The psychiatry residency team from the University of Florida College of Medicine emerged victorious at this year’s MindGames competition at APA’s 2024 Annual Meeting. MindGames has been a popular attraction at Annual Meetings since 2007. The format was inspired by the “Jeopardy!” TV quiz show.

UF Health has broken ground on the future location of the new Florida Recovery Center campus in northwest Gainesville. Health system leaders and patients celebrated at an event May 9, which coincided with Mental Health Awareness Month, and learned about plans for an expanded, upgraded facility that will care for even more patients…

Pregnant women and new mothers are facing a deadly mental health crisis across the United States, Dr. Ludmila De Faira discusses concerns with The Hill.

On Oct. 16, 2020, Daniel took the first step to change his life forever. He called the Florida Recovery Center. Read Daniel’s story.

“This recognition goes to faculty who have a distinguished current record of research and a strong research agenda that is likely to lead to continuing distinction in their fields,” said David Norton, UF’s vice president for research. “UFRF Professors earn significant grants; publish in the leading journals in their field; hold university leadership…

Kent Mathias, MD, an assistant professor of psychiatry and addiction medicine at UF Health Psychiatry, sheds light on common barriers to care, coping strategies and treatment options for people struggling with mental health.

While parents understand the vicissitudes of life, including breakups, college students can be profoundly distressed after the end of a relationship. Marcia Morris M.D. offers some steps parents can take to support their child in her Psychology Today column.

The Annual Meeting is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the impact the American Psychiatric Association has on the field of mental health. We caught up with Ludmila De Faria to hear how things are run, and why she’s so committed to this great organization.

More than 100 investigators seeking to unlock the mysteries of memory and the normal cognitive aging process met May 15-17 in Gainesville for the McKnight Brain Research Foundation’s (MBRF) 15th Inter-Institutional Meeting, aimed at discovering interventions to optimize thinking, judgment and memory in advancing age and preserve quality of life.

De Faria spoke during her award lecture at APA’s Annual Meeting. She is the chair of APA’s Committee on Women’s Mental Health and an associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Florida. The Alexandra Symonds Award was established in 1997 to honor a woman psychiatrist who has made significant contributions…

On April 12th, the University of Florida’s Department of Psychiatry held the 9th Annual Richard C. Christensen Memorial Lecture, featuring Katherine Koh, MD, MSc, as the keynote speaker, along with a special presentation by the UF Street Psychiatry Program’s team, led by Dawn Bruijnzeel, MD.

In a testament to dedication and quality in medical education, the University of Florida College of Medicine held the 24th annual Celebration of Excellence in Medical Education Reception April 2. The evening ceremony saw educators and trainees from the college’s Gainesville and Jacksonville campuses gather and cheer each other on as outstanding residents,…

Toni Shalyn Carter, MD presented at the American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry’s Annual Meeting as part of the AAGP’s Scholar Program.

Dr. Carter’s presentation, titled “The Optimization of Pharmacological and Non-pharmacological Interventions in a…

Autism and Minority Populations | June 13, 2024, 6:00 - 7:00PM  | Online

Join us for this session to learn about how autism affects minority families and what professionals can do to ensure they are meeting the needs of their minority clients.

Employment Boot Camp 2024 | June 24 - 27, 2024 | Santa Fe College Charles L. Blount Center

UF CARD is offering a four-day Employment Boot Camp for adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and related disabilities (RD). The schedule of activities for the Boot Camp is designed to facilitate the development of professional and personal goals toward employment.

Autism & UF Conference | June 28 & 29, 2024 | Straughn IFAS Extension Professional Development Center

This FREE two-day conference will consist of a series of sessions on a variety of topics related to current research and intervention in autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Celebrating Autism in the Arts | June 29, 2024, 1:00 - 3:00PM  | Straughn IFAS Extension Professional Development Center

Call for artists now open. Open to artists & performers of all types: Visual Artists, Photographers, Sculptors, Actors, Dancers, Jewelry Artists, Musicians, Magicians, Comics…

32nd Annual Statewide CARD Conference   | January 16-19, 2025 | Orlando, FL
Join us to celebrate the unique artistic and performance talents of individuals on the autism spectrum.  Participants will see unique artwork, meet the artists, and watch live performances at this FREE event.   

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