UW Global Mental Health Research Conference
Dr. Debra Kaysen's presentation at the Conference...
Women and Alcohol Abuse
Dr. Debra Kaysen's article on Northwest Bulletin: The Role of Victimization and Psychological Distress (page 9-10)
Tanya Eng-Aquino honored with UW Award of Excellence
Tanya Eng-Aquino, CSHRB's Grants & Program Manager, was recently honored with a UW Award of Excellence. Recipients are outstanding teachers, staff, mentors, and those engaged in public service.
Why is mental illness so low on the global health agenda?
Dr. Debra Kaysen contributes to KPLU 88.5 FM's feature "Why is mental illness so low on the global health agenda?".
Dr. Jason Kilmer on CSPAN
The Most Neglected Disease in Global Health
Is it Kala-azar black fever? Elephantiasis? African sleeping sickness? Guinea worm? How about mental illness? “Mental health is the Rodney Dangerfield of international health,” says Paul Bolton, an expert in evaluating treatments at Johns Hopkins University, paraphrasing the comedian’s signature line: “It gets no respect.”...
Dr. Debra Kaysen is featured
J. Cronce's Dissertation Data in News
CSHRB Postdoctoral Fellow Jessica Cronce recently had data from her disseration featured in a published Associated Press article. The article on serving free alcoholic drinks in casinos used Cronce's data to create a figure showing that alcohol contributes to higher average wagers. View the article here.
The article was also picked up by CBS News and can be seen here.
UR professor helps train mental-health workers in Iraq
Victims of traumatic events sometimes get so hung up thinking about what happened to them that they can't let go of their torment. Rigid, "black-and-white kinds of thoughts" play over and over in their minds and keep them from moving forward in life, says University of Richmond researcher Kristen P. Lindgren. The article includes our own Kristen Lindgren and Debra Kaysen.
1811 Eastlake Project
Dr. Mary Larimer on WUKY
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CITY INSIDE OUT: For Homeless, A Home May Be The Best Rehab
Richard Corbett has been homeless for long periods of time. He has struggled with depression and alcoholism. But he says he doesn't drink very often anymore and only moderately when he does. When he lived on the scary streets and in shelters, he says, he would drink just to fall asleep...
Study: Seattle housing for alcoholics saves $4 million
An innovative program that takes homeless alcoholics off the street and gives them a place to live without requiring them to stop drinking is saving taxpayers more than $4 million a year in emergency social and health programs, according to a study released Tuesday...
Study: Seattle housing for alcoholics saves money
SEATTLE - An innovative program that takes homeless alcoholics off the street and gives them a place to live without requiring them to stop drinking is saving taxpayers more than $4 million a year in emergency social and health programs, according to a study released Tuesday...
No place like home for alcoholics
Some solutions hide right under our noses. A successful Seattle housing project for homeless alcoholics is in that category. Looking backward, the project...
