In April 2025, UW–Madison awarded Katie Eklund, SMHC Co-Director, a Distinguished Teaching Award. Read the full article about the award from the School of Education website: Katie Eklund, a professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Psychology, is among the UW–Madison faculty members chosen this year to receive Distinguished Teaching Awards, an honor given …
This research brief describes the school-based behavioral health clinics that opened in four Madison high schools during the 2023-2024 school year. Our data show that these school-based health centers are an effective way to increase access to mental health services for students who typically struggle to get services.
In this February 2025 episode of Not Your Average School Psychologist, Dr. Katie Eklund shares about her work with Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS), specifically her contributions to Tier 2 interventions. Dr. Eklund also discussed how she is working to address mental health shortages in schools and bridge the research-to-practice gap.
WORT Community Radio interviewed Katie Eklund following the shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in December 2024. Katie shared strategies for supporting kids after a crisis event. From the original WORT post: The SSM Health Dean Medical Group clinic on Buckeye Road cancelled all of its appointments yesterday to clear a space for a reunification …
Channel 3000 interviewed Katie Eklund following the shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in December 2024. Katie describes how threat assessment can be used to identify and address concerns before violence occurs. She also provides ways to support kids affected by school violence.
This article originally appeared on Spectrum News 1 in May 2024. The article talks about METRICS, nationwide hub for school mental health grants. The School Mental Health Collaborative received a $10.4 million grant to coordinate this center. Researchers from the University of Wisconsin–Madison are leading a new nationwide hub for school mental health grants. Katie …
Steven Potter of PBS News Hour reports on how peer support, school staff and psychology researchers are trying to keep up with the growing rate of mental health issues among students. Katie Eklund is interviewed as part of this report. From PBS News Hour: Mental health among the nation’s student population has been a growing …
This interview originally appeared in a PBS News article in December 2023. Katie Eklund is interviewed as part of this report. What’s being done to help mental health among school kids? Peer support, school staff and psychology researchers are trying to keep up with the growing rate of mental health issues among K-12 students in …
This October 2023 article originally appeared in the Green Bay Press Gazette. The article discusses METRICS, a nationwide hub for school mental health grants. The School Mental Health Collaborative received a $10.4 million grant to coordinate this center. Every year, 60 to 70 school psychologist positions in Wisconsin go unfilled. That’s based on the most …
This article about METRICS was featured on Spectrum 1 News in October 2023. Education researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have secured a federal contract to open and operate a national center to combat growing mental health concerns in K-12 schools. According to a UW–Madison press release, the 4-year, $10.4 million contract will support schools and …