PORTLAND, Ore. — The University of Oregon is launching a new center focused on improving children's mental health .

The National Center for Children's Mental Health will bring together schools, community partners, and dozens of faculty and students from the university's Prevention Science Institute, College of Education and Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health. UO describes the Ballmer Institute as a one-of-a-kind-training program for the next generation of youth mental health professionals.

The center will focus on using evidence-based methods to prevent and improve mental health issues in middle school students.

An $11 million federal grant from the National Institute of Mental Health will fund the center over the next five years. The money will support a major projec

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