Tara Mehta

Assistant Professor

College of Medicine at Chicago - Clinical Sciences
Department of Psychiatry

Research Interests

I collaborate with a team of Mental Health Services Researchers focused on examining models of mental health service delivery for underserved populations and the mechanisms by which evidence based services can be effectively implemented and supported. Specifically, my research is focuesd on two areas:
(1) how to best support mental health staff provide high quality services to support children's mental health in community settings;
(2) how mental health providers can be integrated into natural settings to suport healthy development where children spend their time, such as school and after-school settings.
My work is focused in community mental health centers and school and after-school settings. Current projects include interviewing school-based mental health providers to identify factors that facilitate and impede effective school based mental health services.

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