Conference: Joint Impact, Innovation, and Transformation, hosted by the California Council of Community Behavioral Health Agencies, the County Behavioral Health Directors’ Association of California, and the California Institute of Behavioral Health Solutions. Palm Springs, CA.

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Bhushan D, Stafford Jones M, Do N, Segovia J, Lim B, Ross RK (2022). Speaking event: We know what we need to heal: letting youth build healing spaces. Main Stage Opening Plenary Panel. US Surgeon General’s Youth Mental Health Summit. Los Angeles, CA.

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Bhushan D (2022). Public service announcement: Stress busters for kids and caregivers. Office of the California Surgeon General.

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Bhushan D (2022). Essay: Coming out about my bipolar disorder has led to a new deep sense of community. National Public Radio.

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Bhushan D (2022). Essay: Op-ed: I am California’s acting surgeon general. And I have bipolar disorder. The Los Angeles Times.

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Bhushan D, Duckworth K, Ramirez J, Kauffman G, National Alliance on Mental Illness (2022). You Are Not Alone: Book tour and conversation. Powell Books. Menlo Park, CA.

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Bhushan D (2023). A pediatrician and public health leader’s reflections on stigma and living with bipolar disorder. Invited Pfeiffer Keynote Address. Sixth annual Diversity and Inclusion Forum. Stanford University. Stanford, CA.

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Bhushan D (2023). Essay: Living with bipolar disorder: My top 9 mental health hacks. Psychology Today.

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Myers M with Bhushan D, others (2022-23). Interview for book, Physicians with Lived Experience: How Their Stories Offer Clinical Guidance, by Michael Myers, MD. American Psychiatric Association Publishing.

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Torresani A, Bhushan D (2023). National Alliance on Mental Illness Instagram Live on Mental Health Action Day, 300,000 followers.

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Scott G, Bhushan D (2023). Men’s Health Magazine Instagram Live on mental health awareness and advocacy, 1.6 million followers.

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Suran, M with Bhushan D (2023), others. Interview for printed article: Treating bipolar disorder is notoriously difficult, but research underway could lead to new options. JAMA.

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Higgins N, Hudson A, Bhushan D (2023). Podcast interview with NAMI CEO Dan Gillison, Hope Starts with Us: Mental health equity and stigma.

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Cohen A, Bhushan D (2023). Television interview on mental health. Inside the Issues with Alex Cohen. Spectrum News 1 SoCal, 2.5 million subscribers.

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Bhushan D, invited guests (2023-present). Video and audio podcast: Spread the Light with Dr Devika B: First-person accounts of living with mental illness that aim to dispel stigma and stereotypes and instead, spread hope and light. Because stigma festers in the dark and scatters in the light.

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Gilmartin P, Bhushan D (2024). Podcast interview: The Mental Illness Happy Hour. (Forthcoming)

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Bhushan D (2024). Keynote address: Title TBD. Community Mental Health Association of Michigan Annual Fall Conference. Traverse City, MI.

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Smerconish M, Bhushan D (2023). Podcast and radio interview on mental health: The Smerconish Podcast.

Mental health and well-being

  • Bhushan D, invited guests (2023-present). Video and audio podcast: Spread the Light with Dr Devika B: First-person accounts of living with mental illness that aim to dispel stigma and stereotypes and instead, spread hope and light. Because stigma festers in the dark and scatters in the light.

  • Gilmartin P, Bhushan D (2024). Podcast interview: The Mental Illness Happy Hour. (Forthcoming)

  • Bhushan D (2024). Keynote address: Title TBD. Community Mental Health Association of Michigan Annual Fall Conference. Traverse City, MI.

  • Smerconish M, Bhushan D (2023). Podcast and radio interview on mental health: The Smerconish Podcast.

  • Cohen A, Bhushan D (2023). Television interview on mental health. Inside the Issues with Alex Cohen. Spectrum News 1 SoCal, 2.5 million subscribers.

