UAMS Psychiatric Research Institute

06/04/2026

The words we use matter. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, only 41.6% of men with a mental illness received treatment last year. This June, let's rewrite what strength looks like. 💙

Source (Figure 1):
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/mental-illness

06/03/2026

Join us for the final Grand Rounds of the year! This session features Allison Kestenbaum, MA, MPA, Board Certified Chaplain and Manager of Spiritual Care & Clinical Pastoral Education at UC San Diego, presenting on the Spiritual Assessment and Intervention Model (AIM).

Thursday, June 4 | 4:00–5:00 PM CST | Zoom Only
This session explores how to screen and assess for spiritual needs and build interprofessional approaches to address them.

UAMS employees can email [email protected] for the Zoom link.

06/02/2026

Many women are reluctant to seek help with mental health issues, particularly those in the South, PRI’s Hannah Williams, M.D., told KATV-TV’s Daniela Dehaghani, Saturday on “Saturday Daybreak.” “Moms are trying to do everything and be the epitome of perfection, and it’s hard for us to realize that we need help and to ask for help,” said Williams, who urged women with mental health concerns to contact PRI’s Women’s Mental Health Program.

Our Women's Mental Health Clinic is here for you. No referral needed (pregnancy through 12 months post-partum as well as pregnancy planning). Call 501-526-8201.

Preparing for a baby often comes with excitement about the nursery, names and doctor visits, but it can also bring an emotional weight that many women do not ex

06/01/2026

The next generation of mental health advocates are here for the summer, and we couldn't be more excited ☀️

Today PRI is welcoming undergraduate interns from University of Arkansas, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, and Northeastern University. They'll be diving into marketing, community outreach, and perhaps even staging a social media takeover (stay tuned 👀), all in service of our mission to advance mental health care in Arkansas and beyond. Welcome to the team. We're so glad you're here.

05/29/2026

"We don't air our problems outside this family." Most of us grew up hearing something like that...it probably came from love, but it's worth a second look.
Each May, Mental Health Awareness Month gives us 31 days to talk about this openly. Here's a gentle challenge for the other 11 months: just notice it. In conversations, in assumptions, in the things left unsaid at the doctor's office.

Like/Comment/Share this if you're in.🩵

05/28/2026

The May issue of Arkansas Money & Politics (AMP) magazine focused on nursing and the role nurses play in the state’s hospitals. PRI's Senior Nursing Director Penny Ward, MScN, RN, CPN, was among the nursing personnel interviewed for an article about the various specialty areas in which nurses can serve and the obstacles they face on a regular basis.

Read here:

Not everybody is after an easy job. The field of nursing is not for those looking to take it easy. More identity than simple

05/27/2026

Depression after stroke is more common than many realize... and still full of open questions. UAMS employees, join us for Psychiatry Grand Rounds as Charles Masaki, M.D., Ph.D., Consultation-Liaison Psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital and faculty member at Harvard Medical School, examines what data tells us about SSRI use in post-stroke recovery.

"Post-Stroke Depression: Lessons from Clinical Trials on SSRI Use for Post-Stroke Recovery"

Thursday, May 28 at 4:00 PM CST via Zoom
🔗UAMS employees can email [email protected] for the link

05/26/2026

Becoming a mom is one of the most significant transitions a woman can experience, and for many, it comes with mental health challenges that go unrecognized and untreated.

Dr. Erin Jefferson from PRI's Women's Mental Health UAMS Northwest Regional Campus - Fayetteville Program recently joined the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement Healthy Birthing Journey Podcast to discuss exactly that. In Episode 6, she talks through the importance of depression screening during pregnancy and the postpartum period, what treatment options look like, and where Arkansas moms can turn for support.

🎧 Listen on Apple, Spotify, or here: https://achi.net/birthingjourney/depression-screening/
Know a mom who needs this? Share it with her.

05/26/2026

Spoiler alert: mental illness looks like all of us. This Mental Health Awareness Month, Dr. Laura Dunn shares why Arkansas has more reason for hope than the headlines suggest...from groundbreaking depression treatment to specialized care for new moms and first-episode psychosis. Read her full opinion piece in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette / ArkansasOnline.com
🔗 https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2026/may/25/arkansas-making-inroads-to-offer-help-hope-for/
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05/26/2026

Today we honor those who gave everything in service to this country. We also hold space for those still carrying the weight of that loss. For many veterans and military families, this is one of the hardest days of the year. Check in. You don't need the right words.❤️🤍💙

Veterans Crisis Line:
Call 988, then press 1 or text 838255
https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/about/what-is-988/