Research - Rogers Behavioral Health Foundation

Our Work: Research

Improving mental health outcomes through innovation and research

Rogers envisions a day when mental and addiction challenges can be predicted and prevented, when treatment is readily accessible, and when it takes fewer days of treatment for recovery. Research is the driver that will get us there, and Rogers Research Center is positioned to play an important role in this process.

No room for doubt

When it comes to mental health and addiction challenges, there is no shortage of doubts and questions:

Parents worry about social media’s influence on their children’s mental health
Families question whether genetics plays a role in predicting mental illness
Clinicians wonder how far Artificial Intelligence (AI) can go in personalizing treatment plans

Queries such as these are prime motivators for research that can lead to discoveries, innovations, and improvements. The painful irony is that when it comes to health research, mental health is a low priority for funding, with dedicated research centers few and far between.

Thankfully, Rogers Research Center is on course to addressing some of the big questions in mental health and addiction.

Core priorities

Established in 2020 by a generous donor, Rogers Research Center is on track to advancing evidence-based practice and improving mental health outcomes through new discoveries.

From laboratory basic translational to outcome studies, Rogers is poised to lead and/or collaborate on projects that identify the causes of mental illness, predict its occurrence, and improve treatment outcomes.

The Research Center’s core priorities:

Artificial Intelligence and Predictive Analytics
Treatment Enhancement
Genetics and DNA Biobank

The research conducted at Rogers is designed to be generalizable to the broader mental health community. Their research findings are published in high-impact, peer-reviewed scientific journals, so it is not just our own patients who see the benefits of our studies.

Mental health research underfunded

Advancements in mental health and addiction care will be built on a foundation of adequate funding for research. That isn’t going to happen with a reliance on public funding. The numbers are clear. Mental health research is underfunded and underprioritized. For mental health research to continue to move forward, private underwriting will pave the way.

Research helps us move closer to a future where every American has access to the best available care – when and where they need it. Rogers won’t stop until we get there.

You can help. Contact the Foundation office by email or call 262-646-1646 to learn how you can make a difference.

An estimated 20 million adolescents and adults in the US had at least one major depressive episode in 2017. In contrast, 15.3 million people were living with a cancer diagnosis. Yet, there is a staggering disproportion of public research funding between mental health and cancer.

Future advancements in mental health and addiction care will be built on a foundation of adequate funding for research. That isn’t going to happen with a reliance on public funding. The numbers are clear. Mental health research is underfunded and underprioritized. For mental health research to continue to move forward, private underwriting will pave the way.

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