  • Higgins N, Hudson A, Bhushan D (2023). Podcast interview with NAMI CEO Dan Gillison, Hope Starts with Us: Mental health equity and stigma.

  • Suran, M with Bhushan D (2023), others. Interview for printed article: Treating bipolar disorder is notoriously difficult, but research underway could lead to new options. JAMA.

  • Scott G, Bhushan D (2023). Men’s Health Magazine Instagram Live on mental health awareness and advocacy, 1.6 million followers.

  • Torresani A, Bhushan D (2023). National Alliance on Mental Illness Instagram Live on Mental Health Action Day, 300,000 followers.

  • Myers M with Bhushan D, others (2022-23). Interview for book, Physicians with Lived Experience: How Their Stories Offer Clinical Guidance, by Michael Myers, MD. American Psychiatric Association Publishing.

  • Bhushan D (2023). Essay: Living with bipolar disorder: My top 9 mental health hacks. Psychology Today.

  • Bhushan D (2023). A pediatrician and public health leader’s reflections on stigma and living with bipolar disorder. Invited Pfeiffer Keynote Address. Sixth annual Diversity and Inclusion Forum. Stanford University. Stanford, CA.

  • Bhushan D, Duckworth K, Ramirez J, Kauffman G, National Alliance on Mental Illness (2022). You Are Not Alone: Book tour and conversation. Powell Books. Menlo Park, CA.

  • Bhushan D (2022). Essay: Op-ed: I am California’s acting surgeon general. And I have bipolar disorder. The Los Angeles Times.

  • Bhushan D (2022). Essay: Coming out about my bipolar disorder has led to a new deep sense of community. National Public Radio.

  • Bhushan D (2022). Public service announcement: Stress busters for kids and caregivers. Office of the California Surgeon General.

  • Bhushan D, Stafford Jones M, Do N, Segovia J, Lim B, Ross RK (2022). Speaking event: We know what we need to heal: letting youth build healing spaces. Main Stage Opening Plenary Panel. US Surgeon General’s Youth Mental Health Summit. Los Angeles, CA.

  • Bhushan D (2022). Keynote address: Dispelling mental health stigma. Behavioral Health Policy Conference: Joint Impact, Innovation, and Transformation, hosted by the California Council of Community Behavioral Health Agencies, the County Behavioral Health Directors’ Association of California, and the California Institute of Behavioral Health Solutions. Palm Springs, CA.

  • Bhushan D (2022). Keynote address: The journey to healing. National Alliance on Mental Illness California’s Annual Conference. Newport Beach, CA.

  • Bhushan D (2015). Speaking event: Cyberbullying — a growing threat. Grand Rounds. Department of Pediatrics. Johns Hopkins Hospital. Baltimore, MD.

  • Bhushan D (2013). Publication: Momentary affective states predicting substance use events in depressed youth. MD Thesis with Honors in a Special Field. Harvard Medical School.

  • Bhushan D, Blood EA, Shrier LA (2013). Publication: Momentary affective states predicting substance use events in depressed youth. Mental Health and Substance Use. 6 (3): 203-218.

Gender norms, health bias, and equity

  • Stall NM, Shah NR, Bhushan D (2023). Publication: Unpaid family caregiving—the next frontier of gender equity in a postpandemic future. JAMA Health Forum.

  • Raney J, Pal R, Lee T, Saenz SR, Bhushan D, Leahy P, Johnson C, Kapphahn C, Gisondi MA, Hoang K (2021). Publication: Words matter: An antibias workshop for health care professionals to reduce stigmatizing language. MedEdPORTAL.

  • Bhushan D, Leahy P, Lee T, Pal R, Raney J, Saenz SR (2019). Workshop: Words hurt: Identifying and removing stigmatizing language from clinical settings. Annual Diversity and Inclusion Forum. Stanford University.

  • Bhushan D, Darmstadt G (2019). Speaking event: Advancing gender equity through virtual reality. Seminar. Center for Policy, Outcomes, and Prevention. Stanford University.

