Advancing Health-Related Social Science Research

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Through research, outreach, and education, the Irsay Institute builds connections between existing health-related social science programs, centers, and researchers on the IU Bloomington campus and at the IU School of Medicine in Indianapolis, along with other IU programs and state of Indiana partners, to create opportunities for transdisciplinary collaboration and innovation.

The Irsay Institute is located on the IU Bloomington campus at Morrison Hall.

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A Socio-Cultural Framework for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Service Inequities

Bernice Pescosolido

+ 3

Kaplan & Sadock’s Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry, 11th Edition (2025)

Social networks, the COVID-19 pandemic, and emerging adults’ mental health: Resiliency through social bonding and cohesion

Brea Perry

Bernice Pescosolido

+ 2

American Journal of Public Health (2025)

Building Schools & Communities that Prevent Youth Suicide: The Final Report of the Social Worlds & Youth Well-Being Study, Western Slope, Colorado

Anna Mueller

+ 11

SocArXiv (2024)

Life under Pressure: The Social Roots of Youth Suicide and What to Do About Them

Anna Mueller

+ 1

Oxford University Press (2024)

Culturally Responsive Assessment of Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Youth of Color

Anna Mueller

+ 15

American Psychologist (2023)

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