The Seattle Times | December 1, 2022
Larry Wissow, MD, MPH, is interviewed about how to create supportive and nurturing families on Coping 101, a student-run podcast at Nathan Hale High School, partially sponsored by Seattle Children’s, that provides a space for young people to get answers to their mental health questions.
Department news | November 30, 2022
Thomas J Grabowski, MD, has been named the inaugural holder of the Tim B. Engle Endowed Professorship for Brain Health Innovations supported by the Garvey Institute for Brain Health Solutions
Department news | November 30, 2022
The Huddle editorial team profiled a few UW Medicine Native American colleagues during Native American Heritage Month including our own Myra Parker, JD, PhD, director of Seven Directions: A Center for Indigenous Public Health.
Department news | November 30, 2022
In their final report, a team of nonpartisan performance auditors commissioned by the WA State Legislature’s Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee (JLARC) noted that health care providers across Washington reported high satisfaction with the three state-funded psychiatry consultation lines: the Psychiatry Consultation Line (PCL) and the Perinatal Psychiatry Consultation Line (PPCL) operated by our department, and the Partnership Access Line (PAL) operated by Seattle Children’s.
Department news | November 30, 2022
On top of providing mental health care to children and adolescents in the face of increased demands and staffing shortages, the Seattle Children’s Autism Center and outpatient Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine services are moving! On December 12, the two groups will move to a newly remodeled, combined location at 70th and Sandpoint, directly across from […]
Department news | November 30, 2022
A new Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry (BNNP) Fellowship Program, a joint collaboration between the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and the Department of Neurology, has been officially approved by the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties. Directed by Michael Schrift, DO, MA, FANPA, and Associate Program Director, Michael Persenaire, MD, this new fellowship will approach […]
Department news | November 30, 2022
A novel one-month elective rotation developed by Ramanpreet Toor, MD, with support from Jennifer Erickson, DO, and Debra Morrison introduces second-year psychiatry residents to concepts of population mental health, health care systems and integrated care models to improve access to mental health care.
Department news | November 30, 2022
We are pleased to announce that the psychology resident who has been selected as the winner of this year's Joseph Becker Research Award is Adam Kuczynski of the Psychology Internship Program Adult Track. He is examining the association between loneliness and depressed mood in people’s natural environments and testing whether social interaction quantity and quality following feelings of loneliness moderate this association.
Department news | November 30, 2022
Sarah Walker, PhD, was selected for the 2022 Public Voices Fellowship at AcademyHealth, in partnership with The OpEd Project.
The Seattle Times | November 30, 2022
Caleb Banta-Green, PhD, writes in this opinion piece that the recommendations of the Substance Use Recovery Services Advisory (SURSA) Committee should be adopted by the state to support recovery, make communities healthier and save lives.
