New research from incoming Executive Director Dr. Katie McLaughlin suggests that generous social benefits for lower-income families boost their children’s brain 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.
Beth Stormshak, the Philip H. Knight Chair, and professor in the College of Education has been honored as a 2023 Society for Prevention Research Fellow for significant contributions to the field of prevention research.
Ballmer Institute Affiliate Faculty member Elliot Berkman discusses effectively hosting virtual meetings and why it requires a completely different approach than traditional, in-person meetings.
The Washougal School District (WSD) has become the first school district in Washington state to partner with the University of Oregon Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health.
A new study from the Ballmer Institute's incoming Executive Director finds that robust social safety nets such as state-level anti-poverty policies may help mitigate the effects of poverty on children’s brain development.
The language that adolescent girls use in texts and on social media reflects day-to-day changes in their moods, new research from Ballmer Faculty Leadership Council member Nick Allen shows.
Researchers studied high- and low-income children and compared how much support states provided. They found anti-poverty programs helped narrow gaps in mental health and brain development.
Researchers from the University of Oregon reviewed over 22,000 messages between 30 girls, ages 11 to 15, in Eugene, which showed day-to-day changes in their moods.
