An OPB report examines how the University of Oregon’s Ballmer Institute is growing its presence in Portland to support children’s behavioral and mental health through training, research, and community partnerships.
An Oregon Capital Chronicle report covers legislation introduced by Rep. Andrea Salinas to fund scholarships and grow the behavioral health workforce, echoing workforce development priorities central to the Ballmer Institute’s mission.
An Oregon News story marks the launch of the Ballmer Institute’s undergraduate program and the arrival of its inaugural cohort focused on children’s behavioral health.
The University of Oregon Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation explores how sleep supports children’s emotional, cognitive, and behavioral development, drawing on research from assistant professor Ariel Williamson.
An OPB report examines how the University of Oregon’s fundraising strategy across Eugene and Portland includes expanding support for the Ballmer Institute and its work in children’s mental and behavioral health.
The column highlights the Ballmer Institute’s emerging national role in addressing youth mental health through education, workforce development, and prevention.
An Oregon News story highlights a new collaboration between the Ballmer Institute and UO Athletics aimed at expanding mental health support for student‑athletes.
OregonLive explores how persistent staffing gaps are limiting access to care and highlights education and training programs aimed at expanding the workforce.
The Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health, along with Connie and Steve Ballmer, have received the 2023 Distinguished Friend to Behavior Therapy Award for their groundbreaking work to craft and implement a national model for a bachelor’s-level specialty training program in children's behavioral health.
An OregonLive story looks at how the Ballmer Institute is developing partnerships with local schools to strengthen student mental health support and address workforce needs.
In a Wall Street Journal article on how money can help build brain power, incoming executive director Katie McLaughlin is quoted on the links between economic resources, early experiences, and children’s cognitive and emotional development.
The Ballmer Institute has been awarded a $50,000 Health Care Workforce funding grant from the Cambia Health Foundation to support community engagement efforts.
The three-course graduate-level microcredential offered by the Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health at the University of Oregon Portland was created in response to a desire from educators to learn new techniques and tools that can be used in the classroom to help meet the growing behavioral health needs of their students.
A Dallas Morning News opinion column draws on research by Katie McLaughlin to argue for evidence‑based action to strengthen children’s mental health support.
