Mental Health Results

Policy impact snapshot: Improving health & well-being through housing & urban policy

U-M researcher Roshanak Mehdipanah studies how housing costs and neighborhood inequality affect people's health. Her work has helped improve housing programs in Detroit and inform housing policy across Michigan.

U-M Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention awarded $11.2M to expand critical research efforts

U-M’s Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention received $11.2M in federal funding to expand research efforts, with School of Public Health researchers among the recipients.

U-M studies examine what schools are doing to address cell phone use among students

U-M researchers are studying how schools across Michigan and the country are navigating student cell phone use and what policies can support learning while considering students’ safety and well being.

New report identifies health and access gaps in Michigan's Vietnamese community

First statewide assessment finds high uninsured rates, language barriers to care, and unmet mental health needs among Vietnamese Michiganders.

A new report finds Vietnamese Michiganders face high uninsurance rates, language barriers, and unmet mental health needs, the first community health assessment of its kind in the state.

New approaches, new understanding: U-M researchers rethink how we prevent suicide

U-M researchers are taking a closer look at suicide prevention, using research, community experiences and personal stories to better understand the factors behind suicide and how we can respond.

A quarter century later, landmark U-M study revisits Black health and aging

U-M researchers are reconnecting with Black Americans who took part in a landmark study 25 years ago to learn how their health and communities have changed over time and better understand why Black Americans face a higher risk of dementia.