As we mark the fifth anniversary of the Lyda Hill Institute for Human Resilience, I find myself reflecting on how quickly time has passed, and how much we’ve achieved together in such a short period. When we first launched, the world was in the grip of a global...

The Lyda Hill Institute for Human Resilience is proud to announce the well-deserved promotion of Nicole Weis to the position of Director of Healing and Community Programs. Formerly the Director of Community Training and Empowerment, Nicole’s new...

It has been almost a month since our second annual GRIT Conference, and we are already excited about next year’s conference! It was a wonderful day of connection with messages of strength, inspiration, and resilience. We would like to extend a...

In communities all over the country, there is a serious strain on mental health due to a confluence of factors that include economic hardship, political polarization, physical health challenges (including infectious disease), extreme weather, and...

Children today are growing up in an increasingly complex and fast-changing world. From academic pressures to social-emotional challenges, they are regularly confronted with stressors that test their ability to adapt. Research shows that...

In the past two months, over 2 billion dollars of already awarded National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants have been cancelled. These cancellations required researchers to stop their studies immediately and...