The UCLA Alumni Association spotlighted the Depression Grand Challenge at its May 2023 Town Hall.
Depression is a growing global epidemic only accelerated by the pandemic, and even more reason why the world needs the concerted effort of the UCLA Depression Grand Challenge, said Director of the UCLA Depression Grand Challenge Dr. Nelson Freimer, addressing a group of UCLA alumni during Mental Health Awareness Month. “It [the DGC] is something we think of as a Manhattan project of mental health bringing the world together to solve this problem.”