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Everyone has a sexual orientation and gender identity, but people who identify as part of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Asexual (LGBTQIA+) community are at higher mental...

HMHI is very proud to recognize our incredible faculty for their innovative psychiatric pursuits. Tenure recognizes a scholar's high impact and scientific contributions in their field. Promotions are awarded when...

University of Utah and Huntsman Mental Health Institute held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Mental Health Crisis Care Center on the future site of the HMHI Campus of Hope. The...

France is an experienced and passionate physician assistant with a diverse background and over 13 years of experience. He was hired by the U of U Department of Psychiatry in...

The prevalence of stigma and discrimination toward people with mental illness makes it difficult to have a transparent conversation about how we feel. But an open dialogue about mental health...

May is Mental Health Awareness Month—time to focus on prioritizing mental health and acknowledging that it's "OK not to be OK." It is also time to stop the sigma and...

Liz is a passionate social worker and a member of HMHI's team of addiction specialists. She is a Psychiatric Program Specialist with the Recovery Works Intensive Outpatient Program for addiction...

(KSL)—When Lucas Hernández was eight years old, a friend spread rumors that led his classmates to ostracize him. His mother, ad agency owner and actress Karla Hernández comforted Lucas over...

(PBS Utah)—As the country emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, experts warn of a mental health crisis that could take the shape of a second pandemic wave. How are lawmakers responding...

Since 2009, March 31st has marked the occasion of International Transgender Day of Visibility, an annual event for celebrating people who are transgender and raising awareness of the challenges faced...

Dr. Anna R. Docherty is a quantitative geneticist and a clinician examining risk and resilience in the context of severe outcomes, including psychosis and suicide. Her valuable work provides essential...

Huntsman Mental Health Institute (HMHI) will increase access to critical mental health care services in rural communities throughout Utah with support from Cambia Health Solutions.

One of the biggest challenges we will face in 2021 and beyond from the COVID-19 pandemic is a growing mental health crisis. Although many factors contribute to the increased stress...

Taking on the COVID-19 pandemic has become a battle with two fronts. While we are rightly focused on vaccines, masking, and social distancing, many of us are not paying enough...

Kristin Francis, MD, is one of the inspired and talented doctors who make up the amazing team at the University of Utah Huntsman Mental Health Institute. She is an inpatient...

Although online therapy has seen a significant spike in usage over the past nine months, some are still uncomfortable with the idea. Here are some pros and cons to think...

(KSL)—COVID-19 is a pressure-cooker for the thousands of first responders in Utah and it’s taken a toll on their mental health. Experts hope a new app will make it easier...

(Salt Lake Tribune)—Amid a global pandemic and an economic recession, our country is also grappling with a mental health crisis. The effects of this crisis have been acutely felt in...

Today, the University of Utah and Huntsman Mental Health Institute launched the Mental Health First Responders program, a mental health crisis team dedicated to responding to mental health emergencies on...

(KSL)—More than half of health care workers caring for COVID-19 patients could be at risk of mental health problems, according to a new study released this week by scientists at...

(Salt Lake Tribune)—COVID-19 made the need for mental health care “more urgent,” according to local leaders, and the new Huntsman Mental Health Institute will continue to help Utahns years after...

(Deseret News)—SALT LAKE CITY—The Huntsman Mental Health Institute at the University of Utah was dedicated Thursday in a virtual ceremony held during the coronavirus pandemic that has made the need...

A new study, led by 91�鶹����ֱ�� scientists, suggests more than half of doctors, nurses and emergency responders involved COVID-19 care could be at risk for one or...

(KSLTV)—PROVO, Utah—Many of us are banking on 2021 being a better year. But the reality is we face many months before life starts getting back to normal, and experts said...