PR Newswire | January 30, 2024
With funding from Premera Blue Cross, the AIMS Center will help three clinics in western Washington implement Collaborative Care. Diane Powers, MBA, MA, is quoted.
News & Stories
Program offers free mental health care to Spanish-speaking adults over 60 in WA
Yakima Herald-Republic | January 25, 2024
The CREATIV Lab’s Do More Feel Better program focuses on personalized interventions and connecting underserved populations with mental health services.
UW hosts second lecture in “War in the Middle East” series
The UW Daily | January 24, 2024
Laura Cooley, MA, spoke briefly to the Daily after attending a talk on “Hope and Despair in Israel/Palestine” in Kane Hall.
Can hypnosis help people heal from pain?
Right as Rain | January 24, 2024
Hypnosis, when conducted by someone with experience and training, can be used along with other therapies to treat a variety of mental health conditions, says Barbara McCann, PhD.
If you find out you’re at high risk of Alzheimer’s, what can you do?
The Telegraph | January 23, 2024
A new blood test could detect those of us at high risk of Alzheimer's. Courtesy faculty member Joyce Shaffer is quoted. Note: you must have a subscription to read this article.
New resource aims to help Washington teachers with mental health education
KOMO News | January 16, 2024
The SMART Center provides expert review of mental health curriculum available to teachers for free on MentalHealthInstruction.org.
There’s a new pill for postpartum depression, but at-risk women may face difficulties getting it
Washington State Standard | January 11, 2024
Ian Bennett, MD, PhD, hopes that state Medicaid agencies won’t use the introduction of Zurzuvae as an excuse to cut back on other types of mental health care for new moms.
How to celebrate your failures and why you should
Right as Rain | January 10, 2024
Koriann Cox, PhD, and Douglas Lane, PhD, ABPP, CPsychol, practice acceptance and commitment therapy with patients that helps people learn to accept the reality of their situation.
Why some people keep serious illnesses private
New York Times | January 10, 2024
Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III is under scrutiny for concealing his prostate cancer. But experts like Jesse Fann, MD, MPH, say it is a common coping mechanism.
New Year’s resolution not sticking? Set intentions instead
Right as Rain | January 2, 2024
Members of our department were asked what they think about New Year's resolutions. Alana McVey, PhD, Anna Hink, MSW, LICSW, Paul Barry, MSW, LICSW, Juliann Salisbury, MSW, Daina Tagavi, PhD, Christina Clayton, MSW, LICSW, SUDP, and Adam Kuczynski, PhD, shared their thoughts.
