Department news | January 31, 2023
Over 75 researchers, clinicians, educators and supporters attended the Garvey Institute for Brain Health Solutions second annual meeting held last week at South Lake Union.
Philanthropy
Update: Behavioral Health Support Specialist program
Department news | January 31, 2023
Anna Ratzliff, MD, PhD, and Bill O’Connell, EdD, traveled to Olympia earlier this month to testify in support of Senate Bill 5189 to credential a Behavioral Health Support Specialist (BHSS) in Washington.
Philanthropy supports diagnosis and treatment of autism
Department news | January 31, 2023
Generous philanthropic donors created the Ventura Endowed Fellowship for Autism Research to support training and education in the field of autism and ultimately increase clinical capacity for the diagnosis and treatment of autism.
Sarah Walker selected Public Voices Fellow
Department news | November 30, 2022
Sarah Walker, PhD, was selected for the 2022 Public Voices Fellowship at AcademyHealth, in partnership with The OpEd Project.
Anna Ratzliff advocates for national policies that improve access to effective mental health care
Department news | April 21, 2022
Anna Ratzliff, MD, PhD, traveled to Washington DC last month to testify in front of the US Senate Committee on Finance at a full committee hearing on “Behavioral Health Care When Americans Need It: Ensuring Parity and Care Integration.”
Kids win big in 2022 legislative session
Department news | April 21, 2022
The Washington State Legislature finished their legislative session last month and one of the biggest wins was in children’s behavioral health.
BHIP launched at Harborview Pediatric Clinic with donor support
Department news | November 25, 2020
A generous philanthropic gift has made it possible to implement a culturally sensitive pediatric Behavioral Health Integration Program (BHIP) in the Pediatric Clinic at Harborview, providing a tremendous opportunity to adapt the Collaborative Care model to younger patients. BHIP uses the Collaborative Care model developed in our department to provide mental health services in primary […]
The Behavioral Health Crisis: A Road Map for Academic Health Center Leadership in Healing Our Nation
Blue Ridge Academic Health Group | March 1, 2020
The latest Blue Ridge Academic Health Group report explains how behavioral health care has reached a crisis and how academic health centers can play a role in leading change. The report was prepared by some of the most influential leaders in academic medicine including Jürgen Unützer, MD, MPH.
Medical experts decline to endorse cognitive screening for older adults
Los Angeles Times | February 25, 2020
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said it could neither recommend nor oppose cognitive screening for older adults because there is insufficient scientific evidence of the practice’s benefits and harms. Soo Borson, professor emerita and developer of the Mini-Cog, a brief screening tool for cognitive impairment designed for use in primary care and other non-specialist […]
Amid historic shifts in juvenile justice, some counties lock up kids for treatment
San Francisco Chronicle | January 29, 2020
Sarah Walker, PhD, is quoted in an article about counties that send young people to treatment in juvenile halls. Viewing the entire story may require a subscription to the San Francisco Chronicle.
