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Piven Earns Prestigious Lifetime Award from the International Society for Autism Research

May 14, 2025

Blue Cross NC, Carolina Across 100 and CHAAMP to partner on CARE4Youth mental health program

May 14, 2025

April Research Publications

May 9, 2025

Welcome Dr. Ling Beisecker!

May 8, 2025
Welcome Dr. Ling Beisecker! She is a Clinical Instructor working within the Taking Care of Our Own program. In this role, she support the mental health and well-being of medical students through individual care, wellness programming, and systems-level advocacy. Her professional interests are at the intersection of physical and mental...

My Eating Disorder Made Pregnancy Almost Impossible—and It’s Still Messing With Me Postpartum, Dr. Emily Pisetsky discusses Baby Blues and Eating Disorders with SELF.

April 30, 2025

Even Low-Key Exercise Is Fantastic for Your Brain, Dr. Patrick Smith speaks with Everyday Health about the Benefits of Exercise on your Mental Health

April 30, 2025

Welcome Ashley Freuler PhD, LCMHC-A!

April 29, 2025

Welcome Heidi Dohnert LCSW, LCAS, CCS!

April 21, 2025
Heidi is a therapist with over 20 years of experience providing therapy and supporting enhanced services in community mental health. I received my MSW from the Joint Masters Program at UNCG & NCA&T. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist and Certified Clinical Supervisor....

Dr. Lindsey honored with the Order of the Longleaf Pine

April 21, 2025
Dr. Tony Lindsey, Psychiatry Professor and UNC Health’s former Chief Medical and Quality Officer, was recently inducted into the Order of the Longleaf Pine, North Carolina’s most prestigious honorary society. Lindsey was surprised by the honor at a recent gathering of leaders from across UNC Health’s statewide network. Following a...

Autistic Patients Need Better Care, Accommodations in the Medical Office, Ashley Hester, PhD speaks with UNC Health News

April 14, 2025
Lauren Schiff, MD, a gynecologic surgeon at the UNC School of Medicine, and Ashley Hester, PhD, a psychologist at the UNC TEACCH Autism Program, outline simple ways physicians can improve quality of care for autistic patients – and how these methods can help everyone who comes into the office. “[Autistic...