10/29/2019
Type: YouTube
Paul Carter looks forward to his Fridays at Harborview Medical Center. He volunteers there, talking to patients in the trauma unit who need support. His experience as a patient after a 2015 shooting...
10/03/2019
Type: YouTube
UW Medicine is creating the Garvey Institute for Brain Health Solutions to develop effective new treatments for brain disorders, with foundational funding of $50 million from philanthropists Lynn and...
10/03/2019
UW Medicine is creating the Garvey Institute for Brain Health Solutions to develop effective new treatments for brain disorders, such as depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, addiction and...
09/25/2019
In the wake of the opioid epidemic, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is launching a massive initiative to help people with opioid addiction and to explore safer treatment options for chronic...
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...
09/10/2019
Type: YouTube
For Suicide Awareness Day, Amanda Kerbrat, a research scientist in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, is teaching health-care providers how to implement a simple but powerful tool...
08/29/2019
Type: YouTube
It was a windy day back in 2008. Lily James was in a boat on Lake Washington with her family and friends when the wind lifted an inflatable that was tied to a rope. Like a vise, the rope caught her...
08/16/2019
When a child suffers a head trauma, medical professionals are in high gear to prevent further damage to a developing brain. Measuring and regulating the child’s level of carbon dioxide is critical to...
07/25/2019
What happens when we give up?
Inside the brain, a group of cells known as nociceptin neurons get very active before a mouse's breakpoint. They emit nociceptin, a complex molecule that suppresses...
07/05/2019
To people trying to help a survivor of sexual assault, take note. Saying the following could lead to serious harm:
“At least it wasn’t worse!”
“Let’s take your mind off of this.”
“Just move on with...