Dr. Nelson Freimer, director of the UCLA Depression Grand Challenge, shares why he has devoted his life to understanding depression.
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The New York Times featured the UCLA Depression Grand Challenge in an article highlighting how different colleges are proactively addressing depression on campus.
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Distinguished Professor Michelle Craske received the 2017 Distinguished Scientist Award from the Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology, a premier organization for academic clinical psychology.
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The UCLA Depression Grand Challenge team has partnered with collaborators around the globe to create a solution that provides underserved populations with state-of the-art treatment for depression. The expanded team submitted a proposal to the MacArthur Foundation’s 100&Change competition.
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Nelson Freimer, director of the Depression Grand Challenge, comments on the federal panel’s recommendation that general physicians screen all adults for depression and provide treatment and further recognizes the promise of the DGC.
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UCLA invites Bruins to show their support for UCLA’s Depression Grand Challenge research initiative and UCLA bring hope to 350 million around the world who struggle with depression.
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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.
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On October 28, 2015, UCLA announced the official launch of the Depression Grand Challenge. The program is UCLA’s second Grand Challenge, following the ongoing Sustainable LA Grand Challenge.
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This newsroom was created in June 2023 and represents a curation of news stories from the former UCLA Grand Challenges website, focused primarily on news and events leading up to and following the formal announcement about the Depression Grand Challenge. To see stories focused on the evolution of the Depression Grand Challenge, please visit the UCLA Grand Challenges news archive.
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