News by Year

• 2022

  Title	Published
  Dr. Kyaien Conner is named Inaugural Special Assistant to the Dean on Diversity and Inclusion.	02-24-2022
  This Is My Brave: College Edition Offers USF Students the Opportunity to Combat Mental Health Stigma	01-25-2022
  Research Roundup 1/24/2022	01-24-2022
  MHLP Professor Dr. Khary Rigg Joins ASHA Podcast	01-18-2022
  Audition for This Is My Brave - College Edition, a OneUSF Production	12-17-2021

• 2021

  Title	Published
  Fall 2021 Behavioral Healthcare Graduates Honored at Pinning Ceremony	12-13-2021
  Dr. Kyaien Conner Selected as Special Assistant to the Dean on Diversity and Inclusion	11-19-2021
  MHLP Professor Honored as Game Champion	11-01-2021
  Welcome to New CBCS Faculty	09-02-2021
  Watch “This Is My Brave: Stories from the Black Community,” Co-Produced by MHLP’s Dr. Kyaien Conner.	07-27-2021
  CBCS in the News 07/26/2021	07-26-2021
  Dr. Kya Conner Writes Florida HB 183 Signed by Governor	06-21-2021
  MHLP Project on Primary Care Patients with Trauma History Recognized by PCORI	06-21-2021
  MHLP Faculty Joins the Opioid Response Network	05-19-2021
  CJMHSA TAC Convenes Two Facilitator Trainings	05-19-2021
  Conner Receives Grant to Help Reduce Disparities in Health Outcomes	04-13-2021
  MHLP Professor Appointed to Task Force	03-24-2021
  MHLP Associate Professor to Receive AP-LS Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology and Law	03-24-2021
  MHLP Associate Professor Dances in Coming 2 America	03-24-2021
  Kosyluk to Serve on Florida Cabinet Advisory Board	02-23-2021
  MHLP Professor Presents COVID-19 & Mental Health Webinars	02-11-2021
  Dr. Micah Johnson Published Children's Book on Homelessness	02-09-2021
  This is My Brave: Stories from the Black Community Series to Premiere January 18, 2021	01-15-2021

• 2020

  Title	Published
  Compassion, Empathy, and Support: Lessons from the Fall 2020 Semester	11-09-2020
  Storytelling Saves Lives: Dismantling Stigma Around Mental Illness in the Black Community	08-02-2020
  Coping with Change in a Pandemic	06-16-2020
  MHLP Faculty Receive USF COVID-19 Rapid Response Research Grant	06-09-2020
  More CBCS Faculty Involved in Round 2 of the USF COVID-19 Rapid Response Grants Program	06-09-2020
  Staying Mindful During Remote Finals	04-28-2020
  Study Tips for Remote Finals	04-28-2020
  MHLP Receives PCORI Grant with Amber Gum, PhD	03-12-2020
  MHLP Welcomes UNI Faculty Collaborators from Paraguay	02-24-2020
  MHLP Professor to Provide Assistance in South Africa	01-13-2020
  Hillsborough takes first steps toward needle exchange pilot program	01-13-2020

