Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies
@cbits-nu.bsky.social
CBITs develops and researches effective, accessible, and sustainably implemented Digital Mental Health (#DMH) services for all. Located in
@nufeinbergmed.bsky.social
@nufeinbergmed.bsky.social
CBITs webinar on "The Future of Industry and Digital Mental Health" with Clare Purvis, Psy.D., will be taking place on December 2nd at 12pm CT! 🎉
Register now: northwestern.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register now: northwestern.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
November 14, 2025 at 5:35 PM
CBITs webinar on "The Future of Industry and Digital Mental Health" with Clare Purvis, Psy.D., will be taking place on December 2nd at 12pm CT! 🎉
Register now: northwestern.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register now: northwestern.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
When we aren't developing innovative digital mental health research, CBITs can be found sharing delicious food and completing word searches of spooky things! We might not fear ghosts, but an app glitching causes spooky terror 👻
Wishing everyone a happy Halloween! Stay safe and have fun tonight 🎃💜
Wishing everyone a happy Halloween! Stay safe and have fun tonight 🎃💜
October 31, 2025 at 1:44 PM
When we aren't developing innovative digital mental health research, CBITs can be found sharing delicious food and completing word searches of spooky things! We might not fear ghosts, but an app glitching causes spooky terror 👻
Wishing everyone a happy Halloween! Stay safe and have fun tonight 🎃💜
Wishing everyone a happy Halloween! Stay safe and have fun tonight 🎃💜
CBITs is back for “The Future of Industry and Digital Mental Health,” where Clare Purvis, PsyD, will share her work leading project teams to create programs supporting behavior change and founding her company, WELL.
December 2 @ 12:00 PM CT on Zoom
Join us: northwestern.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
December 2 @ 12:00 PM CT on Zoom
Join us: northwestern.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 28, 2025 at 8:28 PM
CBITs is back for “The Future of Industry and Digital Mental Health,” where Clare Purvis, PsyD, will share her work leading project teams to create programs supporting behavior change and founding her company, WELL.
December 2 @ 12:00 PM CT on Zoom
Join us: northwestern.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
December 2 @ 12:00 PM CT on Zoom
Join us: northwestern.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🌟We’re proud to spotlight Kaylee Kruzan, PhD, CBITs Core Faculty, for her dedication to researching theory-driven digital treatments for adolescents and young adults with self-injurious thoughts and behaviors!
Check out more: cbits.northwestern.edu
Check out more: cbits.northwestern.edu
October 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
🌟We’re proud to spotlight Kaylee Kruzan, PhD, CBITs Core Faculty, for her dedication to researching theory-driven digital treatments for adolescents and young adults with self-injurious thoughts and behaviors!
Check out more: cbits.northwestern.edu
Check out more: cbits.northwestern.edu
We are excited to announce that CBIT's Core Faculty @ashleyaknapp.bsky.social, PhD, has been elected as the Community Engagement Chair of the Society for Implementation Research Collaboration (SIRC)! Her role will be to pursue new connections and collaborations. Way to go 🥳
October 15, 2025 at 4:20 PM
We are excited to announce that CBIT's Core Faculty @ashleyaknapp.bsky.social, PhD, has been elected as the Community Engagement Chair of the Society for Implementation Research Collaboration (SIRC)! Her role will be to pursue new connections and collaborations. Way to go 🥳
We’re wrapping up CBITs Partnership Week with a tech-powered health care double-header! CBITs helped adapt Ksana Health’s Vira platform, and teamed up with @rushmedical.bsky.social to study its impact on 130 Chicagoans with anxiety/depression
Read more bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Read more bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
October 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
We’re wrapping up CBITs Partnership Week with a tech-powered health care double-header! CBITs helped adapt Ksana Health’s Vira platform, and teamed up with @rushmedical.bsky.social to study its impact on 130 Chicagoans with anxiety/depression
Read more bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Read more bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Today’s CBITs Partnership Week spotlight: Inspiration at Work! Together, we’re building DRIVEN—a 6-week CBT-based app to help unemployed individuals with depression regain motivation and seek work. 💜
Learn how CBITs powers practical mental health tools:
cbits.northwestern.edu/about/_news-...
Learn how CBITs powers practical mental health tools:
cbits.northwestern.edu/about/_news-...
October 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Today’s CBITs Partnership Week spotlight: Inspiration at Work! Together, we’re building DRIVEN—a 6-week CBT-based app to help unemployed individuals with depression regain motivation and seek work. 💜
Learn how CBITs powers practical mental health tools:
cbits.northwestern.edu/about/_news-...
Learn how CBITs powers practical mental health tools:
cbits.northwestern.edu/about/_news-...
