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...
Opioid pain medications, which are often legitimately prescribed by a physician following an injury or surgery, can quickly become addictive and turn into a dangerous drug habit for some patients...
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...
When your child comes to you with a rash, don't panic - yet. Many childhood rashes are simple to treat or simply require time to go away. Here are five...
For people searching for ways to lose weight and improve their health, there is mixed evidence on the best strategies to make it happen. A new study by U of...
Salt Lake City, UT - (ReleaseWire) - There is new hope for children in Utah and throughout the Intermountain West who suffer from seizures or have brain tumors thanks to...
Huntsman Mental Health Institute (HMHI) at the University of Utah was designated a Center of Excellence and member of theNational Network of Depression Centers(NNDC), a consortium of leading academic medical...
Pregnant individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, are about 40% more likely to develop serious complications or die during pregnancy than those who aren’t infected with the...