• 2019

  Title	Published
  MHLP Research Associate Receives Commendation from Hillsborough BOCC	12-09-2019
  Behind kids being 'Baker Acted': Sad stories, but some encouraging numbers	11-18-2019
  MHLP Associate Professor Appointed as Associate Editor	11-06-2019
  MHLP Professor Featured on Fulbright Specialist Website	11-06-2019
  Collier commissioners raise concerns about mental health plan	11-06-2019
  Number of kids 'Baker Acted' keeps rising; is there any solution?	10-30-2019
  USF Visits Vets2Success	10-08-2019
  Amber Gum, Ph.D., and Colleagues Published in The BMJ: Brief Behaviour Change Strategies for Distressed Patients in Primary Care	10-02-2019
  Three Selected as USF I-Corps Fellows	09-24-2019
  London Study Abroad	09-24-2019
  The opioid epidemic: Hillsborough County, USF thought leaders look for solutions	09-24-2019
  MHLP Professor Presents Workshop in Czech Republic	09-24-2019
  Study Abroad Florence	09-24-2019
  Baker Act Reporting Numbers	08-12-2019
  Florida Sees Significant Increase in Baker Acted Children	08-12-2019
  Baker Acted kids in Florida still on the rise, especially among younger children, new state data shows	08-12-2019
  Baker Act Reporting Center: More than 36,000 children placed under act in 2017-2018	08-12-2019
  MHLP Faculty Participate in International Conference in Peru	08-06-2019
  New Department Chairs Appointed for Criminology and MHLP	07-31-2019
  Ireland Behavioral Healthcare and Homelessness 2019	07-31-2019
  SRI Students Seek and Find Mentorship, Research Skills	07-25-2019
  MHLP Faculty Present in Vienna	07-15-2019
  USF CWTC Trainers to Present at 2019 Child Welfare Dependency Summit	07-15-2019
  For Good: Parents fight back to prevent teen suicide	07-15-2019
  MHLP Faculty Awarded 2-year Grant	07-08-2019
  MHLP Faculty Supports Florida's Recovery Oriented System of Care (ROSC)	07-08-2019
  MHLP Professor Receives UNI Grant	07-08-2019
  MHLP Assistant Professor to Serve on ONDCP Advisory Committee	07-08-2019
  Baker Act 2017/18 Annual Report Available	07-08-2019
  Dr. Rigg Wins Award	06-20-2019
  2019 Summer Research Institute at FMHI	06-10-2019
  Seidman: Act early, pay less on mental health issues	06-04-2019
  MHLP Assistant Professor Presents International Keynotes	05-28-2019
  MHLP Hosts Columbia University Faculty and Staff for Tampa Early Psychosis Trainings	05-28-2019
  CJMHSA TAC Holds Expert Panel for Hillsborough County	04-12-2019
  Internationally Acclaimed British Expert on Psychosis Leads MHLP-Sponsored Workshops in Tampa	03-04-2019
  MHLP Assistant Professor Gives Talks, Visits NHS Services in Scotland and England	03-04-2019
  MHLP Assistant Professor Nominated to Serve on Behavioral Health Technical Expert Panel	03-04-2019
  A support group in your phone. Healing for mental illness comes one text at a time.	03-04-2019
  MHLP Assistant Professor Included on List of Top Black Drug Policy Reformers	03-04-2019
  MHLP Assistant Professor & Colleagues Receive Alzheimer's Disease Research Institute Grant	02-04-2019
  MHLP Professor Moderates/Presents at International Conference	01-07-2019