Thanks to a partnership with LSMH, Montana Pediatrics, Frontier Psychiatry, and Koko, Montana will be the first state to offer single-session digital mental health tools statewide with Project Yes. 💜
Learn how government + CBITs can drive change: www.mss.northwestern.edu/about/storie...
Learn how government + CBITs can drive change: www.mss.northwestern.edu/about/storie...
October 8, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Thanks to a partnership with LSMH, Montana Pediatrics, Frontier Psychiatry, and Koko, Montana will be the first state to offer single-session digital mental health tools statewide with Project Yes. 💜
Learn how government + CBITs can drive change: www.mss.northwestern.edu/about/storie...
Learn how government + CBITs can drive change: www.mss.northwestern.edu/about/storie...
Today we’re spotlighting our work with @mhanational.org, whose digital reach helped launch Small Steps, Plan-Safe, and Coping Compass—tools supporting mental health at scale. 🥳✨ Learn more & explore partnerships: cbits.northwestern.edu/about/_news-...
October 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Today we’re spotlighting our work with @mhanational.org, whose digital reach helped launch Small Steps, Plan-Safe, and Coping Compass—tools supporting mental health at scale. 🥳✨ Learn more & explore partnerships: cbits.northwestern.edu/about/_news-...
It’s CBITs Partnership Week! We’re launching a new pathway to connect with partners in academia, nonprofit, government, tech, and healthcare, expanding our reach...(pretty relevant given it's Mental Illness Awareness Week #MIAW) Read all about it: cbits.northwestern.edu/about/_news-...
October 6, 2025 at 4:36 PM
It’s CBITs Partnership Week! We’re launching a new pathway to connect with partners in academia, nonprofit, government, tech, and healthcare, expanding our reach...(pretty relevant given it's Mental Illness Awareness Week #MIAW) Read all about it: cbits.northwestern.edu/about/_news-...
🌟 Celebrating 5 Years of Olga Barnas @ CBITS!💫
We’re thrilled to spotlight one of our incredible team members, Olga Barnas, whose dedication has shaped studies, streamlined operations, and strengthened our center. Thank you for being the backbone of so many projects!
We’re thrilled to spotlight one of our incredible team members, Olga Barnas, whose dedication has shaped studies, streamlined operations, and strengthened our center. Thank you for being the backbone of so many projects!
October 2, 2025 at 3:26 PM
🌟 Celebrating 5 Years of Olga Barnas @ CBITS!💫
We’re thrilled to spotlight one of our incredible team members, Olga Barnas, whose dedication has shaped studies, streamlined operations, and strengthened our center. Thank you for being the backbone of so many projects!
We’re thrilled to spotlight one of our incredible team members, Olga Barnas, whose dedication has shaped studies, streamlined operations, and strengthened our center. Thank you for being the backbone of so many projects!
We're celebrating NU's newest powerhouse: the Institute for Adolescent Mental Health and Well-Being! They're amplifying research that addresses adolescent health with innovative solutions — and look who they found! 😉 CBITs Co-Director Andrea Graham:
iamh.northwestern.edu/research/res...
iamh.northwestern.edu/research/res...
October 1, 2025 at 2:33 PM
We're celebrating NU's newest powerhouse: the Institute for Adolescent Mental Health and Well-Being! They're amplifying research that addresses adolescent health with innovative solutions — and look who they found! 😉 CBITs Co-Director Andrea Graham:
iamh.northwestern.edu/research/res...
iamh.northwestern.edu/research/res...
It's tomorrow! @rachelkornfield.bsky.social will present for the C-DIAS PSMG Grand Rounds tomorrow on Small Steps SMS, her groundbreaking work using an automated text-messaging support intervention for self-management of depression and anxiety. Learn more: cepim.northwestern.edu/calendar-eve...
September 29, 2025 at 5:43 PM
It's tomorrow! @rachelkornfield.bsky.social will present for the C-DIAS PSMG Grand Rounds tomorrow on Small Steps SMS, her groundbreaking work using an automated text-messaging support intervention for self-management of depression and anxiety. Learn more: cepim.northwestern.edu/calendar-eve...
To close out Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, we want to highlight CBITs Director of Digital Services, Dr. Jessica Schleider 💜 She hopes to address the heightened risk of suicide risk in queer youth by personalizing safety plans.
Read more here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Read more here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
September 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
To close out Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, we want to highlight CBITs Director of Digital Services, Dr. Jessica Schleider 💜 She hopes to address the heightened risk of suicide risk in queer youth by personalizing safety plans.
Read more here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Read more here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
As National Suicide Prevention Month concludes, we want to highlight Dr. Jonah Meyerhoff who has led multiple research trials on suicide prevention. 💜 He established a 4-week intervention, PlanSafe, to create personalized safety plans.
