UCLA To Offer Free Mental Health Screening, Treatment To All Incoming Students

The University of California, Las Angeles (UCLA) announced that it will begin offering free mental health screening to all incoming students. Treatment will also be provided free of cost for those who need it

The free screenings come courtesy of the UCLA Depression Grand Challenge, a concerted effort by the university to reduce the negative impact of depression on people’s lives. The effort has brought together over 100 researchers to develop more effective ways to detect, evaluate, and treat depression. The first round of free screenings are expected to benefit nearly 10,000 incoming students, who will be offered . . .