Ballmer Institute for Children's Behavioral Health
http://childrensbehavioralhealth.uoregon.edu
Katie McLaughlin, Executive Director
Knight Chair and Professor of Psychology
541-346-2500
The Ballmer Institute for Children's Behavioral Health at the University of Oregon Portland establishes a new national model for behavioral healthcare for children and families by creating the nation’s first undergraduate program in child behavioral health. The institute prioritizes the needs of youth who have been historically or persistently underserved and seeks to make real system change by:
- Creating a new mental health profession;
- Delivering supports in schools and the community;
- Training existing youth-serving professionals;
- Developing new approaches to support child behavioral health; and
- Transforming the Pacific Northwest into a national model of thought and action.
This groundbreaking institute was made possible by an extraordinary gift from Connie and Steve Ballmer, co-founders of Ballmer Group Philanthropy.
Faculty
Learn about our faculty here: https://childrensbehavioralhealth.uoregon.edu/child-behavioral-health-faculty