Publications

Credits

Berkeley Health is published semiannually by the University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health, for alumni and friends of the School.

Dean
Stephen M. Shortell, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.B.A.

Assistant Dean, External Relations and Development
Patricia W. Hosel, M.P.A.

Director of Communications
Michael S. Broder

Associate Director, Communications
Linda Anderberg

Director, Annual Fund
and External Relations

Eileen Pearl

Design
Archer Design, Inc.

Contributors
Linda Anderberg, Anne L. Bakar, Anthony Battista,
Michael S. Broder, Timothy Brown, Abby Cohn, Julianna Deardorff, Stephen W. Mayberg, Neil Sachs, Richard Scheffler, Stephen M. Shortell, Marvin J. Southard, Eduardo Vega

Photography
Shutterstock, Jim Block,
Peg Skorpinski, Jupiter Images Sarah Yang, José Rodriguez,
Abby Cohn, Dion
Shimatsu-Ong, Ingrid Berg

Communications Advisory Board
Linda Anderberg, Michael S. Broder, Patricia A. Buffler, Patricia W. Hosel, Joan Lam,
Meredith Minkler, Linda Neuhauser, James Robinson, Steve Selvin, Stephen M. Shortell, John Swartzberg, Michael P. Wilson

cover imageBERKELEY HEALTH MAGAZINE
Fall/winter 2010

What Makes Us Tick?
Exploring Mental Health

 

Features

Dean's Message: Mind and Body | PDF


Life inside the Human Mind | PDF
Throughout our lifetimes, mental health is essential to our overall health. What are the challenges of mental health and cognitive development at different stages of life? How can psychiatric services be made more cost-effective? Current research examines mental health from a variety of perspectives including neurobiology, psychology, and health policy.


From Publication to Public Action | PDF
Working with Communities to Improve Adolescent Health


California's Mental Health Services Act: Is It Working? | PDF
Five years after the Mental Health Services Act established the "millionaire tax" aimed at improving services for Californians with severe mental illness, a panel of experts reflects on the Act's impact to date and shares predictions about its future.


Student Spotlight: LeConté Dill | PDF
Exploring Resilience among Urban Adolescents of Color


Alumna Spotlight: Chia-Chia Chien | PDF
Shattering Cultural Barriers


Fresh Perspective | PDF
A Typical Day at a Community Mental Health Clinic

 

Departments

The Campaign for the School of Public Health | PDF

Around the School | PDF

Alumni Notes | PDF