Youth mental health needs have skyrocketed. The Youth Mental Health Leadership emphasis in UVA’s Counselor Education program is graduating counselors who are prepared to lead the response.
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Youth mental health needs have skyrocketed. The Youth Mental Health Leadership emphasis in UVA’s Counselor Education program is graduating counselors who are prepared to lead the response.
As a speech-language pathologist, Alex Michonski treats a wide range of disorders and works with patients of all ages. The academic preparation and hands-on clinical training she received at UVA gave her the skills and confidence she uses every day to make a difference in her community.
UVA professor’s research in Ukraine sheds light on strategies to address mental health needs during an ongoing humanitarian crisis.
Seeing how exercise as medicine helped treat a close family member with cardiovascular disease inspired Jeison to pursue a career in medicine. An M.Ed. in Kinesiology with a concentration in Exercise Physiology gave him the knowledge and experience he needed to prepare him for medical school.
A new study aims to identify which treatment works better at reducing depression and anxiety in autistic adults.
UVA professor Martin Block’s connection with Special Olympics International has touched nearly every area of his life, including family, students and his research.
UVA researchers are using cutting-edge imaging, 3D visualization and machine learning to address speech difficulties for children with cleft lip and palate.
This new funding will allow UVA researchers to expand their efforts to strengthen school mental health services in nine high-need areas of Virginia.
With twenty years of experience studying how mindfulness can transform classrooms, UVA education professor Tish Jennings is expanding her focus in the next phase of her research.
In partnership with the Crozet community and emergency providers, UVA students helped create and test an emergency action plan for patrons of Crozet Park.