Sixty years of innovation and collaboration
The University of Florida College of Medicine celebrates 60th anniversary with two days of events.
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Wayne Creelman, MD appointed the Mental Health Collaborative of Indian River County
Wayne Lewis Creelman, MD, MBA, DLFAPA Congratulations to Wayne Creelman, MD, who was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Mental Health Collaborative of Indian River County. Dr. Creelman has been a former CEO, COO, CMO, and Executive Vice President of multiple mental health and substance abuse…
Marika Brigham named President-Elect of NAAPA
Congratulations to Marika Brigham, Director and Chief Financial Officer of the University of Florida Department of Psychiatry, who was named President -Elect of the National Association of Academic Psychiatry Administrators (NAAPA). She will serve on the board of directors for the year 2016-2017. Part of Brigham’s responsibilities as president-elect…
Join us Wednesday, October 26th for a Movie Screening of Atsu – so be it! with Psychiatrist and Theatre Actor Mohan Agashe, MD
Download Atsu – so be it! flyer HERE …
World Mental Health Day 2016
When terrible things happen in our communities, we can reach out a helping hand to those who are affected. Learning the basic principles of psychological first aid will help you to provide support to people who are very distressed, and, importantly, to know what not to say.
MIAW Movie Night at the Hippodrome
The Department of Psychiatry and UF Health held it’s second annual movie night during Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW) at the Hippodrome in downtown Gainesville on October 5th. As part of activities scheduled for MIAW the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Florida screens a movie which focuses on…
Heroin overdoses, arrests spike in Alachua County
“I’ve seen in the field more death in the last one to two years than in my whole career,” said Dr. Scott Teitelbaum
Mental Illness Awareness Week 2016
October 2nd - 8th is Mental Illness Awareness Week. Join us in shining a light on mental illness and replacing stigma with hope. Check out our calendar of events for MIAW 2016!
Police on lookout for drug 10,000 times more potent than Morphine
The DEA is warning people about one of the most lethal drugs now on the street. "Carfentanil is what they're calling the elephant tranquilizer. In humans, we use Fentanil. It's a more potent Opiod," says Dr. Teitelbaum, Director of the Florida Recovery Center.
