Med school’s mental health outreach expands
Kāhi Mōhala hospital is expected to join Queen’s in December, allowing JABSOM to expand its psychiatry training experiences.
Free mental health telemedicine program for rural Hawaiʻi
Hawaiʻi UTelehealth allows individuals to talk to a licensed professional about worries, stress, anxiety, substance use or other concerns at no charge.
Suicide-prevention effort targets 60K underserved Hawaiʻi youth
The initiative will reach youth in their schools, communities and health care facilities, while improving the effectiveness of these systems.
Public health professor makes mental health of UH community priority
Jeanelle Sugimoto-Matsuda is providing mental health resources to help keep the UH Mānoa campus community safe.
New clinic to aid in early treatment of youth psychosis
OnTrack Hawaiʻi is expanding its services as the state’s coordinated specialty care treatment clinic for youth experiencing a first episode of psychosis.
Naleen Andrade honored for advancing diversity in mental health
This award is given in recognition of Andrade’s legendary commitment to recruiting members from diverse cultures into child and adolescent psychiatry.
Hawaiʻi CC instructor nationally recognized for work in psychiatric nursing
Cheryl Puntil is the 2017 recipient of the Award for Distinguished Service from the American Psychiatric Nurses Association.
Psychiatry professor honored as outstanding community mental health leader
UH Mānoa’s Jeanelle Sugimoto-Matsuda has been recognized for promoting mental wellness and improving the care of people with mental health problems.
Research on cavefish may lead to therapeutic methods in autism, schizophrenia
UH Mānoa’s Masato Yoshikawa shared his findings at the International Conference on Subterranean Biology.
Renowned child psychiatrist John McDermott remembered
University of Hawaiʻi Emeritus Professor John F. “Jack” McDermott, a leading international figure in child psychiatry, died on December 6, 2015
