About UICDR

On October 21st 2014, UI CDR launched with much fanfare last fall in the Moss Auditorium. Former U.S. Congressman Patrick Kennedy, an impassioned crusader for mental health advocacy, spoke to the assembled department, faculty, colleagues, and supporters. 

A multidisciplinary initiative that brings together clinicians, educators, and researchers committed to personalized patient care and innovative research. We aim to improve the quality of life and their families by bringing pioneering, evidence-based approaches to detect, monitor, and treat mood disorders and depression. 

As the only National Network for Depression Center (NNDC) node in Chicagoland, we are dedicated to finding ways to promote resilience and recovery across the lifespan. Annually UI CDR provides 49,000+ patient visits for young children and adolescents through adults and elderly patients. Our team science approach to pioneering research is structured to accelerate research by decades saving thousands of lives, improving countless others, and recovering millions of dollars in the process.