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on receiving a 2019 UCSF Innovators Award

Tedx Talk on Depression
in Our Most Vulnerable Citizens
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News/Updates
In May 2019, UCLA HSS and Healthy African American Families produced the stage play We See You, Sis written by Dr. Kia Skrine Jeffers as part of our California Arts Research in the Arts grant. Visit the Website
Congratulations to Joseph Mango, Elizabeth Lizaola-Gillespie, Lily Zhang, and Dr. Bonnie Zima on their research paper–an innovative study that addresses depression stigma using a stage play inspired by the TV show Friends published in the June 2019 volume of the Behavior Therapist. Click Here to Read the Article
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We opened the door for a real authentic partnership and it had equality and an opportunity for the community to sit at the table and be heard.
–Loretta Jones
Community Partner and Friend
Dr. Loretta Jones will be remembered as a true champion who has linked so many people and communities together and ensured that everyone had a seat at the table. We will continue to honor and celebrate her incredible, impactful, and important work.