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Mental Health Care and Support

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Individual health and well-being are inseparable from individual mental and emotional outlook. Coping with daily life stressors is challenging for many people, especially when other social, familial, and economic challenges occur simultaneously.

Access to mental and behavioral health and substance-use services is an essential resource for a healthy community, and we are taking active steps through partnerships and investment for all communities in the region. Some examples:

Some examples of our efforts:

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CARE AND OUTREACH

Snapshot: Helping vulnerable populations

We provide a variety of mental and behavioral health services focused on vulnerable populations, in both community-based settings and through specialized programs at UC Davis Health.

For example, we’re proud to offer Sacramento’s first comprehensive trauma recovery center, helping survivors manage anxiety and depression through empowerment and the belief that things can – and will – get better. 

And the nationally recognized, community-based Early Psychosis education and outreach program stresses early identification and intervention to reduce impacts on affected individuals, including Medi-Cal and uninsured patients.

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CARE AND RESEARCH

Snapshot: New psychiatric interventions offer hope

Our new Advanced Psychiatric Therapeutics (APT) Clinic has launched to offer novel treatments for difficult-to-treat neuropsychiatric conditions, such as major depressive disorder. The clinic will also engage in clinical trials of new and improved treatment possibilities.

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RESEARCH

Snapshot: Improving psychiatric care

UC Davis Health conducts research on behavioral health services, interventions, and substance use treatment options, and also supports pilot programs that can be applied in community settings. Some examples:

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EDUCATION & TRAINING

Snapshot: Preparing more providers

UC Davis Health training programs support medical residents, fellows and advanced-practice providers to meet society’s vital need for culturally relevant mental health services. Some examples:

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