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Dr. James Garbutt speaks with the TODAY show sharing, “2020 was certainly a year of stress for nearly everyone and many folks have increased their alcohol consumption, trying a period of sobriety such as Dry January can be very positive.”

January 8, 2021

Dedicated to Treating Local and National Homelessness, the UNC Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health launched the Treatment of Individuals Experiencing Homelessness Network, in partnership with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

January 8, 2021

Dr. Christina Cruz speaks to Chapelboro.com about the mental health toll of the pandemic

January 5, 2021

Welcome Candice Givens, MSW, LCSWA, LCASA

January 5, 2021
Candice is working in the Health Providers Service providing consult and supportive therapies to healthcare workers on the UNC Healing Heroes helpline. The Healing Heroes Helpline (H3) is a warm support call-in service available weekdays to all statewide One UNC Health professionals. She is an experienced clinical social work professional...

Dr. Tye Hunt-Harrison joins UNC Psychiatry in April as Director of new Mental Health Equity Track

January 5, 2021
We are truly thrilled to have recruited Dr. Hunt-Harrison back to UNC to serve as the Director of the new program in Mental Health Equity.  Dr. Hunt-Harrison is an extremely skilled Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist who has a strong commitment to mental health equity and a deep understanding of the...

Journals of The American Psychiatric Association features new publication by Dr. Bradley Gaynes: The Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Partnership (SHARP) project seeks to integrate depression screening/treatment into standard clinical care in Malawi.

December 18, 2020

NCEED Director, Dr. Christine Peat, and CEED Founding Director, Dr. Cynthia Bulik, were busy over the past two months conducting Congressional briefings on topics relevant to individuals with eating disorders.

December 16, 2020

Dr. John Gilmore speaks with WCHL and Chapelboro.com and shares what he and the UNC Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health are doing to help patients with schizophrenia and fight the stigma around mental illness.

December 14, 2020

Dr. Nadia Charguia and Dr. Crystal Schiller host webinar “Coping with COVID-19 During the Holidays.”

December 9, 2020

UNC School of Medicine launches Mental Health Equity Track as part of General Psychiatry Residency Program

December 8, 2020