Department News | June 23, 2025
We are now happy to begin recruiting for two new endowed positions supported by generous philanthropic support, one with a focus on addiction psychiatry and another with a focus on adult cognitive aging. We are also searching for three new acting assistant professors, psychiatrists and/or psychologists with interest in neuromodulation, mental health and the law, or digital innovation and artificial intelligence (AI).
The Atlantic | June 13, 2025
After a lifetime of good fortune, the generation has become vulnerable. “Going forward, you'll find less treatments reaching fruition,” says Thomas Grabowski, MD.
Department News | June 23, 2025
The University of Washington’s Integrated Care Training Program (ICTP) and Advancing Integrated Mental Health Solutions (AIMS) Center Integrated Care Conference was held on June 5 and 6. 2025, in Seattle.
Department News | June 23, 2025
With a generous gift from the Erick Shirley Foundation for Mental Health and in partnership with colleagues at the Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering at UW, we are embarking on the development of a unique Simulation Training Laboratory that will utilize state-of-the-art Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to enhance the training of medical students, psychiatrists, psychologists, and other mental health professionals.
Department News | May 29, 2025
We are delighted to share that Sunny Lovin, MSW, LICSW, director of outpatient behavioral health at Harborview Medical Center, is the 2025 recipient of the John R. Pettit Endowed Leadership Award.
Department News | May 29, 2025
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) held its 36th annual Lifesaver's Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City and honored Kate Comtois, PhD with their Annual Research Award.
Department News | May 29, 2025
The SPIRIT Center is proud to launch Washington’s first statewide coordinated early psychosis awareness campaign, the WA-Center of Excellence in Early Psychosis (WA-CEEP). Billboards and posters featuring stigma-reducing messages are now live across the state, generating over 3 million views. Digital ads on Google, Instagram, Reddit, and TikTok have reached an additional 3+ million viewers and counting.
Department News | May 29, 2025
The SPIRIT Center recognized World Schizophrenia Day – a day dedicated to raising awareness and fighting stigma around an illness that affects over 20 million people worldwide – by creating a special newsletter featuring interviews with individuals who have lived experience of psychosis, as well as caregivers who support loved ones on their journeys.
Department News | May 29, 2025
More than 400 people gathered in the UW Husky Union Building for the 2025 Washington State Mental Health Summit on May 13. A partnership between Chad’s Legacy Project, the Behavioral Health Institute at Harborview Medical Center, and our department, this event put a spotlight on new initiatives advancing mental health care around the state.
Department News | May 29, 2025
We are now happy to begin recruiting for two new endowed positions supported by generous philanthropic support, one with a focus on addiction psychiatry and another with a focus on adult cognitive aging.
