Department News | March 15, 2025
Now in its 64th year, the Psychology Internship Program has once again successfully recruited a wonderful class of new residents who will begin their training with us on July 1, 2025.
News & Stories
New behavioral health building planned for Harborview Medical Center
Department News | March 15, 2025
King County has procured a 1.6 acre site adjacent to the Harborview Medical Center campus to support the growth, consolidation, and colocation of Harborview's behavioral health services, which are a critical source of inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services in Washington State.
Crisis Response Improvement Strategy (CRIS) final report issued
Department News | March 15, 2025
Over the past three years, BHI has worked to engage various partners to create a unified and robust behavioral health crisis response system in Washington, with input from expert stakeholders, including individuals with lived experience. The BHI recently completed its work by submitting final recommendations report to the Governor and State Legislature.
UW Distinguished Staff Award nominees
Department News | March 15, 2025
Congratulations to Diane Powers, MBA, MA and Athena Wong, MHA who have both been nominated for UW Distinguished Staff Awards in the Career Achievement category!
Assembly Resident-Fellow Member Mentor Award
Department News | March 15, 2025
Congratulations to Jacqueline Hobbs, MD, PhD, who has been selected to receive the 2025 Assembly Resident-Fellow Member (RFM) Mentor Award for her outstanding work as a mentor and advocate for RFMs!
CPDD Awards in Excellence: Innovator Award
Department News | March 15, 2025
Congratulations to Marco Pravetoni, PhD, winner of the 2025 College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) Innovator Award!
WA lawmakers push to expand mental health insurance coverage
Seattle Times | March 10, 2025
If a person is struggling with mental health or substance use disorder it can be challenging to get timely care, and that's when things go sideways, says Jürgen Unützer, MD, MPA, MA. We could prevent that with better access to mental health care.
The impact of federal funding cuts on psychology training
Opinion | March 7, 2025
For 64 years, the University of Washington School of Medicine’s Psychology Internship Program has been at the forefront of preparing the next generation of doctoral-level clinical psychologists. These highly skilled professionals provide essential mental health care across a variety of healthcare settings. A devastating blow to the program came when the federal government abruptly announced a funding cut with just one week's notice, an announcement that coincided with the national match service deadline.
NTAP explores psychedelic-assisted treatments
The Daily | March 5, 2025
“I felt pretty frustrated by the limits of our treatments, and so I was hoping to explore other options in terms of potential treatments,” says Nathan Sackett, MD, MS.
New plans would provide lawyers for UW mental health patients
Seattle Times | February 26, 2025
A short-term solution will get involuntarily committed patients the legal representation they’re entitled to, while a longer-term fix is making its way through the state Senate.
