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Need ‘has never been greater,’ school official says
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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 for mental health care more urgent than ever.
“Today, we find ourselves in the midst of a mental health crisis. The need for accessible, affordable comprehensive mental health services has never been greater. We are vaccinating against COVID-19, but none of us are immune from the effects of mental illness,” according to Dr. Michael L. Good, University of Utah Health CEO.
New Huntsman Mental Health Institute will help Utahns during COVID-19 and beyond, leaders say
The University of Utah launched the new institute Thursday after it was announced in 2019.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Mark Rapaport speaks at the dedication and launch of the Huntsman Mental Health Institute (HMHI), formerly University Neuropsychiatric Institute (UNI), on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. David Huntsman and Christena Huntsman Durham, of the Huntsman Foundation, which provided a $150 million gift toward HMHI, stand behind Rapaport.
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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 the pandemic.
It this isn t a cure. We just like to think that we re able to set the clock back several decades and kind of reset the clock for these patients, said Dr. Mark Alexander, a University of Utah Health Neurointerventional Radiologist
The FDA has approved treating the part of the brain that impacts each hand, one at a time.
It s made a difference in Janice s right hand. She hopes to get her left hand treated soon.
But for now, she is back to doing all the things she couldn t do before. They told me, they said, you might see 50% improvement. But to me it feels like a 100%.
SALT LAKE CITY After seeing a number of Black Americans killed in 2020 including George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor, to name a few Utah doctors knew the country s treatment of people of color needed to change in many aspects, and especially in health care.
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated and highlighted health disparities among minority populations with a disproportionate number of individuals in marginalized communities at a higher risk to become infected. We have seen that Utah is not exempt from experiencing inequities, as one can see with the striking disproportion of cases of COVID-19 in our communities of color, said Dr. Paloma Cariello, associate dean for health equity, diversity and inclusion in the University of Utah School of Medicine.