  • Bhushan D, Meausoone V (2018). Speaking event: #SeeHer: Tackling sexism in media representation. Seminar. Center for Policy, Outcomes, and Prevention, Stanford University.

  • Bhushan D, Weber A, Meausoone V, Cislaghi B, Darmstadt G (2018). Poster: Shifting gender norms to improve population health. Competitively chosen for Maternal and Child Health Research Institute Symposium, Stanford University.

  • Weber A, Cislaghi B, Meausoone V, Abdalla S, Mejia-Guevara I, Loftus P, Hallgren E, Seff I, Stark L, Victora CG, Buffarini R, Barros AJD, Domingue B, Bhushan D, Gupta R, Nagata JM, Shakya HB, Richter LM, Norris SA, Ngo TD, Chae S, Haberland N, McCarthy K, Cullen M, Darmstadt G (2019). Publication: How gender norms shape health: insights from global survey data. The Lancet. 393 (10189): 2455-2468.

  • Berenson KR, Paprocki C, Thomas Fishman M, Bhushan D, El-Bassel N, Downey G (2015). Publication: Rejection sensitivity, perceived power, and HIV risk in the relationships of low-income urban women. Women and Health. 55 (8): 900-920.

  • Downey G, Berenson K, Paprocki C, Bhushan D, El-Bassel N (2008). Poster: Rejection sensitivity, high-risk relationships, and women’s health. Competitively chosen for Symposium on Rejection Sensitivity, Interpersonal Violence, and Health. International Association for Relationship Research. Providence, RI.

  • Bhushan D, London B, Downey G (2008). Written thesis and presentation: Assessing the consequences of RS-gender [gender-based rejection sensitivity] for women’s stereotype threat susceptibility during a math test. Honors Program Thesis. Neuroscience and Behavior, Columbia University.

Public health, policy, and innovation

  • Bhushan D, Vishwanath A (2024). Fireside Chat with Dr. Devika Bhushan and Knight-Hennessy Scholars. Stanford University. Stanford, CA.

  • Bhushan D, Hu L (2022). Speaking event: Understanding and preventing burnout. Fireside Chat with CarePort CEO Lissy Hu, MD, MBA. CarePort Health Town Hall. Boston, MA.

  • Bhushan D, Entwistle D (2022). Speaking event: The future of healthcare. Moderated Discussion with the CEO of Stanford Health Care. Century Summit. Stanford University.

  • Bhushan D (2022). Invited oral testimony: poverty and biological impacts on children. Hearing: Ending Poverty in California. California State Assembly Subcommittee 1: Health and Human Services, February 23, 2022.

  • Bhushan D (2022). Public service announcement: Finding infant formula and keeping baby safe. Office of the California Surgeon General.

  • Bhushan D (2022). Essay: What should parents know about the COVID vaccine for kids under 5? American Academy of Pediatrics’ parent-facing website: Healthy Children.

  • Bhushan D, Hardy J, Szilagyi M, Stewart R (2020). Speaking event: Primary care and telehealth strategies for addressing the secondary health effects of COVID-19. ACEs Aware Initiative webinar.

  • Patel L, Bhushan D (2019). Op-ed: Gun violence kills and injures thousands of children every year. Here’s a solution. The Sacramento Bee.

  • Bhushan D, Breslau N, Butterfoss T, English M, Rentie C, Riley M, Rothschild A (2019). Report: Implementation of the Continuum of Care Reform Act in Sonoma County. Policy Analysis White Paper. Stanford University.

  • *Bhushan D, Meisinger K, Wheeler R (2011). Speaking event: Factors influencing South Asians’ self-efficacy in managing diabetes at a community health center in Cambridge, MA. Primary Care Innovation Collaborative. Harvard Medical School.

  • Bhushan D, Conner K, Ellen JM, Sibinga EMS (2015). Publication: Adjuvant acupuncture for youth with sickle cell pain: a proof of concept study. Medical Acupuncture. 27 (6): 461-466.