Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman | December 6, 2019
The AIMS Center is partnering with Premera to support up to 30 clinics in rural Washington and Alaska to expand access to evidence-based mental health treatment.
News & Stories
Lung cancer research awarded funding by Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation
UW School of Medicine | December 4, 2019
Kari Stephens, PhD, along with colleagues and collaborators, is excited to be one of a select few granted funding by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation for a new research project to improve the early diagnosis and eventual outcomes for lung cancer.
Working to empower Veterans and reduce suicide
Department news | November 30, 2019
Mark Reger, PhD, Chief of Psychology Services at the VA Puget Sound Health Care System, attended a three-day White House Lethal Means Suicide Prevention Summit in October to assist in drafting the National Roadmap to Empower Veterans and End the National Tragedy of Suicide (PREVENTS).
New funding will test the best way to deliver effective treatments for PTSD in primary care
Department news | November 30, 2019
A research team led by John Fortney, PhD, has received a $6.9 million funding award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study the effectiveness of using commonly prescribed antidepressants and brief exposure-based therapies to treat Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in primary care. Results will help patients and primary care providers choose which treatment to […]
Taking a public health approach to promote positive parenting
Department news | November 30, 2019
Mental health problems are major impediments to educational attainment for children and adolescents worldwide. While parents hold high hopes for their children’s success in school, few parents have access to information about brain development and positive parenting skills that could help them send their children off to school each day ready to learn. When a […]
Strong department showing at ACLP Annual Meeting
Department news | November 30, 2019
Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, a subspecialty of psychiatry focused on treating behavioral conditions in patients with medical and surgical problems, is one of our department’s strengths as indicated by the large contingent of faculty and trainees who convened in San Diego earlier this month for the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry (ACLP) annual meeting. Jesse Fann, MD, MHP, served as Program […]
Psychiatrists at UW Medicine provide a comprehensive range of services to Critical Access Hospitals
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 […]
Sarah Walker receives 2019 Robert Woods Johnson Foundation Award
Department news | November 30, 2019
Congratulations to Sarah walker, PhD, who received the 2019 Robert Woods Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Award for The Juvenile Justice Transformation Project . The Juvenile Justice Transformation Project works to change the Juvenile court system and is a program that embodies the principles of Community-Campus Partnership for Health (CCPH) by partnering with numerous community organizations to promote […]
Carolyn Brenner receives UW Medicine CARES award
Department news | November 30, 2019
Congratulations to Carolyn Brenner, MD, who received the Fall 2019 UW Medicine CARES Award in the provider category. The award signifies that Dr. Brenner is one of UW Medicine’s highest performers, as voted upon by the HMC Recognition Program. The CARES Award was established in 2013 to formally recognize and celebrate the accomplishments and excellences of […]
Jesse Fann receives 2020 APOS Award
Department news | November 30, 2019
The American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS) Board of Directors and the 2020 APOS Awards Committee selected Jesse Fann, MD, MPH, as the awardee of the APOS Outstanding Education & Training Award. The award is presented to a leader who has enhanced the field of psychosocial oncology through the education and training of new investigators and/or clinicians.
