12/02/2020
Young adults ages 18 to 34, known as "Gen Z," have reported the greatest declines in their mental health since the pandemic began.
In a survey of 3,409 adults for the American Psychological...
08/25/2020
As many schools go online-only and cancel fall sports, this doesn’t mean youth sports and practices are a no-show come September.
“Right now in King County, we don’t have the public health approval...
08/14/2020
As a medical student, Jennifer Piel did a rotation at a juvenile detention center and her passion for law and medicine came together. She witnessed the barriers getting young vulnerable people...
10/18/2019
New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show a troubling 56% increase in the risk of suicide among young people ages 10 to 24 over a 10-year period.
In this group of children,...
09/18/2019
During its 2019 session, Governor Jay Inslee and the Washington State Legislature took decisive and badly needed action to address the state’s behavioral health crisis. As part of this initiative, UW...
09/17/2019
The Daily Mile Foundation and The Sports Institute at UW Medicine announce the launch of The Daily Mile in the United States. The Daily Mile is a school program, developed in the United Kingdom, that...
03/12/2019
Friday, March 15, University of Washington graduating medical students will be joining with their peers around the country and the world to celebrate Match Day 2019.
The day marks the close of Match...
12/26/2018
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Dr. Kim Harmon has been to every University of Washington football game for three decades, watching the Huskies. The last time the UW was in the Rose Bowl, she was, too – 38 weeks pregnant with her...
11/08/2018
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A person who is bleeding can die from blood loss within five minutes. That’s why every second counts when someone is injured in a disaster or a mass shooting, especially because emergency services...
10/03/2018
Young people might think everyone drinks alcohol. But that's far from the truth, said Mary Larimer, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and psychology, and director of the Center for the...