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USF Department of Psychiatry hosts Mental Health Awareness Month events

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The USF Health Morsani College of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences is hosting a series of events in May as part of its inaugural Mental Health Awareness Month initiative.  All events are free and open to the public:

6 PM, Tuesday, May 3
A panel discussion on postpartum depression and movie screening of Dark Side of the Full Moon. Location: Tampa General Hospital, Room B104.

6 PM, Wednesday, May 4
Discussion on Alzheimer’s disease and movie screening of I’ll Be Me, a documentary on Glen Campbell’s farewell tour. Location: USF MDA 1209 (12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL 33612).

9 AM – 1 PM, Friday, May 6 
Free memory screenings will be held at the department’s Memory Disorders Clinic. Screenings will be conducted in English and Spanish. Location: USF Psychiatry Center, 3515 E. Fletcher Ave., 3rd floor, Tampa, FL 33613. For information or directions, call (813) 974-3100.

6 PM, Tuesday, May 10
Lecture on mental illness and the deaf community. Sign language interpreters will be present. Location: USF Psychiatry Center, 3515 E. Fletcher Ave., 2nd floor room 232, Tampa, FL 33613.

6:30 PM, Thursday, May 12,
A forensic panel discussion entitled, “Suicide and Violence Risk Assessment: How Much is Enough?” Location: USF MDA 1209 (12901 Bruce B. Downs, Blvd., Tampa, FL 33612).

For more information, please email Stephen Strenges at sstrenges@health.usf.edu.

 

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