These collaborations are essential to overcoming the disparities between physical and mental health care and creating a movement for understanding that taking care of our brains is just as important as taking care of our bodies. Its a movement we co-created with community partners, research institutes, theSouth Florida Science Center and AquariumandFlorida Atlantic Universitys Stiles-Nicholson Brain Instituteover the past five years through the annualTrain the Braincampaign.Train the Brain, Connecting Brain Science, Community & Care, is offering the last of two virtual educational events featuring Amishi Jha, Ph.D., professor of psychology at the University of Miami and director of Contemplative Neuroscience for the Mindfulness Research and Practice Initiative, at 1 p.m. Oct. 19.

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