Since 2009, March 31st has marked the occasion of International Transgender Day of Visibility, an annual event for celebrating people who are transgender and raising awareness of the challenges faced...
Dr. Anna R. Docherty is a quantitative geneticist and a clinician examining risk and resilience in the context of severe outcomes, including psychosis and suicide. Her valuable work provides essential...
Huntsman Mental Health Institute (HMHI) will increase access to critical mental health care services in rural communities throughout Utah with support from Cambia Health Solutions.
One of the biggest challenges we will face in 2021 and beyond from the COVID-19 pandemic is a growing mental health crisis. Although many factors contribute to the increased stress...
Taking on the COVID-19 pandemic has become a battle with two fronts. While we are rightly focused on vaccines, masking, and social distancing, many of us are not paying enough...
Kristin Francis, MD, is one of the inspired and talented doctors who make up the amazing team at the 香蕉视频 of Utah Huntsman Mental Health Institute. She is an inpatient...
Although online therapy has seen a significant spike in usage over the past nine months, some are still uncomfortable with the idea. Here are some pros and cons to think...
(KSL)鈥擟OVID-19 is a pressure-cooker for the thousands of first responders in Utah and it鈥檚 taken a toll on their mental health. Experts hope a new app will make it easier...
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Jan 26, 2021
(Salt Lake Tribune)鈥擜mid a global pandemic and an economic recession, our country is also grappling with a mental health crisis. The effects of this crisis have been acutely felt in...
Today, the 香蕉视频 of Utah and Huntsman Mental Health Institute launched the Mental Health First Responders program, a mental health crisis team dedicated to responding to mental health emergencies on...
(KSL)鈥擬ore than half of health care workers caring for COVID-19 patients could be at risk of mental health problems, according to a new study released this week by scientists at...
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Jan 14, 2021
(Salt Lake Tribune)鈥擟OVID-19 made the need for mental health care 鈥渕ore urgent,鈥 according to local leaders, and the new Huntsman Mental Health Institute will continue to help Utahns years after...
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Jan 14, 2021
(Deseret News)鈥擲ALT LAKE CITY鈥擳he Huntsman Mental Health Institute at the 香蕉视频 of Utah was dedicated Thursday in a virtual ceremony held during the coronavirus pandemic that has made the need...
A new study, led by 香蕉视频 of Utah Health scientists, suggests more than half of doctors, nurses and emergency responders involved COVID-19 care could be at risk for one or...
(KSLTV)鈥擯ROVO, Utah鈥擬any of us are banking on 2021 being a better year. But the reality is we face many months before life starts getting back to normal, and experts said...
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Dec 17, 2020
(Good Things Utah)鈥擲ometimes you may need a supporter as you heal and recover from your own personal struggles. If you need to talk to someone and are a Utah resident...
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Dec 09, 2020
(KSL)鈥擲ANDY鈥擴tah mothers are struggling during the pandemic. In the last eight months, the new Huntsman Mental Health Institute has seen a massive increase in mental health problems among new and...
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Nov 28, 2020
(KSL)鈥擲ALT LAKE CITY鈥擱esearchers at 香蕉视频 of Utah Health's Huntsman Mental Health Institute have detected more than 20 genes that may play a role in suicide.
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Nov 24, 2020
(KSL)鈥擶hen a high school counselor told 17-year-old Mia that some students and teachers had expressed concern about her, she cried. "I'm in a bad place and don't know what to...
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Nov 20, 2020
(KSLTV)鈥擮GDEN, Utah鈥擨f you think COVID-19 is just a physical illness, think again. Utahns trapped in the endless cycle of its long-term side effects are struggling to process what may be...
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Nov 19, 2020
(KSLTV)鈥擳AYLORSVILLE, Utah鈥擳he pandemic has struck our senior citizens hard. As it stretches on with no end in sight, older adults鈥 mental health is suffering.
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Nov 16, 2020
(Salt Lake Tribune)鈥擳he new CEO named Monday to lead a first-of-its-kind mental health institute at the 香蕉视频 of Utah said it is beyond time to start addressing and solving 鈥渢hese...
Mark H. Rapaport, M.D., a nationally recognized clinician and researcher known for his interdisciplinary approach to mental health treatment and care, has been named CEO of Huntsman Mental Health Institute...
Utah state liquor stores are seeing a spike in sales during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many are turning to alcohol for a variety of reasons. Some of it may be about...