Waves of Change: A Nationwide Analysis of Acute Pediatric Healthcare Encounters Attributed to Substance Use Before, During, and Following the COVID-19 Pandemic To examine changes in acute healthcare encounters and identify risk factors associated with substance use among the pediatric population before, durin…

Very excited to share our recent paper that combines multiple resources from UIC to examine adolescent substance use. The study is a partnership that included IJR, UICOM Peoria, AI.Health4All Center, & UIC Institute for Health Research & Policy.

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People With A.D.H.D. Are Likely to Die Significantly Earlier Than Their Peers, Study Finds A large study found that men lost seven years of life expectancy and women lost nine years, compared with counterparts without the disorder.

A study of more than 30,000 British adults diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, found that, on average, they were dying earlier than their counterparts in the general population — around seven years earlier for men, and around nine for women.

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Please support the Chicagoland Walk this fall to help #stopsuicide Please support the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to help save lives and bring hope to those affected by suicide. Donate or register to walk!

A team from the UIC Department of Psychiatry is participating in the annual #AFSP Chicago Out Of The Darkness #OOTD walk for suicide prevention. A group from @ijr-uic.bsky.social is participating. You can support our effort by making a small donation. #stopsuicide

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Part of my @NIMHgov K training plan centers on the ethics of engaging systemically marginalized teens, w/digital tools, in healthcare settings—fortunate to start working through this tricky venn diagram by earning a Certificate in Bioethics & Health Policy at @loyolabioethics !

Young, Unhoused and Unseen Listen to Young, Unhoused and Unseen on Spotify. The “Young, Unhoused and Unseen” podcast examines the tragedy of youth homelessness and solutions to end this mostly invisible plight.

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This podcast is an important and innovative piece of reporting from WHYY and Temple University in Philadelphia. The challenges faced in that city are common across the country.

Editorial: Pandemics Interact With and Amplify Child Mental Health Disparities: Further Lessons From...

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@ijr-uic.bsky.social was well represented at the AFSP’s Chicago Out of Darkness Walk. It was a beautiful day and a real sense of solidarity with so many families and supporters to prevent suicide. We were so part of the UIC Psychiatry’s Center for Depression Research team.

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