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The National Advisory Mental Health Council (NAMHC) advises the Secretary of Health and Human Services; the Director, National Institutes of Health, and the Director, National Institute of Mental Health, on all policies and activities relating to the conduct and support of mental health research, research training, and other programs of the Institute.
The goal of the SCCAP LEAD Institute is to provide professional development, networking, and leadership skills for graduate students and early career professionals.
This initiative is directed by her CIMH colleagues (Dr. Aimee Hilado at U of Chicago; Dr. Rebecca Ford-Paz at Lurie Children's Hospital) and supported by several CIMH volunteers who will provide ongoing consultation and implementation support to frontline staff at high-capacity city shelters, IDHS-funded Welcoming Center Site Leaders stationed in hotels, and staff from community navigator programs.
This project will leverage key stakeholder perspectives to co-design and pilot a Zero Suicide Model that is tailored to the juvenile detention center context and centers for the needs of youth of color.
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The Department of Psychiatry is dedicated to outstanding research, education and service focused on major psychiatric disorders and mental well being. We strive to further new, readily useful knowledge in neuroscience, prevention, and social and clinical areas that will benefit people with mental illnesses, their families and communities. We are committed to UIC's urban mission to provide service, education and research that enhances lives. We deliver the highest quality mental health services with sensitivity and respect to the patient and her/his family. We are dedicated to mental health research to ameliorate illness until cure is found and ultimately to prevent illness and disorder. We are dedicated to instilling in our students and trainees cutting-edge knowledge and skills, respect for patients, and the values of a health professional in a just and humane society.
This study is examining why people experience another episode of depression after successful treatment. We hope to determine what clinical, social, and biological factors predict future depressive episodes or may be warning signs of the return of depression.
The CLEAR Lab at UIC is seeking participants for a paid research study on the biology of stress, depression, and suicide risk. We aim to make our study as inclusive as possible by recruiting participants of all ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientations, and socioeconomic statuses. If you think you know someone who may be interested in our study, please feel free to forward this message.
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