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UK Part of Regional Group Working to Reduce Farmer Stress

Oct 15, 2020, 8:30 AM

To help producers and their families better deal with stressful events, researchers in the UK’s College of Agriculture, Food and Environment and College of Nursing have joined other scientists from across the South to develop resources to help producers combat stress.

CRVAW to Provide Seed Funding for 2 Projects Addressing Violence Against Women

Oct 14, 2020, 8:21 AM

“We were pleased at the quality of the proposals we received but two proposals stood out that had strong methodology, existing expertise and potential to grow into larger research projects that were ultimately selected for funding,” said Diane Follingstad, director of CRVAW.

UK Social Work Study Measures COVID-19 Distress Among Child Welfare Workers

Oct 7, 2020, 8:32 AM

“This study affirms notions that different practitioner groups experience, and are impact by, COVID-19 differently,” Miller said. “Therefore, cookie-cutter approaches to addressing challenges associated with COVID-19 distress may not be effective.”

Researchers Awarded Grant to Study Secondary Traumatic Stress in Health Workers

May 21, 2020, 8:36 AM

The STS-ISC project will implement and test interventions to over 1,000 professionals and create free tools and resources that will be accessible to the global community of trauma workers and resource parents.

UK Social Work Receives Engagement Award to Bring Together Suicide Survivors, Research

May 21, 2020, 8:18 AM

This project will inform suicide-related advocacy, education, research and treatment and is being funded by a nearly $100,000 grant through the Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Awards Program, an initiative of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI).

UK College of Social Work Awarded $1.1 Million to Study Suicide Exposure in Military Populations

Oct 16, 2019, 8:17 AM

The study, funded by the Military Suicide Research Consortium, will include surveys and interviews of personnel in the Kentucky Army National Guard.

New Lab Addresses Mental Health, Wellness Among Military Population

Oct 7, 2019, 8:19 AM

The lab aims to address mental health and wellness issues that affect active-duty, reserve, and veteran military populations and their families.

Study Examines Suicide Ideation, Planning and Attempts

Jul 9, 2019, 8:55 AM

University of Kentucky College of Public Health faculty members Tyrone Borders and Kathi Harp utilized data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health to examine trends in suicide ideation, planning and attempts.

UK Researcher Unravels Serial Killer Ted Bundy's Mental Health

Jun 4, 2019, 10:05 AM

Bundy's mental health and psychiatric state have long been called into question. Widiger, a professor in the Department of Pscyhology at the University of Kentucky, has been on a quest for answers.

UK HealthCare Implements New Suicide Screening Protocols for Patients

May 30, 2019, 9:21 AM

On May 28, 2019, the UK Emergency Department began utilizing the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale at both UK HealthCare Albert B. Chandler and Good Samaritan Hospitals. This screening tool is used to collect information on an individual's risk factors.

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