Read more here: formative.jmir.org/2025/1/e69602/
Read more here: formative.jmir.org/2025/1/e69602/
September 23, 2025 at 6:05 PM
As National Suicide Prevention Month concludes, we want to highlight Dr. Jonah Meyerhoff who has led multiple research trials on suicide prevention. 💜 He established a 4-week intervention, PlanSafe, to create personalized safety plans.
Read more here: formative.jmir.org/2025/1/e69602/
Read more here: formative.jmir.org/2025/1/e69602/
Huge thank you to Dr. Nick Jacobson for his insightful presentation, “Therabot: Over 6 Years Developing and Evaluating the First Generative AI Psychotherapy Chatbot.” 🎉
You can watch the full recording now on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/7FoyGVnGoQA%...
You can watch the full recording now on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/7FoyGVnGoQA%...
September 9, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Huge thank you to Dr. Nick Jacobson for his insightful presentation, “Therabot: Over 6 Years Developing and Evaluating the First Generative AI Psychotherapy Chatbot.” 🎉
You can watch the full recording now on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/7FoyGVnGoQA%...
You can watch the full recording now on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/7FoyGVnGoQA%...
📅 Tomorrow, Tuesday, September 9
🕛 12:00–1:00 PM CT
📍 Zoom
CBITs will kicking off our “The Future of” Webinar Series with Nick Jacobson, PhD, who will discuss The Future of AI in Digital Mental Health!
If you haven't yet, register now: lnkd.in/gvVaU7Fh
🕛 12:00–1:00 PM CT
📍 Zoom
CBITs will kicking off our “The Future of” Webinar Series with Nick Jacobson, PhD, who will discuss The Future of AI in Digital Mental Health!
If you haven't yet, register now: lnkd.in/gvVaU7Fh
September 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
📅 Tomorrow, Tuesday, September 9
🕛 12:00–1:00 PM CT
📍 Zoom
CBITs will kicking off our “The Future of” Webinar Series with Nick Jacobson, PhD, who will discuss The Future of AI in Digital Mental Health!
If you haven't yet, register now: lnkd.in/gvVaU7Fh
🕛 12:00–1:00 PM CT
📍 Zoom
CBITs will kicking off our “The Future of” Webinar Series with Nick Jacobson, PhD, who will discuss The Future of AI in Digital Mental Health!
If you haven't yet, register now: lnkd.in/gvVaU7Fh
Congratulations to Leah Parsons who will be leaving CBITs to pursue a Masters of Sport and Exercise Psychology at Loughborough University! 🎉
We’re all so incredibly proud of you, Leah! Wishing you all the best as you take this exciting next step 💜
We’re all so incredibly proud of you, Leah! Wishing you all the best as you take this exciting next step 💜
September 5, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Congratulations to Leah Parsons who will be leaving CBITs to pursue a Masters of Sport and Exercise Psychology at Loughborough University! 🎉
We’re all so incredibly proud of you, Leah! Wishing you all the best as you take this exciting next step 💜
We’re all so incredibly proud of you, Leah! Wishing you all the best as you take this exciting next step 💜
🚨 We are officially less than one week away from kicking off our “The Future of” Webinar Series with Nick Jacobson, PhD. 🚨
📅 Tuesday, September 9
🕛 12:00–1:00 PM CT
📍 Zoom – Free registration required
🔗 Join us! | Register now 👇
lnkd.in/gvVaU7Fh
📅 Tuesday, September 9
🕛 12:00–1:00 PM CT
📍 Zoom – Free registration required
🔗 Join us! | Register now 👇
lnkd.in/gvVaU7Fh
September 3, 2025 at 5:23 PM
🚨 We are officially less than one week away from kicking off our “The Future of” Webinar Series with Nick Jacobson, PhD. 🚨
📅 Tuesday, September 9
🕛 12:00–1:00 PM CT
📍 Zoom – Free registration required
🔗 Join us! | Register now 👇
lnkd.in/gvVaU7Fh
📅 Tuesday, September 9
🕛 12:00–1:00 PM CT
📍 Zoom – Free registration required
🔗 Join us! | Register now 👇
lnkd.in/gvVaU7Fh
Congratulations to Bella who will be moving on to Northwestern University’s Department of Preventive Medicine to assist with their communications team! 🎉
We’re all so proud of you, Bella! Wishing you all the best as you take this exciting next step 💜
We’re all so proud of you, Bella! Wishing you all the best as you take this exciting next step 💜
August 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Congratulations to Bella who will be moving on to Northwestern University’s Department of Preventive Medicine to assist with their communications team! 🎉
We’re all so proud of you, Bella! Wishing you all the best as you take this exciting next step 💜
We’re all so proud of you, Bella! Wishing you all the best as you take this exciting next step 💜
We’re excited to kick off “The Future of” Webinar Series with Nick Jacobson, PhD!