• 2018

  Title	Published
  MHLP Faculty Members Receive Grant for SRI	01-10-2019
  MHLP Faculty Receive CDC $2.25 million Grant to Fund Opioid Epidemic Research	01-10-2019
  Dr. Nev Jones selected for the Mruk Endowed Lectureship	12-14-2018
  MHLP's Cary Hopkins Eyles Chosen to Attend Training	10-30-2018
  Dr. Annette Chisty to Evaluate Hillsborough County's SAMHSA Funded Pre-Booking Diversion Program	10-30-2018
  Dr. Nev Jones Invited Speaker at NIMH-SAMHSA Conference	10-19-2018
  Dr. Roger Peters Appointed to Advisory Board for SAMHSA's Prevention Technology Transfer Centers (PTTCs)	10-09-2018
  USF CBCS Faculty Receive CDC $2.25 million Grant to Fund Opioid Epidemic Research	10-08-2018
  Dr. Kathleen Moore is New FMHI Executive Director	08-31-2018
  Dr. Roger Peters as Keynote Speaker	08-22-2018
  Dr. Khary Rigg's Publication Recognized by Carsey Institute	08-03-2018
  Dr. Nev Jones Member of Team Awarded a Major National Research Center Grant	08-03-2018
  Dr. Nev Jones Elected Board Member of the International Early Psychosis Association	08-03-2018
  MHLP's Dr. Nev Jones Receives USF Award	05-01-2018
  April 24th-- A Taste of Science Tampa: Let's Brainstorm!	04-17-2018
  MHLP Faculty Members Receive Grant for SRI	04-11-2018
  Hip Hop Music Influencing More African Americans to Try Ecstasy	04-10-2018
  MHLP Faculty Member Represents CBCS as Keynote Speaker for National Events	04-09-2018
  MPH Student Presents at USF Health Research Day	03-06-2018
  County, state see a rise in children committed for mental-health evaluations	02-27-2018
  Your Taste for Drugs Is Influenced by Your Music Tastes	02-27-2018
  After Parkland, admissions to mental health treatment centers in Florida spike	02-27-2018
  Mental health strategies sought in wake of massacre	02-27-2018
  MHLP Assistant Professor Selected as NIDA Diversity Scholar	02-23-2018
  Seidman: Moving toward a better mental health model	02-23-2018
  Sheriff in Florida shooting calls for power to detain over social media	02-23-2018
  After Parkland, BSO Wants to Detain More People for Social-Media Posts	02-23-2018
  MHLP Faculty Participate In Global Drug Demand Reduction Partners on Workforce Development Meetings	02-13-2018
  Baker Act Reporting Center Assisted with Task Force on Involuntary Examinations of Minors	01-29-2018
  Student Featured in Tampa Bay Times	01-29-2018
  CBCS Faculty Member Appointed to Editorial Board for Harm Reduction Journal	01-09-2018
  MHLP Faculty Member Represented CBCS Internationally	01-02-2018
  Baker Act Reporting Center Assisted with Task Force on Involuntary Examinations of Minors	01-02-2018

• 2017

  Title	Published
  Dr. Kathleen Moore to Receive Five Year Award to Evaluate the Hillsborough County Family Dependency Treatment Court	12-11-2017
  Dr. Khary Rigg Selected to Attend Drug Policy Alliance Convening	11-30-2017
  Chronic Pain Sufferers Say Gov. Rick Scott's Three-Day Opioid Limit Would Be a Disaster	11-30-2017
  CBCS Faculty Receive Global Achievement Awards	11-16-2017
  Faculty Member Represents CBCS at International Events	11-07-2017
  First Cohort of PhD Program Enrolled	11-07-2017
  Assistant Professor Position Open	10-31-2017
  USF in London: Summer 2018	10-26-2017
  Study Global Healthcare Abroad	10-26-2017
  Study Abroad Spotlight: 2017 Ireland Study Abroad Program	10-24-2017
  MHLP Faculty Member Achieves Tier A Pipeline Proposal Award	10-12-2017
  MHLP Staff Member Awarded a Quiet Quality Award	09-19-2017
  CBCS Faculty and Staff Recognized as Certified Research Administrators at USF	09-05-2017
  Community Engagement 2017 in Ireland	08-17-2017
  Department of Mental Health Law and Policy now home to international center for addiction studies	08-17-2017
  Dr. Paul Stiles Joins Fulbright Specialists Program	07-11-2017
  Jodi Northway of MHLP Receives USF Quiet Quality Award	07-11-2017
  Jodi Northway of MHLP Receives USF Quiet Quality Award	06-19-2017
  Jodi Northway of MHLP Receives USF Quiet Quality Award	06-18-2017
  CBCS Employee Recognition Awards	05-10-2017
  Applied Research Students Present and Receive Awards at Undergraduate Research and Arts Colloquium	04-25-2017
  MHLP's Dr. Conner Co-Sponsors Community Health Improvement and Initiative Project	04-25-2017
  Circuit 13 Mental Health Summit and Mental Health Court Kickoff Event	01-30-2017
  MHLP Professor Awarded Fulbright Specialist Grant	01-17-2017
  MHLP Professor Presents in Brazil	01-11-2017
  Numbers show surge in Baker Act exams of kids in Tampa Bay area	01-11-2017
  Cycle of crisis	01-11-2017
  Reports to the Florida Department of Children and Families in Response to the Governor's Executive Order 15-175	07-15-2016

