In the Media Tag: mental health


UT Health Services Center hosts summit to improve campus mental health

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Faculty and staff from multiple University of Tennessee campuses gathered in Nashville on Friday to discuss measures that can help improve mental health for both students and faculty. The 2019 Academic and Student Affairs Summit took place in the Nelson Andrews Leadership Lodge and covered methods that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center was… Read More


Taraji P. Henson Hosts Inaugural ‘Can We Talk?’ Benefit Dinner For Her Mental Health-Focused Foundation

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Taraji P. Henson held the inaugural “Can We Talk?” Benefit Dinner for her foundation this past Friday Night in Washington D.C., a continuation of her work towards building mental health awareness in the African American community. The star-studded black-tie event for the Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation kicked off a 2-day conference dedicated to supporting African-Americans… Read More


UTHSC adopts model for student mental health services

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s new initiative for focusing on the mental health of students promises to be a model for other academic health science institutions across the country.


Moving on Up! Dr. Kimberly Williams Collins

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Kimberly Williams Collins, PhD, MS, has been hired by the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) to serve as counseling psychologist with University Health Services to assist with student and employee mental and behavioral health, and support various programs to enhance the overall campus experience. Most recently assistant director and director of training at… Read More


UTHSC Hires On-Campus Counseling Psychologist

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Dr. Kimberly Williams Collins has been hired by the University of Tennessee Health Science Center to serve as counseling psychologist with University Health Services to help with student and employee mental and behavioral health and to support various programs to enhance the overall campus experience.


Numbers are Rising for Suicides Among Senior Citizens

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WKNO-TV’s “The Best Times” focuses on suicide among senior citizens. Panelists are Dr. Paul Hill of UTHSC and Mike LaBonte of Memphis Crisis Center. Also in this show, is an interview with Dr. Marshall Elam about cholesterol.


UTHSC’s new $39M research center equipped to attract nation’s best

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is touting its newest building as a magnet for the country’s top researchers. The Translational Science Research Building, standing four-stories above the corner of Union and Manassas, is a state-of-the-art facility where researchers will study new treatments for health concerns like cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, stroke and mental… Read More