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Mental Health Programs Change Strategy Under COVID-19

April 14, 2020
AUSTIN, Texas — Due to the unique challenges that COVID-19 presents to underserved Austin communities, a collaboration between the School of Nursing and the Division of Campus and Community Engagement at The University of Texas at Austin is switching gears.
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AMEN Program Responds to Wellness Needs During the COVID-19 Pandemic

April 2, 2020
On April 1st, Jacki Hecht was joined by Becky Morales, LCSW-S, therapist with Colors of Austin Counseling, to share insights into current stressors during COVID-19, how to navigate through this uncertain time and community resources that people can access.
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Improving the Lives of All Persons Impacted by Mental Illness

March 5, 2020
The March podcast was led by Jacki Hecht, RN, MSN, Managing Director of the AMEN program at the UT Austin School of Nursing and featured Karen Ranus, the first Executive Director of National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Central Texas.
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Enhance Awareness for Suicide Prevention

Feb. 6, 2020
The February podcast highlighted our AMEN partner, the D. Wood Foundation Inc., a non-profit organization with a mission to enhance awareness for suicide prevention and advocate the importance of mental health.

Alumna’s Palliative Care Proposal is Accepted into Esteemed Program

Jan. 21, 2020
Megan Lippe, PhD, MSN, RN, was one of ten finalists selected to join the Cambia Health Foundation’s Sojourns Scholar Leadership Program.
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Raising Awareness and Reducing Stigma around Mental Health Issues

Jan. 9, 2020
The January podcast focused on AMEN partners that provide programs and events to raise awareness and reduce stigma around mental health issues.
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The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing hosts the NHCGNE 2019 Leadership Conference Program on Aging and Alzheimer’s

Dec. 11, 2019
Last month, almost one hundred agencies and institutions, including professionals from Canada, Philippines, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Australia, descended on Austin, Texas to attend the 2019 National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence Leadership Conference on Aging.
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Dr. Mary Wakefield: UT Alumna, Visiting Professor and Living Legend

Dec. 11, 2019
The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing graduate and Visiting Professor Mary Wakefield, PhD, RN, FAAN, is one of this year’s honorees of the Living Legend award.
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Dolores Sands Memorial Lecture Presented by Dean Bernadette Melnyk

Dec. 11, 2019
Almost a year after Dean Emerita Sands’ passing, The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing memorialized her contributions to the health care field through a lecture in her honor.
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Fostering the Future of Nursing: The UT at Austin’s School of Nursing secures largest planned gift in its history

Dec. 11, 2019
In his newly created legacy, long-time Nursing supporter John Chamberlain has designated The UT at Austin School of Nursing as a beneficiary of his estate.