UW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

News

Business Journal names Health Care Leadership Awards honorees for 2025

Puget Sound Business Journal | September 30, 2025

Department Chair Jürgen Unützer, MD will be recognized as Doctor of the Year at the seventh annual PSBJ Health Care Leadership Awards in December.

Feature

Kate Comtois named department's first Vice Chair for Research

Department News | September 30, 2025

Earlier this year, the department formed a new Research Council to provide a dedicated forum to address challenges and opportunities related to our research mission. To lead this new council, we are delighted to announce that Kate Comtois, PhD, MPH has agreed to serve as Vice Chair for Research beginning this fall.

Events

Grand Rounds - Youth incarceration today: Humanizing a tragedy and unbuilding a punishment paradigm

October 24, 12:00 - 1:00 PM

Dr. Eric Trupin and Dr. Ben Danielson will explore and contextualize the issue of youth incarceration. Youth experiences along with perspectives based on a history of engaging relevant systems will inform this discussion on an important and challenging topic.