“Penn & Ava” tells the story of Ava, a high schooler coming to terms with her past trauma, finding herself and forging her own path.
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“Penn & Ava” tells the story of Ava, a high schooler coming to terms with her past trauma, finding herself and forging her own path.
“Penn & Ava” tells the story of Ava, a high schooler coming to terms with her past trauma, finding herself and forging her own path.
“Penn & Ava” tells the story of Ava, a high schooler coming to terms with her past trauma, finding herself and forging her own path.
The online course targeted toward helping young professionals grow their leadership skills meets on Thursdays during the lunch hour.
She’s been strengthening her linguistic and clinical skills to better serve the growing Latinx community.
She’s been strengthening her linguistic and clinical skills to better serve the growing Latinx community.
She’s been strengthening her linguistic and clinical skills to better serve the growing Latinx community.
The College of Education and the Missouri Institute of Mental Health collaborated to put on the daylong event, where 125 education students participated.
The College of Education and the Missouri Institute of Mental Health collaborated to put on the daylong event, where 125 education students participated.
The College of Education and the Missouri Institute of Mental Health collaborated to put on the daylong event, where 125 education students participated.
Treviño worked with PASEO, a global mental health organization dedicated to increasing services for the Latinx population across borders.
Treviño worked with PASEO, a global mental health organization dedicated to increasing services for the Latinx population across borders.
Treviño worked with PASEO, a global mental health organization dedicated to increasing services for the Latinx population across borders.
The funding will go toward hiring a full-time play therapist and graduate research assistant and providing paid internship stipends to counseling students completing their field experience.
One of Miller’s first projects in his new role has been coordinating campus events for LGBTQ+ History Month, which kicked off this week.
The new UMSL Campus Rec app will make it easier for students to take advantage of programming at the RWC such as group fitness classes, personal training and special events.
The National Board for Certified Counselors awarded Phelps-Pineda $20,000 for her doctoral research on multicultural counseling supervision and commitment to serving minority communities.
Chelsey Wilks discussed suicide prevention with KSDK (Channel 5), and Ann Steffen authored an article on treating older adults for the National Council on Aging.
Sonnier earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology in 2019 and has been working as a mental health advocate since 2020.
As a fellow with the NPR Midwest Newsroom, Savage is working on an investigative series about the high lead levels found in Midwestern children.
The suicide prevention education program, led by the Missouri Institute of Mental Health, works to build awareness about keeping guns stored safely.
The award is presented to up to three staff or faculty members each month in recognition of their efforts to transform the lives of UMSL students and the wider community.
More than 180 students participated in a daylong session on Mental Health First Aid with 60 teacher candidates earning certification.
In just a few months, Pacini found a 16.9% reduction of long-term prescriptions for benzodiazepines in a federally qualified health center.
Rowland developed a screening tool for Visit-A-Bit to measure the program’s effectiveness and determine incoming senior adult eligibility.
Bolin has provided vital child advocacy and mental health services to remote areas of the state, sometimes traveling by plane to reach isolated villages.
Among the 25 programs recognized, the UMSL Master of Education in Counseling with an emphasis in clinical mental health counseling was the only program ranked in Missouri.
The Honors College and biology student aspires to become a doctor practicing visibly in a hijab in order to help other Muslim women and change perceptions.
Kersten has worked as a resident advisor, interned with Children’s Advocacy Services of Greater St. Louis and held leadership positions with Psi Chi.
Those interested in the joint program can learn more from 6-7:30 p.m. on Aug. 31 in Technology Building Room T107 on the MAC campus.
Vandermause has served as interim dean since January 2020 and now looks forward to steering the college through a period of growth in her permanent role.
Newman will enter UMSL’s MEd counseling program this fall after earning a BA in Spanish.
CBH psychologists began providing easily accessible, comprehensive psychological evaluation services to Franklin County patients earlier this month.
The mental health center offers several options, including individual services and support group meetings, to assist patients dealing with the lingering effects of the disease.
The $2.75 million in new resources will help the team, led by Associate Research Professor Rachel Winograd, broaden the scope of its efforts and engage new partners.
Rachel Wamser-Nanney will research the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on young children and their parents.
Professor Ann Steffen is leading the sessions designed for adults ages 50 and older who were hospitalized with the disease.
Clinical Assistant Professor John Nanney is coordinating the free, weekly, hour-long sessions, which will begin Thursday evening online or via telephone.
More than 100 people tuned into the June 19 videoconference as Winograd and Dr. Kanika Turner discussed systemic issues that have resulted in so much inequity in St. Louis.
The multidisciplinary center has trained more than 500 community members to use Resiliency and Coping Intervention to help youth deal with stressors in their lives since 2014.
There are six St. Louis-based mental health treatment services coordinated through UMSL, and some help treat patients statewide.
The university offered a range of online events designed to support community members and highlight faculty research opportunities related to COVID-19.
Assistant Professor John Nanney developed the sessions to provide community members an outlet to talk about their anxiety and learn tools to deal with it.
Faculty members Amy Escott and Matt Kliethermes hosted a free webinar with tips on ways to talk to children about coronavirus and help them cope with stress.
Investigators work on everything from biomarker discovery to program evaluation and professional training and touch people in all 114 counties of the state.
The associate research professor at the Missouri Institute of Mental Health was named the Senior Faculty Investigator of the Year.
In this Q&A series, UMSL Daily connects with subject-matter experts from across the university on newsworthy topics.
The free seven-week program, taking place at UMSL ITE, is open to minority male and female students ages 13 to 24 and runs from Oct. 25 to Dec. 13.
Rachel Winograd didn’t initially expect to pursue clinical psychology, but once she started following her curiosity, the choice made sense – and took her in new directions.
The $5 million grant initiative takes on crucial aspects of the epidemic, which is especially prevalent in Missouri – and aims to broaden dialogue around the issue.
The director of the Missouri Institute of Mental Health is a leader in studying the impact health conditions have on deep structures of the brain.
As chief creative officer for Beautiful You, the spring 2016 graduate hopes to apply lessons from UMSL coursework in gender studies and other academic areas to the world of cosmetology.
The program trains future clinicians, supports faculty research and offers affordable, high-quality assessments and outpatient treatment to area residents.
John Nanney, director of UMSL’s Community Psychological Service, helped to organize the June 13 event.
James Frost, Colleen Burdiss and De Linda Kelly celebrate their certification as Missouri’s first deaf Mental Health First Aid instructors.
Andrea Purnell shared her perspective on art’s relationship to healing and advocacy.
Jerry Dunn, executive director of CASGSL at UMSL, talks with area educators, counselors and the news media about how to talk to children about the recent events.
Andrea Purnell has organized flash mobs, staged plays as well as gallery shows in an effort to spotlight mental health issues.
They’ll look at changes in ER utilization, enrollments in treatment programs, housing and employment and involvement with law enforcement.
Richelle Moore took a deep breath before stepping into the home. She knew what she was about to see would impact her....
When Reuters wrote about a new study on sexual problems experienced by some adolescent rape victims, the international news agency sought the expertise of two researchers from the Center for Trauma Recovery at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.
It’s 8:30 a.m. and Joseph Parks has already fielded four conference calls, all of them while driving into St. Louis from his home in Columbia, Mo. Parks is the director of the Missouri Institute of Mental Health at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Once a week, he makes the trip to MIMH, which is housed on the grounds of the old St. Louis State Hospital.