Right as Rain | April 11, 2022
Scientists are learning that more and more people are experiencing climate anxiety and grief. Katherine Hoerster, PhD, shares helpful ways she and others can manage those feelings.
News & Stories
Opinion: Look back at the past before ‘springing forward’
The Seattle Times | April 10, 2022
Champions of the “Sunshine Protection Act” predict that it will reduce crime, conserve energy, boost the economy and improve health. What advocates may have forgotten is that we have tried permanent DST multiple times over the past century — and each time repealed it, says co-author Catherine McCall, MD.
Cancer patients have high risk of depression, suicide, studies show
Health.com | April 9, 2022
Research suggests people living with cancer — particularly those with more aggressive or late-stage disease — should have their mental health closely monitored. Nicole Bates, MD, is quoted.
Initiative announces award of eight winter quarter 2022 Tier 2 pilot research grants
UW Population Health Initiative | April 7, 2022
The University of Washington Population Health Initiative announced the award of eight pilot grants. Congratulations to awardees Erin Schoenfelder Gonzalez, PhD, (Parent Behavior Management Training for Foster Caregivers) and Myra Parker, JD, PhD, (STIM A SPU’US - “What’s in Your Heart”: A Culturally Adapted, Trauma Informed Parenting Intervention for the Colville Tribes)!
How to ask if they’re getting addicted
Psyche | April 6, 2022
Worried about someone’s drinking or drug use, but not sure what to say? If you see evidence that substance use is hurting someone you care about, approach with kindness and curiosity, says K. Michelle Peavy, PhD.
UW Medicine’s drug addiction vaccine
Northwest Now Digital Extra | April 4, 2022
Marco Pravetoni, PhD, is trying to develop a vaccine that protects against opioid use disorder.
Dr. Pamela Collins: A champion of global mental health advocacy
The WholeU | April 1, 2022
As I-TECH turns 20, Executive Director Pamela Y. Collins, MD, MPH, talks about her career, supporting her team in Ukraine, and what lies ahead for global mental health.
Fentanyl’s lethal toll continues. Nearly 10 million pills were seized last year
NPR | March 31, 2022
American law enforcement is seizing fentanyl pills at a rate nearly 50 times greater than four years ago, according to a new study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Caleb Banta-Green, PhD, said awareness of fentanyl pills has risen quickly among users who often consume fentanyl in pill form.
What downtown Seattle says about downtown Seattle
SeattleMet | March 30, 2022
Caleb Banta-Green, PhD, says resources have shifted from drug treatment to Covid response, a necessity compelled by the chronic underfunding of public health.
Letter to the editor: Transportation — try active commuting
The Seattle Times | March 30, 2022
“Active transportation isn’t all sunshine and rainbows," writes Katherine Hoerster, PhD, but she encourages people to use their own power to get around.