• 2016

  Title	Published
  USF in London 2017	11-22-2016
  CBCS Faculty Receive Awards	11-15-2016
  MHLP Assistant Professor Receives USF Faculty Outstanding Research Achievement Award	11-09-2016
  USF News Channel: People from around the Tampa Bay community gathered to listen to experts discuss the nation's mass incarceration issue.	10-31-2016
  USF Hosts National, Local Experts for Discussion on the Effects of Mass Incarceration on Offenders, Families and Communities	10-27-2016
  MHLP Faculty Receive Award to Continue Evaluating Supportive Services for Veterans and their Families (SSVF) Program	10-11-2016
  MHLP Assistant Professor Accepted as Scholar in the HA-STTP Program	10-11-2016
  Before addiction, there's a child	10-11-2016
  Drs. Scott Young and Beom Lee to Receive Three Year Award to Evaluate Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Chronic Consumer Mitigation Project	10-07-2016
  Drs. Scott Young and Colleen Clark Receive Award to Continue Evaluating Supportive Services for Veterans and their Families (SSVF) Program	10-07-2016
  Dr. Scott Young and Mr. Paul Smits Receive Five-Year Award to Develop, Implement, and Evaluate Low Demand, Harm Reduction Based Housing in VA-Funded Grant and Per Diem (GPD) Programs	10-07-2016
  MHLP Assistant Professor Accepted as Scholar in the HA-STTP Program	10-07-2016
  Dr. Kathleen Moore to Receive Three Year Award to Evaluate the Hillsborough County Veteran Treatment Court	09-30-2016
  CJMHSA Technical Assistance Center Expansion	09-30-2016
  Dr. Kathleen Moore to Receive Three Year Award to Evaluate the Hillsborough County Veteran Treatment Court	09-26-2016
  CJMHSA Technical Assistance Center Expansion	09-26-2016
  MHLP Assistant Professor Accepted as GUMSHOE Fellow	09-26-2016
  MHLP Assistant Professor Conducts Workshop at National Prevention Network Conference	09-26-2016
  MHLP Professor to Present in Vienna	09-07-2016
  Ireland Study Abroad Program Completes Another Successful Experience	08-02-2016
  2016 Fall Forensic Series	08-02-2016
  Overdose-reversal drug naloxone now available in Florida without an individual prescription	07-26-2016
  Disaster behavioral health conference set July 29 in Omaha	07-21-2016
  2017 Fall Forensic Series	07-12-2016
  'The wrongness of it': Drug rehab lacking in local jails, where it's needed	07-12-2016
  MHLP Professor Co-Edits Special Issue on Diversity and Health Disparities for the Journal of Pediatric Psychology (JPP)	05-31-2016
  MHLP Professor Collaborates on Intervention Accepted as an Evidence-Based HIV Behavioral Intervention by the CDC	05-24-2016
  MHLP Professor Attends International Curriculum Meeting	04-26-2016
  CBCS Research Council Presents International Collaboration Travel Awards	04-19-2016
  CBCS Student and Faculty Awards presented by the Faculty Council at the Assembly on April 8, 2016	04-19-2016
  CFS Associate in Technical Assistance Receives the Avima D. Lombard Award at HIPPY National Leadership Conference	04-19-2016
  MHLP Faculty Receive 2016 USF Diversity Award	04-13-2016
  MHLP Faculty Research Associate Presents at National Conference	04-13-2016
  MHLP Professor Lead Author on SAMHSA/GAINS Monograph	04-05-2016
  Profiling and Comparing Opioid Users: A Possible Tool for Intervention	03-21-2016
  Q&A: Why Does This Trump-Friendly Primary State Have a Serious Heroin Problem?	03-21-2016
  CBCS Faculty Receive Internal Grant Awards	03-08-2016

