Denise is a member of the Board of Directors of Adolescents and Children Together for Health (ACT for Health), a nonprofit focused primarily on the mental health and wellbeing of America's adolescents. As a Scholar in Residence at AcademyHealth (2018-2020), ACT for Health co-led two reports, on mental health crises, and on teen flourishing. Denise is delighted to continue this work for teens, which builds on a life of professional activities for AH, AHRQ (1997-2015), the American Psychological Association, and the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment.

Authored by Denise Dougherty, Ph.D.

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Experts in Child Health Services Research Reflect on 2020 and Look Ahead to 2021

Members of AcademyHealth’s Child Health Services Research Interest Group Advisory Committee reflect on five key areas of advancement of Child HSR during 2020, and consider the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on children.
Posted By Erin M. Mobley, Ph.D., M.P.H., Kathryn Connell, Ph.D., R.N., C.C.R.N., Denise Dougherty, Ph.D., Ilene L. Hollin, Ph.D., M.P.H., Gregory Stevens, Ph.D., M.H.S., Olivia Lindly, Ph.D., M.P.H.
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