Linda A Teplin, PhD: Faculty Profile: Feinberg School of Medicine: Northwestern University

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Dr. Linda A. Teplin is the Director of the Health Disparities and Public Policy Program in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. She is the Primary Investigator for the Northwestern Project, the first large-scale longitudinal study of mental health needs and outcomes of delinquent youth after detention.

For nearly two decades, the Northwestern Project has tracked and re-interviewed nearly 2000 participants, first recruited when they entered the Cook County Temporary Juvenile D...[Read full text]Dr. Linda A. Teplin is the Director of the Health Disparities and Public Policy Program in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. She is the Primary Investigator for the Northwestern Project, the first large-scale longitudinal study of mental health needs and outcomes of delinquent youth after detention.

For nearly two decades, the Northwestern Project has tracked and re-interviewed nearly 2000 participants, first recruited when they entered the Cook County Temporary Juvenile Detention center when they were ages 10-18 years. The Northwestern Project assesses a broad range of outcomes, including psychiatric disorders, trajectories of substance abuse, patterns of service utilization, violence, HIV/AIDS, and death rates.[Shorten text]

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Mental Health Substance Use Disorders Health Disparities HIV Infection Public Policy Mental Health Service Utilization Public Health Social science

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PhD: Northwestern University, Sociology (1975)

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312-503-3500

Abbott Hall Suite 900
710 N Lake Shore Drive
Chicago IL 60611

L-teplin( at )northwestern.edu

Linda A Teplin, PhD

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