• 2015

  Title	Published
  Life on the outside	12-07-2015
  MHLP Professor Provides Expertise on Prisoner Reentry	12-02-2015
  CBCS Hosts National Experts, Local Leaders for Discussion on Guns, Violence and Mental Health	11-07-2015
  Study Links ER with Rural Adolescent Painkiller Misuse	10-06-2015
  State report shows Florida heroin deaths reached all-time high in 2014	10-06-2015
  Adolescent painkiller abuse a big problem	09-29-2015
  Teens in small towns more likely to abuse painkillers	09-23-2015
  October 30th: Mental Health, Guns & Violence Colloquium	09-15-2015
  MHLP Faculty to Consult on NICHD R21	09-14-2015
  MHLP Faculty Research Associate Spotlighted	09-14-2015
  Characteristics of opiate users vary widely across US	08-27-2015
  Ireland Study Abroad - International Success	07-29-2015
  MHLP Assistant Professor Receives Award	06-18-2015
  Behavioral Healthcare Academic Program Welcomes New Field Placement Coordinator	06-01-2015
  MHLP Faculty to Serve as Research Partners on 3-Year Grant	05-04-2015
  MHLP Assistant Professor Awarded Fellow Status	05-01-2015
  MHLP Research Associate Professor Receives Diversity Award	05-01-2015
  FMHI Affiliates Attend NATCOM15	05-01-2015
  MHLP Professor Receives Fulbright Scholarship	04-23-2015
  USF TRAIN Award Luncheon	04-23-2015
  MHLP Assistant Professor to Keynote Norway Conference	04-23-2015
  The Use and Effectiveness of Mental Health Courts	04-23-2015
  MHLP Professor Receives	04-23-2015
  MHLP Receives Contract to Continue Support of Online VA Training	04-23-2015
  MHLP Professor Serves As Guest Editor	03-30-2015
  MHLP Associate Professor Receives Fulbright Scholarship	03-13-2015
  MHLP Assistant Professor to Present Workshop for National Healthy Start Organization	02-23-2015
  Black History/Civil Rights Era Hits	02-23-2015
  MHLP Assistant Professor Participates in Trauma Therapist Podcast	02-12-2015
  MHLP Professor Goes "Beyond the Numbers" in an Interview on Veteran Suicides	01-12-2015
  MHLP Associate Professor a Herald of Harmony	01-07-2015
  Prescription Drug Abuse: Does Urban Differ From Rural?	01-07-2015

• 2014

  Title	Published
  MHLP Faculty Receive Research Awards	12-18-2014
  CBCS Hosts Study Abroad Program	12-01-2014
  Engelhardt Appointed to SAMHSA's National Expert Panel on Permanent Supportive Housing	11-20-2014
  FMHI Faculty Attend Roundtable on Suicide Prevention Among Veterans	11-12-2014
  MHLP Associate Professor Lead Author on Book of Forensic Reports & Testimony	10-23-2014
  MHLP Faculty Begin Work on DCF PATH Contract	09-29-2014
  MHLP Delivers Intensive Training to National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans	09-29-2014
  Suicide Prevention	08-14-2014
  MHLP Assistant Professor Presents on Family Violence	07-22-2014
  CBCS Study Abroad Program Returns from Ireland	07-22-2014
  Keeping an Aging Parent Positive	07-15-2014
  AHCA Contract Amendment Adds $816,000 and Four Projects to Existing Contract	07-08-2014
  MHLP Research Associate Professor Named APA Fellow	06-24-2014
  MHLP Associate Professor Lead Author of National Policy Brief	06-24-2014
  Interim Director of Child Welfare Training Consortium Named	06-24-2014
  MHLP Professor to Serve on State Task Force	06-10-2014
  State Attorney, Public Defender Offices Spar Over Drug Court in Jacksonville Circuit	06-03-2014
  USF Psychologist: Schenecker Sane at Time of Killings	05-20-2014

• 2012

  Title	Published
  Project Latino STYLE Hosts School and Health Fair for Latino Adolescents	08-24-2012

• 2011

  Title	Published
  Research Participants Needed - Helping Women Who Have Experienced Sexual Assault	10-27-2011
  MHLP Student Accepts Position at NIMH	09-13-2011
  Article about study on teen abstinence done by MHLP faculty member Marina Bornovalova	05-23-2011
  CBCS'	05-06-2011