Engage With Us

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Partner With Us

Join the Ballmer Institute in transforming the youth behavioral workforce. 

Whether you are an individual or part of an organization, the Ballmer Institute for Children's Behavioral Health offers multiple ways to get involved.

Our work goes beyond the walls of the classroom.

At the Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health, we are committed to listening and learning from our school, community, and higher education partners to expand on the work to promote the behavioral health and wellness of children and adolescents. Whether you are connected to a local organization or community group, college or university administrator, a faculty member, or a student interested in the programs, we welcome the opportunity to hear from you.

The Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health aims to establish its Child Behavioral Health Training Program (CBH-TP) as a national model for creating a bachelor’s-level behavioral health workforce that is trained in evidence-based practices. To make this vision a reality, we are building strong partnerships that help us demonstrate the program’s responsiveness, effectiveness, and positive impact in communities.

Interested in partnering with the Ballmer Institute as part of a growing movement to ensure all youth have access to evidence-based behavioral health support? Express your interest using the Ballmer Institute Partners Form

Personal Engagement Opportunities

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Community Advisory Board

The Community Advisory Board brings together community leaders from across Oregon to ensure our training is culturally responsible and grounded in the needs of Portland's diverse communities.
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National Behavioral Health Advisory Board

The National Behavioral Health Advisory Board unites national experts to guide the development of a scalable, bachelor's-level behavioral health profession.
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Giving Opportunities

Your contribution helps ensure student success, fund research and infrastructure, drive innovation, and achieve our vision of building the national model of children's behavioral health.
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Classroom learning lays a strong foundation, but the true mastery of knowledge comes from applying it in real-world settings. This hands-on experience introduces a whole new layer of skills, ones that develop through time, opportunity and continuous practice.

Cody Gion, assistant clinical professor at the Ballmer Institute for Children's Behavioral Health

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Training Site Partners

Training site partners provide applied, supervised experiences that prepare our students for meaningful careers in schools, healthcare, and community settings.

Read How our Students are Learning by Doing

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University Partners

The first national partnership between the University of Oregon and the State of Nevada is helping replicate the CBH-TP model through legislative support and university collaboration.

Read More about our Impact in Nevada