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Electronic patient portals improve mental health screening efforts
Typically when people get sick or injured, they must seek help to get care. But a common symptom of depression and other mental disorders is social withdrawal—in other words, their sickness may prevent sufferers from seeking help. In the face of this contradiction,...
CDRP 11th Annual Symposium to focus on mental health
Child and adolescent mental health are in crisis, according to the 2023 American Psychological Association Trends Report. Conditions have been worsening for over a decade, with a 40% reported rise in feelings of persistent hopelessness and suicidality in teens from...
IDPH director to deliver keynote at UChicago symposium on adolescent mental health
“The healthiest life possible is physical, mental, and social. That has driven me my entire career,” said Sameer Vohra (MA’15), Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health. Trained in medicine, law, and public policy, Vohra’s career to date offers a uniquely...