First-of-its-Kind Effort to Voluntarily Screen College Students for Depression (1 of 3) (IMAGE)

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First-of-its-Kind Effort to Voluntarily Screen College Students for Depression (1 of 3)

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A landmark initiative to battle depression has focused initially on helping identify and treat students at risk of depression and other mental health disorders at UCLA. Researchers are exploring the biological causes of depression and developing new treatments to battle the disease from every angle. The long-term goal is to reduce the burden of depression by half by 2050.

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