On Wednesday, April 6, 2022, Kerry J. Ressler, MD, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer at McLean Hospital and Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, will present a Psychiatry Grand Rounds...
Meet Erica Yaeger, a challenge course facilitator and recreation therapist at Huntsman Mental Health Institute (HMHI). Follow along as she walks us through a typical day, discusses what inspired her...
Dubbed the first “social media war,” the war in Ukraine is being consumed in real-time through a screen at a rate never seen before. These images, videos, and audio clips...
HMHI announces the 2022 match results for all Department of Psychiatry residency and fellowship programs. The new residents and fellows begin training on July 1, 2022.
Are you worried about a friend or family member you suspect may be addicted to drugs? Addiction is a disease that affects a person's brain and behavior, leading to an...
On Wednesday, March 16, 2022, A. John Rush, MD, FACP, MPP, Professor Emeritus of the Duke-NUS Medical School at the National University of Singapore, will present a Psychiatry Grand Rounds...
On Wednesday, March 2, 2022, Evan Goldstein, PhD, MPP, Assistant Professor in the University of Utah Department of Population Health Sciences, will present a Psychiatry Grand Rounds titled "Firearms and...
Huntsman Mental Health Institute (HMHI) and University of Utah Health join the Utah System of Higher Education and the Utah Film Center to kick off "Healing Out Loud," a short...
Utah Suicide Genetics Research Study (USGRS) focuses on understanding the underlying genetic risks that result in different vulnerabilities to illness, stressors, and environmental exposure.
The Community and Rural Mental Health Concentration offers residents the chance to rotate through elective sites that serve patients who are underfunded and underserved as well as those with severe...
The COVID-19 pandemic has raged since early 2020, with no end in sight. At the same time, an associated decline in mental health has created “a second pandemic,” says Mark...
Over the past 10 years, Utah has passed over 40 bills and appropriated more than $85 million in funding to support mental health—more than any other state.
Mental health impacts us all in a very personal way. In our own families, we likely have a story of mental illness, substance use, or suicide. Our hope for the...
The new walk-in Crisis Care Center—proposed to open in 2024 on the future site of the HMHI Campus of Hope— will include 30 emergency care beds in its 23-hour stabilization...
As the only academic referral center for hundreds of miles in any direction, HMHI serves youth across the spectrum and at every stage of mental health disorders.
Together, we coordinate and provide integrated, confidential Community Crisis Intervention and Support Services (CCISS) at no cost to anyone, anytime, anywhere in the communities we serve.
The Department of Psychiatry gives residents the opportunity to train in Addiction Medicine and Addiction Psychiatry to help those battling substance use disorders and addiction through our fellowship programs.
To understand how the brain changes and matures during late childhood and adolescence, 21 research centers across the country have enrolled 12,000 children in the Adolescent Brain and Child Development...
Treatment Resistant Mood Disorders (TRMD) Clinic is the largest referral-based clinic in Utah for patients who struggle to find a treatment that works and are looking for alternative solutions.
One of only nine Triple Board Residency programs in the nation, residents who complete the program are board certified in pediatrics, child psychiatry, and adult psychiatry.
Utah lawmakers approved $90 million for the 185,000-square-foot Translational Research Building. HMHI will combine that funding from the Utah philanthropic community to move Utah to the forefront of mental health...
Even under the best of circumstances, giving birth can be physically and emotionally challenging. But for some women, the experience can be so traumatic that it affects their mental health...
On Wednesday, February 2, 2022, Benjamin Druss, MD, MPH, Professor in mental health at the Rollins School of Public Health, will present a Psychiatry Grand Rounds titled "Improving Physical Health...