📅 Tuesday, September 9
🕛 12:00–1:00 PM CT
📍 Zoom – Free registration required
🔗 Join us! | Register now 👇
northwestern.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
📅 Tuesday, September 9
🕛 12:00–1:00 PM CT
📍 Zoom – Free registration required
🔗 Join us! | Register now 👇
northwestern.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
August 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
We’re excited to kick off “The Future of” Webinar Series with Nick Jacobson, PhD!
📅 Tuesday, September 9
🕛 12:00–1:00 PM CT
📍 Zoom – Free registration required
🔗 Join us! | Register now 👇
northwestern.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
📅 Tuesday, September 9
🕛 12:00–1:00 PM CT
📍 Zoom – Free registration required
🔗 Join us! | Register now 👇
northwestern.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🚀 “The Future of” Webinar Series is finally here!
We’re excited to launch our reimagined digital mental health webinar series in collaboration with @sdmh.bsky.social.
📅 The quarterly series kicks off: Tues, Sept 9 | 12–1 PM CT
Don’t miss it! Register for the year now: tinyurl.com/3tnpyc7f
We’re excited to launch our reimagined digital mental health webinar series in collaboration with @sdmh.bsky.social.
📅 The quarterly series kicks off: Tues, Sept 9 | 12–1 PM CT
Don’t miss it! Register for the year now: tinyurl.com/3tnpyc7f
August 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
🚀 “The Future of” Webinar Series is finally here!
We’re excited to launch our reimagined digital mental health webinar series in collaboration with @sdmh.bsky.social.
📅 The quarterly series kicks off: Tues, Sept 9 | 12–1 PM CT
Don’t miss it! Register for the year now: tinyurl.com/3tnpyc7f
We’re excited to launch our reimagined digital mental health webinar series in collaboration with @sdmh.bsky.social.
📅 The quarterly series kicks off: Tues, Sept 9 | 12–1 PM CT
Don’t miss it! Register for the year now: tinyurl.com/3tnpyc7f
🎉 Congrats to CBITs faculty members Kaylee Kruzan, PhD, and Maia Jacobs, PhD, along with collaborators Connie Chau and Colleen Norton, for receiving a Best Paper Honorable Mention at CHI 2025.
This honor is awarded to the top 5% of submissions!
Read it here: tinyurl.com/y82suv3j
This honor is awarded to the top 5% of submissions!
Read it here: tinyurl.com/y82suv3j
August 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
🎉 Congrats to CBITs faculty members Kaylee Kruzan, PhD, and Maia Jacobs, PhD, along with collaborators Connie Chau and Colleen Norton, for receiving a Best Paper Honorable Mention at CHI 2025.
This honor is awarded to the top 5% of submissions!
Read it here: tinyurl.com/y82suv3j
This honor is awarded to the top 5% of submissions!
Read it here: tinyurl.com/y82suv3j
Congrats to Research Study Coordinator Shannon Smith for receiving a Spotlight Award, selected by department leadership in recognition of her outstanding contributions! 🌟
We’re proud to celebrate her accomplishments and the impact she continues to make. 👏
We’re proud to celebrate her accomplishments and the impact she continues to make. 👏
August 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Congrats to Research Study Coordinator Shannon Smith for receiving a Spotlight Award, selected by department leadership in recognition of her outstanding contributions! 🌟
We’re proud to celebrate her accomplishments and the impact she continues to make. 👏
We’re proud to celebrate her accomplishments and the impact she continues to make. 👏
That’s a wrap on ISRII 2025! 🎉
Highlights from #ISRII13: Rachel Kornfield, PhD, receiving the Rising Star Award 🌟 alongside Emily Lattie, PhD, presenting her research, and Sarah Popowski sharing her work.
CBITs looks forward to participating again next year!
Highlights from #ISRII13: Rachel Kornfield, PhD, receiving the Rising Star Award 🌟 alongside Emily Lattie, PhD, presenting her research, and Sarah Popowski sharing her work.
CBITs looks forward to participating again next year!
August 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
That’s a wrap on ISRII 2025! 🎉
Highlights from #ISRII13: Rachel Kornfield, PhD, receiving the Rising Star Award 🌟 alongside Emily Lattie, PhD, presenting her research, and Sarah Popowski sharing her work.
CBITs looks forward to participating again next year!
Highlights from #ISRII13: Rachel Kornfield, PhD, receiving the Rising Star Award 🌟 alongside Emily Lattie, PhD, presenting her research, and Sarah Popowski sharing her work.
CBITs looks forward to participating again next year!