Karen Burns, MSW, LCSW-A
Research Instructor
Program Director, North Carolina Psychiatry Access Line
Areas of Interest
Perinatal mental health, reproductive psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, psychiatry access programs, health equity
About
Karen Burns is a clinical social worker and Program Director for the North Carolina Psychiatry Access Line (NC-PAL and NC MATTERS). In this role, she supports a range of initiatives that aim to increase access to quality mental health services for perinatal people, children, and adolescents across North Carolina. Before joining UNC, she spent over a decade working in clinical and research settings managing large-scale initiatives in the areas of family mental health and positive youth development.
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BA
Duke University
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MSW
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill