Department news | November 30, 2021
Christine Lee, PhD, and Jennifer Cadigan, PhD, submitted their final report for the “Harm Reduction in the Context of Social Distancing: A Time-Sensitive COVID-19-related Personalized Normative Feedback Program Addressing High-risk Alcohol Use and Encouraging Engagement in Adaptive Coping and Social Behaviors” project.
Department news | November 30, 2021
The University of Washington Research Institute for Implementation Science in Education (RIISE) directed by Aaron Lyon, PhD, is a methods training program developing the implementation research workforce in education and improving education outcomes.
Department news | November 30, 2021
Congratulations to Kevin Hallgren, PhD, for receiving the Outstanding Research Mentor Award given by the UW School of Medicine.
Department news | November 30, 2021
Barbara McCann, PhD, was elected to serve as President-Elect of the Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis (SCEH)
The UW Daily | November 30, 2021
A team led by Anna Ratzliff, MD, PhD, is developing a training program designed to offer talk therapy certification to undergraduates that would address this issue. Upon completion of training, students could begin practicing as a “behavioral health support specialist” under supervision.
University of Oklahoma | November 30, 2021
Researchers at the University of Oklahoma are leading an effort to strengthen families in Oklahoma by implementing the Washington State Parent-Child Assistance Program.
NBC News | November 30, 2021
New York City opened the nation's first overdose prevention center Tuesday, which harm-reduction advocates are calling a big step. Caleb Banta-Green, PhD, says a key benefit of these sites is that they stop people from using substances alone, which he said greatly increases the risk of a fatal overdose.
Department news | November 29, 2021
In the early weeks of the COVID 19 pandemic, we were asked to start a volunteer-driven Supportive Conversations program led by Mollie Forrester, MSW, LICSW, to bolster the mental health of our UW Medicine colleagues.
KIRO 7 | November 22, 2021
Douglas Zatzick, MD, says that those impacted by natural disasters may experience intrusive thoughts, dreams and nightmares.
KIRO Radio | November 18, 2021
Caleb Banta-Green, PhD, says that young people need to understand that if they didn't get a pill from a pharmacy, there's a 99% chance it's fentanyl.
