Our Mission
TIDR is a multidisciplinary, multi-institutional team of faculty members, post-doctoral fellows, graduate students, and community partners focused on improving psychosocial treatment for mental disorders and increasing access to evidence-based treatments for these conditions among traditionally underserved populations. TIDR focuses on community-based participatory methods and the use of technology to achieve these aims.
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EMW News
ROST Project Adaptations Allow Continuation During Times of COVID-19
The ROST (Raising Our Spirits Together) project was recently featured by the University of Michigan School of Social Work in AHEAD magazine. ROST, headed by EMW co-developer Dr. Addie Weaver, made the transition from face-to-face therapy sessions to online therapy...
EMW Faculty Publish New Paper in Cognitive and Behavioral Practice
Joseph Himle, Addie Weaver, Anao Zhang, and Xiaoling Xiang recently published an article titled, Digital Mental Health Interventions for Depression in Cognitive and Behavioral Practice. Their research supports the efficacy of digital cognitive-behavioral interventions...
EMW Faculty Member, Dr. Peter Felsman, Accepts Assistant Professor Position at Northern Michigan University
University of Michigan Joint PhD Program alumnus and TIDR member, Peter Felsman, has accepted a position as Assistant Professor of Social Work at Northern Michigan University. He is currently finishing his work as a Postdoctoral Associate at Stony Brook University in...
Current Projects
years from onset of mental disorder to contacting any treatment provider. (Wang et al., 2004)
%
of individuals with diagnosed mental health disorder visit a mental health specialist in their lifetime
Americans live in Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas
Ailsa’s Story
“They [RISE counselors] opened up a crazy opportunity for me, one that I thought I’d never be able to pursue. When they found out that I loved to cook and wanted to open my own restaurant someday, they put me in a cooking internship at Detroit Rescue Mission. Now I work there as a chef at the Men’s Shelter. It’s hard to be a female chef, first, and then to be one without training is even harder. But my counselors were like, ‘You got this!'” Read More