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. Credentialing is a strategic priority of the Behavioral Health Support Specialist workforce project to support organizations in service recovery and sustaining the BHSS […]
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. Mike and Lynn Garvey who established the Institute with a $ 50 million foundational gift and their daughter Denise Tabbutt were in the audience as well as President Ana Mari […]
Department news | January 31, 2023
Practicing clinicians who are also engaged in research and discovery are central to the development of new solutions for the millions of individuals struggling with mental health and addiction problems around the world. They are also ‘key ingredients’ in our efforts to rapidly translate scientific discoveries into better care for our patients and families, but […]
Department news | January 31, 2023
The UW Medicine MLK Community Service Award 2023 honors individuals or groups who exemplify Martin Luther King, Jr.’s principles through commitment to addressing community needs, particularly communities of color and low income; development and implementation of significant programs to improve the human condition; and outstanding efforts to protect and empower all individuals. This year, Pamela […]
UW Medicine news | January 30, 2023
Rick Ries, MD, FAPA, FASM, says he expects traffic fatalities in Washington to drop by about 20% if a proposed bill to lower Washington's legal blood alcohol content level to drive from .08 to .05 becomes law.
Right as Rain | January 25, 2023
“Healthy weight” can be a charged term. Courtesy faculty member Megan Riddle, MD, PhD, MS, talks about how weight cycling -- losing and then regaining weight -- can harm your metabolism and increase your disease risk.
UW News | January 23, 2023
A UW-led team including Dave Atkins, PhD, developed an AI system that suggested changes to participants’ responses to make them more empathetic. The researchers published their findings in Nature Machine Intelligence. Senior author Tim Althoff is funded by an Innovation Grant from the Garvey Institute for Brain Health Solutions.
UW Medicine newsroom | January 13, 2023
The UW Center for Mental Health, Policy and the Law, in collaboration with the UW SPIRIT Lab is working to make cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for psychosis accessible throughout Washington state.
KUOW | January 11, 2023
Postdoctoral fellow Katherine Walukevich-Dienst, PhD, offers practical advice on how a "Dry January" can benefit you, including everything from sleeping better to saving money.
CMHPL | January 10, 2023
The CBT Care Pathway team led by Sarah Kopelovich, PhD, is working to make cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for psychosis accessible throughout Washington state.
