Community Based Children and Family Mental Health Services Research Program
Discover MoreTara Mehta, PhD, UIC Psychiatry Faculty, presented, with her Chicago Park District colleague Colleen Lammel-Harmon, MPH, RD, Health & Wellness Officer, Chicago Park District, presented an overview of research in the parks describing projects from a 20 year collaboration between Dr. Mehta and the Chicago Park District .
Melanie Tran, MA. Elyse Shenberger, PhD, Margarete Wallner, MD, and Tara Mehta, PhD are working with the Chicago Park District Wellness Committee members,
Dr. Rusch served as a panelist at the November 7th UIC Child Migration Across the Americas Symposium that was co-sponsored by the Dept of Anthropology, Gender and Women's Studies, and Institute for the Humanities She presented on "Evidence-based practice within the context of structural violence: Advocacy-centered and empowerment-based clinical care."
The Sinai Urban Health Institute (SUHI) Equity Research fellowship supports partnering with colleagues at Sinai around health equity focused research. Dr. Gustafson will be focused on the development of community health worker (CHW) mental health models.
The goal of the SCCAP LEAD Institute is to provide professional development, networking, and leadership skills for graduate students and early career professionals.
Divorce may have many effects on children, including social withdrawal, attachment issues, and behavioral problems. Children of divorce are also at increased risk of mental health disorders such as anxiety and depression, interpersonal relationship difficulties, and unwanted health outcomes in adulthood.