The Pacific Northwest Inlander | September 30, 2021
Just as COVID-19 began killing people by the thousands, fentanyl smuggled by Mexican drug cartels started causing more accidental drug overdoses in Washington than at any other time in recent memory. Caleb Banta-Green, PhD, is referenced.
UW Medicine newsroom | September 30, 2021
A new program to tackle youth incarceration by promoting paths to opportunity for young people, especially among youth of color, will be housed in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and will be directed by Benjamin Danielson, MD. Covered by KOMO Radio, KXL, Seattle Medium and the Puget Sound Business Journal, among others.
Psychiatric News | September 23, 2021
When George “Bud” Vana, MD, first started working as a psychiatrist at the Lummi Tribal Health Center, tribal members frequently mentioned boarding schools as one of the causes of mental health problems in the community and often applied it to the behavior problems he was seeing in young children.
The Seattle Times | September 19, 2021
The pandemic has shone a bright light on a stark reality. Mental health concerns are pervasive, and access to quality care — or any care at all — is incredibly unequal. Jürgen Unützer, MD, MPH, MA, and Pamela Collins, MD, MPH, are referenced.
MyNorthwest | September 17, 2021
The Seattle Police Department recovered a duffel bag containing 15,000 fentanyl pills on Thursday. The bag was left behind by a 23-year-old man who had stayed at a hotel in downtown Seattle. Caleb Banta-Green, PhD, is quoted.
HealthDay | September 15, 2021
Older children, Black and Hispanic children, and children from families with lower income who attended school remotely during the pandemic in 2020 experienced disproportionate mental health difficulties, according to a study published online in JAMA Network Open by Matthew Hawrilenko, PhD, and colleagues.
MyNorthwest | September 14, 2021
Nathan Sackett, MD, MS, says the main goal surrounding decriminalization of psychedelic substances is to make it so that they can be used in controlled, medical settings, rather than recreationally.
The Washington Post | September 13, 2021
The isolation and inactivity of the pandemic took a mental toll, but experts such as Soo Borson, PhD, say there are ways to improve your memory and thinking.
The Washington Post | September 13, 2021
Scientists speculate that the pandemic’s toll on daily life and mental health may a driving force behind young adults’ increased consumption of marijuana and psychedelic drugs. Using substances to reduce anxiety can increase the risk of development of substance use disorders or dependence, says Susan Stoner, PhD.
Newsmax | September 11, 2021
Experts say we may experience an "anniversary reaction" to 9/11 and warn that the same mental challenges that we faced 20 years ago are being repeated during COVID-19. Jennifer Erickson, DO, is quoted.
