EUGENE, Ore. — With a new $11 million federal grant, the University of Oregon will create a national center for children’s mental health, putting the university at the forefront of national prevention efforts to improve the mental health and well-being of adolescents.
The center will be housed in the UO’s Prevention Science Institute. It will be funded over the next five years by the National Institute of Mental Health.
“This center will build on the strong work the UO’s Prevention Science Institute has done over decades in the area of school-based mental health prevention, bringing together faculty, community providers and expertise into one cohesive center that supports children’s mental health,” said Beth Stormshak, Philip H. Knight Chair and professor in the counseling, psychology and human services department in the College of Education…