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Coverage of the Ballmer Institute's work to build a new children's behavioral health workforce.

In the APS Observer, Ballmer Institute faculty explain how bachelor's-trained Behavioral Health and Wellness Practitioners can expand access to youth mental health care.

The innovation hub will help partner universities build the country's first bachelor's degree-level child behavioral health profession.
The University of Oregon's Ballmer Institute for Children's Behavioral Health marks an early milestone in its school-based model for expanding the youth mental health workforce, reports The Oregonian.

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An Oregon Live article covering Oregon mental health advocates’ outreach to top U.S. officials references the Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health and includes comment from the Institute’s acting director.
The Oregon Capital Chronicle reports on state leaders’ hopes that programs such as the Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health will help expand the behavioral health workforce in Oregon schools.
The Portland Business Journal covers the University of Oregon’s announcement of the Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health, highlighting the institute’s creation, philanthropic support, and focus on addressing the youth mental health crisis.
University of Oregon President Michael Schill outlines the goals and importance of the Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health in an Oregon News article, emphasizing its role in addressing the youth mental health crisis through education, research, and workforce development.
The University of Oregon has announced plans for the former Concordia University campus in Portland, with the Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health positioned as a cornerstone of the university’s expanded presence.
A Forbes feature highlights how women philanthropists are investing in early childhood and mental health initiatives, including support for the Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health at the University of Oregon.
While The Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health at the University of Oregon took a big step forward with the recent approval of the purchase of the institute’s future site, other details are beginning to take shape.
The Board of Trustees of the University of Oregon has unanimously approved a purchase agreement for the campus of the former Concordia University in Portland to house the groundbreaking Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health.
OregonLive covers the University of Oregon Board of Trustees’ vote to purchase the former Concordia University campus in northeast Portland, a key step in establishing a permanent home for the Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health.
An OPB article reports on the University of Oregon board’s approval of the Concordia campus purchase, which supports the establishment of a permanent home for the Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health in Portland.
The Register‑Guard details the University of Oregon’s approval to purchase the former Concordia University campus in northeast Portland, a move that supports the establishment of the Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health.
An OregonLive editorial argues that the Ballmer family’s philanthropic investment in the University of Oregon—supporting the Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health—has the potential to transform how Oregon addresses children’s mental and behavioral health needs.
An Inside Higher Ed Quick Takes item covers the University of Oregon’s receipt of a $425 million philanthropic gift to launch the Ballmer Institute, marking one of the largest investments ever made in children’s behavioral health education and workforce development.
A Sports Illustrated story examines the $425 million gift from Connie and Steve Ballmer that enabled the launch of the Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health at the University of Oregon.
The Portland Business Journal introduces the Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health as a significant new University of Oregon initiative designed to strengthen the behavioral health workforce and address growing mental health needs among children across Oregon.