Welcome to the UCLA Center for Health Services and Society

Our mission is to strengthen resiliency and improve the mental health of local and national diverse populations through rigorous research, effective programs, and partnering with consumers, children and their families, community-based and policy agencies.

Our Values

Community

Collaborating with diverse partnerships to create an environment that promotes

Compassion

Promoting respect, understanding and dignity towards persons and their families living in under-resourced communities

Creativity

Using media, technology, and the arts to address stigma, engage populations, and promote empathy

Communication

Leveraging advances in mobile health technologies to improve access, engagement, and empowerment in mental health care

Commitment

Dedicating effort and resources to engaging communities in all phases of research, from design to dissemination

Knowledge

Employing rigorous partnered-research to promote a culture of health equity through two-way knowledge exchange and policy reform

News/Updates

Dr. Armen Arevian interviewed on CBS Los Angeles
for his innovative UCLA mental health app, MyCoachConnect.
Click Here to Watch

 

Dr. Kenneth Wells Receives the 2018 Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health
Click Here to Read the National Academy of Medicine’s Press Release

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

 

The Daily Bruin covered our recent Mental Health Awareness Event/Benefit Live Screenplay Reading of “James Dean America” that took place on June 1, 2019. Click Here to Read the Article

 

 

Congratulations to Dr. Bonnie Zima on being selected for the Child and Adult Core Set Annual Review Workgroup

 

Dr. Kenneth Wells receives the UCLA 2019 Lifetime Achievement in Education from the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences

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

 

Ethnicity & Disease Special Issue: Advances in Community Partnered Participatory Research: Behavioral Health and Beyond

Click Here to Read the Special Issue

 

 

Recent Published Articles

Addressing Depression Stigma Through the Arts Using a Play Inspired by the TV Show Friends

the Behavior Therapist. 2019 June;42(5):176. Authors: Joseph D. Mango, Elizabeth Lizaola, Lily Zhang, and Bonnie T. Zima.

Depression Remission From Community Coalitions Versus Individual Program Support for Services: Findings From Community Partners in Care, Los Angeles, California, 2010-2016

American Journal of Public Health. 2019 June;109(S3):S205-S213. Authors: Armen C. Arevian, Felica Jones, Lingqi Tang, Cathy D. Sherbourne, Loretta Jones, and Jeanne Miranda; for the Community Partners in Care Writing Group

Selection of a Child Clinical Outcome Measure for Statewide Use in Publicly Funded Outpatient Mental Health Programs

Psychiatric Services. 2019 May 1;70(5):381-388. Authors: Bonnie T. Zima, F. Alethea Marti, Christopher E. Lee, Nadereh Pourat.

A Clinical Care Monitoring and Data Collection Tool (H3 Tracker) to Assess Uptake and Engagement in Mental Health Care Services in a Community-Based Pediatric Integrated Care Model: Longitudinal Cohort Study

Journal of Medical Internet Research Mental Health. 2019 April 23;6(4):e12358. Authors: Michael McCreary, Armen C. Arevian, Madeline Brady, Ana E. Mosqueda Chichits, Lily Zhang, Lingqi Tang, Bonnie Zima.

Community Interventions to Promote Mental Health and Social Equity

Current Psychiatry Reports. 2019 Mar 29;21(5):35. Authors: Enrico G. Castillo, Roya Ijadi-Maghsoodi, Sonya Shadravan, Elizabeth Moore, Michael O. Mensah III, Mary Docherty, Maria Gabriela Aguilera Nunez, Nicolás Barcelo, Nichole Goodsmith, Laura E. Halpin, Isabella Morton, Joseph Mango, Alanna E. Montero,…

Research in the Arts

Photo Credit: Anthony Tran/Daily Bruin

Our HEArts (Healing and Education through the Arts) Program explores the effective use of patient narratives, media and creative arts (from operas to plays to films) to stimulate support, sharing and reflection among stakeholders to increase coping and compassion for mental illness.

Learn More about HEArts

Meet Our Team

Lingqi Tang, PhD
Principal Statistician
Center Staff, Statisticians
Bonnie Zima, MD, MPH
Associate Director/Professor-in-Residence
Center Staff, Faculty
Sheryl Kataoka, MD, MSHS
Associate Director/Professor-in-Residence
Center Staff, Faculty
Minhxuan Tran, MPH
Staff Research Associate
Center Staff, Research Staff
Krystal Griffith, MPH
Staff Research Associate
Center Staff, Research Staff
Jeanne Miranda, PhD
Associate Director/Professor
Center Staff, Faculty
Michael McCreary, MPP
Data Analyst
Center Staff, Research Staff
Rosalinda Cárdenas
Center Administrator
Administrative Staff, Center Staff
Joseph Mango, MFA
Arts Director/Media Coordinator
Administrative Staff, Center Staff
Lily Zhang, MS
Senior Statistician
Center Staff, Statisticians
Kenny Sim
IT Manager
Administrative Staff, Center Staff
Elyse Tascione, MA
Staff Research Associate
Center Staff, Research Staff
Nancy Alfaro
Project Manager
Center Staff, Research Staff
Catherine Wilkerson
Staff Research Associate
Center Staff, Research Staff
Bowen Chung, MD, MSHS
Associate Professor-in-Residence
Center Staff, Faculty
Ivan Beas
Staff Research Associate
Center Staff, Research Staff
Armen Arevian, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor-in-Residence
Center Staff, Faculty
Kenneth Wells, MD, MPH
Center Director/Professor-in- Residence
Center Staff, Faculty
Elizabeth Bromley, MD, PhD
Associate Professor-in-Residence
Center Staff, Faculty
Alanna Montero
Staff Research Associate
Center Staff, Research Staff
Alethea Marti, PhD
Qualitative Researcher
Center Staff, Research Staff
Alexander Young, MD, MSHS
Professor
Center Staff, Faculty
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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.

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