The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) teamed up with UW Department of Pediatrics faculty members and local teens for a YouTube video series about important mental health topics. In the “Asking for a friend” video …
Advocacy
Laura Houser highlights youth suicide prevention strategies on local news media for Suicide Prevention Week
During Suicide Prevention Week, September 4–10, Laura Houser, MD, professor, Divisions of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine and Global Health and director of advocacy for the Department of Pediatrics, appeared on many local news shows …
Laura Houser, director of advocacy, plans new partnerships, education, and lectureship
Beyond its mission to advance children’s health through outstanding clinical care, exemplary education of trainees, and performance of world-class research, the University of Wisconsin Department of Pediatrics includes “vigorous advocacy” as essential to its purpose. …