USF College of Behavioral & Community Sciences                                               Sep.1 - Sep. 19, 2017
Hurricane Irma
Although we were spared from a catastrophic hurricane, there's not a person in our University who wasn't impacted by Irma in some way. Our EAP has established a hotline (1-800-327-7451) that offers free counseling services and connections to local resources to help you cope with the feelings of stress during this time.
 
They have also provided links to their Hurricane Guides:
These guides have information in a variety of areas, such as; helping your children recover from the emotional impact of the storm and dealing with finances in the aftermath.
 
Please continue to take care of yourselves and each other as we return to our regular routine.

MHLP Staff Member Awarded a Quiet Quality Award
Congratulations to Mary Cardina for her hard work and dedication! Cardina was awarded a Quiet Quality Award after receiving several nominations for her contributions to the CBCS community. 


Now Accepting Applicants for Spring 2018
Applications are now being accepted for Spring 2018 for the fully-online Master of Science Degree in Child & Adolescent Behavioral Health (MSCABH) at the University of South Florida in Tampa.

Call for Proposals Now Open for the 31st Annual Research & Policy Conference on Child, Adolescent, and Young Adult Behavioral Health, scheduled March 4-7, 2018 and hosted by the Department of Child & Family Studies. Submission deadline is October 27th

Upcoming Events:

Falling Through the Cracks: The Intersection Between the Mental Health and Criminal Justice Systems
October 6th, 9am-Noon
University Area Community Development Corporation, Inc. 
14013 North 22 Street, Tampa, FL 33613
Email Patty Cleveland to register, 

 


Fall 2017 Faculty Assembly
September 22, 1pm-2:30pm 
MHC Atrium Lobby



Special Celebration and Awards Ceremony
October 17, 2017 
Gibbons Alumni Center


CBCS in the News
Pioneering Review Compares State-Level Hearing Aid Coverage
The Hearing Journal
...Michelle Arnold, AuD, highlighted the significance of the issue: "Lack of hearing aid uptake is a public health concern.."

Medicaid Coverage Brings More Silence to Hearing Impaired
University Communications and Marketing
...Lead author Michelle Arnold, AuD, CCC-A, of the University of South Florida Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders in Tampa, used six criteria to rank Medicaid's coverage policies in older adult beneficiaries...

Florida deaths in sweltering nursing home show post-disaster perils
Reuters, Yahoo! News, Daily Mail (U.K.) and several other media outlets
...Elder care in disaster poses challenges even in the best circumstances, said Kathryn Hyer, a professor in the School of Aging Studies at the University of South Florida in Tampa...

Outages show plans for elder-care facilities are wanting
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
 .. Kathryn Hyer, director of the Florida Policy Exchange Center on Aging and a University of South Florida professor, has been sitting in on the ongoing conversations between state health care officials and elder care providers since Sept. 5...  

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