Wellness and Mental Health | Teachers College, Columbia University

Fostering more accessible, effective mental health and wellness opportunities can make our world more equitable and prosperous for everyone. That’s why our faculty, students and alumni are committed to furthering research, scholarship and policy across areas of health, nutrition, psychology, policy and more. Get involved, find resources and learn more about this critical work below.

TC on the Issues

Uncovering the Mysteries of Cerebral Palsy

In new research, TC’s Andrew Gordon and colleagues offer a clearer pathway for more effective treatment to address an elusive challenge within Cerebral Palsy cases

Art Can Help Save New York

In an op-ed for the New York Daily News, dance education legend Jody Gottfried Arnhold (M.A. ’73) joins other prominent leaders in a call for action

Calling for Excessive Sugar Warnings

In an op-ed, Lesley Kroupa from TC’s Tisch Food Center joins NYC Council Member Mark Levine in support of a new public health bill

How Can Schools Better Serve Student Health?

Questions and answers with TC’s Charles Basch

Study: Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse Linked to Cyberbullying, Exploitation

Findings by TC’s George Bonanno, post-doc researcher Ann Christin-Haag and colleagues offer insight that could help survivors

Historic Funding: NIH Grant Opens Door for TC and Mailman Study on Gun Violence at the Intersection of Public Health and Education

A $2 million grant from the National Institute of Health will fund a gun violence study co-led by TC’s Sonali Rajan

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Resources

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Project

Find research on mental health disparities in ethnic minority and immigrant youth populations, as well as information on teen self-harm and suicide.

Dean Hope Center for‌ Educational and Psychological Services

Gain affordable access to psychological services, including group therapy, administered by TC students under highly qualified supervisors.

Global Mental Health Lab

Explore our efforts to reduce the burden of mental illness and improve wellbeing in under-resourced communities around the world through research, training and service provision.

Spirituality Mind Body Institute

Learn about evidence-based science that examines the effects of spirituality across the lifespan.

Center for Cerebral Palsy Research

Participate in a study that will help us learn about the mechanisms underlying impaired hand and motor function in cerebral palsy, brain plasticity, trunk control and rehabilitation.

EXerT Clinic

Receive a personalized and tailored exercise program, nutrition counseling and various health tests from expert biobehavioral health clinicians.

Laurie M. Tisch Center for Food, Education and Policy

Find wellness programs, professional development for teachers, nutrition education curriculum and ways to get involved in local advocacy to support healthier food for everyone.

Sex Education Initiative

Gain critical insight and training designed to help education and health professionals integrate reproductive life planning and reproductive justice paradigms into their work.