Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
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Linda A Teplin, PhD

Linda A Teplin, PhD

Vice Chair for Research, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Owen L. Coon Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Medicine (Infectious Diseases)

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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]

Keywords

Mental HealthSubstance Use DisordersHealth DisparitiesHIV InfectionPublic PolicyMental Health Service UtilizationPublic HealthSocial Science

Education and Certification

  • PhD: Northwestern University, Sociology (1975)

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312-503-3500

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

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