Department news | November 30, 2019
To expand access to mental health treatment in an underserved area, the University of Washington and Dayton General Hospital (DGH) entered into a partnership in 2018 to provide comprehensive telepsychiatry services to individuals living in rural Columbia County, population 4000. Dayton General Hospital is a “Critical Access Hospital,” which is a federal designation denoting facility […]
Department news | October 31, 2019
The Harm-Reduction Treatment Track at Harborview Medical Center’s Mental Health and Addictions Services is one of the clinic’s featured evidence-based psychotherapies. The program includes a multidisciplinary team of nurses, social workers, mental health counselors and chemical dependency counselors and comprises about seven staff, including students on their social work practicum. Started by Susan Collins, PhD, in 2016, […]
Department news | September 30, 2019
We are thrilled to announce the launch of a new perinatal behavioral health provider training program, UW Moms’ Access Project ECHO (MAP ECHO), led by UW Perinatal Psychiatrists Amritha Bhat, MD, MPH, and Deb Cowley, MD, and administered by Jamie Adachi, MPH. The program will use the well-established ECHO model to connect providers in the community with a […]
Department news | September 30, 2019
We recently launched a new service to help providers in Washington State who want advice regarding adult patients with mental health and/or substance abuse disorders. Funded by the Washington State Legislature, the UW Psychiatry Consultation Line (PCL) connects community providers to psychiatrists at the University of Washington. Please help us spread the word! Providers call 877-WA-PSYCH (877-927-7924) and after a […]
Department news | April 30, 2019
Nearly 100 people gathered together at the Behavioral Health Institute at Harborview Medical Center’s community celebration event, “Our First Year.” It was a chance for the community to meet and hear from Jim Vollendroff, MPA, the new Director of the BHI, and to learn about past progress and upcoming plans. Merril Berger, PhD, and Maria Monroe-DeVita, PhD, presented […]
Department news | January 31, 2019
VA Puget Sound launched a comprehensive Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Program this month designed to help Veterans who are at the highest risk for recurrent or chronic suicidality and emotional dysregulation. DBT is an evidenced-based, cognitive-behavioral therapy well-suited for treating the kinds of complex mental health challenges seen among Veteran populations. The goal is to […]
Uniformed Services University | May 16, 2023
Greg Reger, PhD, talks about the current mental health mobile app landscape and how clinicians can integrate mobile app use into their clinical practice.
KIRO 7 | April 17, 2023
Rick Ries, MD, FAPA, FASM, and Matt Iles-Shih, MD, MPH, talk about how the integrated addiction services at Harborview decreases stigma and improves access to care.
Boston Globe | April 19, 2023
Mark Sullivan, MD, PhD, and Jane Ballantyne, MD, write about the big reasons that Americans consume far more opioids than people do elsewhere and that the opioid epidemic has made clear that doctors and patients must reject myths about pain and its treatment.
Department news | December 31, 2018
For the past few years, a team of perinatal psychiatrists made up of Deborah Cowley, MD, Amritha Bhat, MD, MPH, Carmen Croicu, MD, and Ramanpreet Toor, MD, have been providing telephone consultation to any provider in Washington State who cares for a pregnant or new mom experiencing mental health conditions and/or substance abuse disorders. Originally started with philanthropy support […]
