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Utah MH translational research building receives funding from Utah lawmakers
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
mental health weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7583
pISSN - 1058-1103
DOI - 10.1002/mhw.32814
Subject(s) - mental health , legislature , translational research , psychological intervention , political science , state (computer science) , public relations , medical education , public administration , medicine , psychology , psychiatry , law , pathology , algorithm , computer science
During a special session of the Utah State Legislature May 20, lawmakers approved $90 million in funding that will be combined with $65 million in funds from the Utah philanthropic community for the Utah Mental Health Translational Research Building at the University of Utah's Huntsman Mental Health Institute, University of Utah Health reported May 21. Championed by Senate President Stuart Adams and Speaker Brad Wilson, funding for mental health was prioritized as part of the $1.6 billion Utah accepted in COVID‐19 relief funds. The Utah Mental Health Translational Research Building will catapult Utah to the forefront of mental health research and care by creating a collaborative environment to solve mental health challenges like suicide, child and young adult mental health, rural mental health, stigma, workforce shortages and the unknown neurological, psychiatric and social factors created by COVID‐19. The building will house the world's only 7 Tesla MRI dedicated to brain research and innovative clinical interventions that will attract engineers, physicists, psychologists and researchers from around the world. It will also be the first institution in the nation to co‐locate mental health researchers with experts in science, artificial intelligence, public policy, business and law. Construction will begin in late 2021.