2025
- Expanding Mental Healthcare for Youth with Developmental Disabilities presented at SSWR (01/18/2025)
- Child Opportunity Index and Mental Health in Youth with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities presented at Gatlinburg (04/08/2025)
- Transforming Mental Health Care: Embracing a Coordinated, Anti-Ableist Youth-Centered Approach presented at The Autism Training Program Center Webinar (05/22/2025)
2024
- B.E.S.T.: An Evidence-Based Mental Health Intervention for Youth with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD), by Youth with IDD presented at Pac Rim Conference (02/27/2024)
- TEAMS Adaptations presented at Pac Rim Conference (02/27/2024)
- B.E.S.T.: Early Results in Mental Health and Disability Identity presented at Pac Rim Conference (02/27/2024)
- Adaptions to Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy for the Prevention of Depression and Anxiety among Youth with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities presented at Gatlinburg (04/2024)
- Caregiver-youth cross-informant agreement on mental health of youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities presented at AAIDD (06/12/2024)
- Perceived Stigma and Mental Health Outcomes in Youth with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities presented at AAIDD (06/12/2024)
- Participatory Research in Action: Tailoring an Ableism with Intellectually Developmentally Disabled Youth presented at APHA (10/29/2024)
- B.E.S.T.: Mental Health Intervention Supporting Transition for Youth with IDD Study presented at IL Transition Conference (10/30/2024)
- De-mystifying the PCORI Process: CER and Engagement Awards presented at AUCD (11/05/2024)
2023
- Adaptation and Implementation of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Adolescents and Young Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Systematic Review; Applying a Community-Engaged Research Approach to Adaptation of a Mental Health Intervention for Adolescents and Young Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities; Usability of an Adapted Online Depression and Anxiety Prevention Program for Adolescents and Young Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Abstract; Presentation presented at AAIDD (06/05/2023)
- Stigma and its Mental Health Sequelae among Youths with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Abstract; Presentation presented at APHA (11/09/2023)
- Perceived Stigma and Mental Health Outcomes in Youth with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities presented at IASSIDD (10/18/2023)
- Developing an Informed Assent/Consent Process for Youth with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities presented at IASSIDD (10/18/2023)
- Exploring Community Engaged Research with Adolescents and Young Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Priorities for the Transition to Adulthood presented at AUCD (11/05/2023)
- B.E.S.T. Study: Adapting Materials for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities presented at Disability UnConference (10/21/2023)
2022
- Teens with disabilities more likely to have mental and behavioral health disorders by Disability Scoop (02/02/22)
- Teens with disabilities report poorer mental health than peers without disabilities, researchers say by ACL (02/02/22)
- How the pandemic has affected health care access for people with disabilities by WTTW (01/12/22)
- JCFS Chicago supports adolescents with IDD by JCFS (01/09/22)
- Study co-led by Kristin Berg featured in the Chicago Tribune by AHS (01/05/22)
2021
- Teens with disabilities are 5 times more likely to suffer from mental, emotional and behavioral health disorders, UIC researchers say by Chicago Tribune (12/29/21)
- New Grant to Prevent and Treat Depression in Teens with Disabilities by WCW (11/01/21)
- Kristin Berg is co-principal investigator of study awarded $7 million from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute by AHS Post (10/06/21)
- Helping teens with disabilities prevent and treat depression, anxiety by AHS (09/30/21)