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Comprehensive patient care:

• Our 1,500 employees cared for more than 16,000 patients, 96% of whom were based in Utah. Those patients made 72,500 visits to Huntsman Mental Health Institute in 2023.
• Partnered with state and behavioral health stakeholders to conduct statewide needs assessment and collaborated on .
• Expanded and refined specialty care at the Treatment-Resistant Mood Disorder clinic and refined electroconvulsive therapy to provide an improved quality of life for those struggling with bipolar disorder.
• Expanded therapies for medication-resistant mental health conditions through innovative programs such as Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy at the Park City clinic.

Leading practices in crisis care:

• More than 1,000,000 SafeUT chat messages were facilitated for K-12 and higher education students, teachers, and staff, and 536 lifesaving interventions were made directly through the SafeUT app.
• The Receiving Center began and completed an expansion to double capacity to serve more people in crisis, giving them an alternative to the emergency room and building a pathway to the 2025 opening of the Kem and Carolyn Gardner Mental Health Crisis Care Center.
• Mental Health First Responders (MH1) served 221 �㽶��Ƶ of Utah students in crisis, resulting in 93% of respondents diverted from the emergency room and preventing 86% of respondents from law enforcement involvement.

Bold research collaborations:

• Built and continued 32 national and international research collaborations and celebrated national papers published on Genetics of Suicide Study and .
• Huntsman Mental Health Institute hosted the inaugural Mental Health, Brain, and Behavioral Science Research Day bringing together people from across the �㽶��Ƶ of Utah campus to share their work and ideas.
• Broke ground on the new Mental Health Translational Research Building.

Breaking mental health stigma and elevating the importance of mental health:

• Launched a national anti-stigma campaign in collaboration with the Ad Council.
• Pursued legislative support for mental health initiatives to help the state of Utah, including expansion of the crisis care continuum with HB 71, titled “Behavioral Health Crisis Response Commission Amendments.”
• Expanded the Huntsman Mental Health Foundation’s ability to support donor giving to support many aspects of mental health care.

Building the future of mental health care:

• Launched a new six-week music therapy internship program to increase the number of certified music therapists in Utah.
• Expanded residency opportunities in general psychiatry to 14 places per year, including rural Idaho, and dedicated research tracks.
• Increased general psychiatry residents by 22% over two years and psychiatry program applicants increased 42% over two years.