Collaborative Endeavors

Dr. Tara Mehta & Urban Initiatives: A partnership to promote children’s mental health

Episode Summary

Dr. Tara Mehta and her partners at Urban Initiatives talk about their efforts to improve children’s mental health by teaching recreational staff how to promote social-emotional learning during recess.

Episode Notes

FEATURED RESEARCHERS & PARTNERS

Tara Mehta, PhD
Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology
Department of Psychiatry, UIC College of Medicine
Consultant, CCTS Community Engagement & Collaboration Core

Urban Initiatives
650 W. Lake St., Suite #340
Chicago, IL 60661
info@urbaninitiatives.org


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