Depression Grand Challenge

Zócalo Public Square and UCLA held an event titled “How Can We Reverse the Depression Epidemic?” on December 11, 2017. Esteemed panelists included UCLA Chancellor Gene Block and Jonathan Flint, DGC Executive Committee member.

Fox News reported on the UCLA Depression Grand Challenge’s efforts to eradicate depression by the end of the century. In the news segment, Claudia Cowan, a FOX News Channel San Francisco-based correspondent, interviews Dr. Nelson Freimer, director of the DGC.

UCLA Women & Philanthropy featured the UCLA Depression Grand Challenge during its 2015 Fall Cultivation Event on Nov. 17, 2015. The event featured a panel discussion to highlight the DGC’s aims to cut the burden of depression in half by 2050.