The Section of Community Behavioral Health has active research grants from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Association, The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse. In addition, multiple foundations support the work of faculty in this section.
Building Early Connections
Allison Wainer, PhD
As many as one in three children on Chicago’s West Side show early signs of mental health issues. Rush University Medical Center has been awarded a $3.5 million grant from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Association to address this problem by increasing access to high quality, short term, early behavioral interventions through a program called Building Early Connections.
Building Early Connections targets the most common childhood behavioral health concerns including anxiety, trauma, challenging behavior, and developmental issues. The program develops coordinated systems of specialized promotion, screening and treatment services designed to deliver evidence-based proactive solutions that alter children’s developmental trajectories and strengthen their families. The effort is expected to help 40,000 children and their families on the West Side. Learn more
Section Contact
Deanna Doss
Administrative Assistant
1645 West Jackson Blvd., Suite 302
Chicago, IL 60612
Deanna_P_Doss@rush.edu