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Welcome to our new “Director’s Cut” blog series. Each month, we’ll be sitting down with UCF RESTORES Executive Director Deborah Beidel, Ph.D., ABPP, to get her take on popular topics, current events and other developments shaping the national discourse around mental health and wellness. A recent study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that occurs after experiencing or witnessing a traumatic, life-altering or life-threatening event. One in 11 people will be diagnosed with PTSD in their lifetime, but there is much to learn about a diagnosis that impacts approximately 3.5% of U.S. adults every year. UCF RESTORES Executive Director […]

Award from the Florida Department of Children and Families establishes UCF RESTORES® as the go-to resource for first responders, peer advocates, and clinicians in a 12-county region. ORLANDO, Fla. – UCF RESTORES® – a leading nonprofit clinical research center and trauma treatment clinic that houses the National Center of Excellence for First Responder Behavioral Health […]

We are lucky at UCF RESTORES to have a team of dedicated and passionate employees who work tirelessly to support individuals affected by trauma. While helping others regain control of their lives, our team members have a wide array of talents and interests of their own that make them essential to our clinic and our […]

By: UCF RESTORES Suicide Prevention Expert David Rozek, Ph.D., ABPP Suicide prevention is a topic that should be discussed more often and not just within September (i.e., Suicide Prevention Month). World Friendship Day, recognized this year on July 30, 2021, is another perfect opportunity to discuss how you can have an impact on the mental […]

Occupational stress may be core to the function of a first responder, but there is arguably no year on record that has pushed the boundaries of such stress like 2020. Even in such a trying year, our first responders continued to mask up, glove up and rise to the call of duty. In this year’s […]

ORLANDO, Fla. (May 5, 2021) – UCF RESTORES – a leading nonprofit clinical research center and trauma treatment clinic that houses the National Center of Excellence for First Responder Behavioral Health at the University of Central Florida (UCF) main campus – with the support of the UCF Foundation, has been named a recipient of the […]

ORLANDO, Fla. (April 16, 2021) – UCF RESTORES – a leading nonprofit clinical research center and trauma treatment clinic that houses the National Center of Excellence for First Responder Behavioral Health – and its partners at the Florida Firefighters Safety & Health Collaborative (FFSHC) have launched a first-of-its kind, no-cost, web-hosted, anonymous peer support and […]

In an ongoing effort to disseminate evidence-based education and treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), UCF RESTORES® – a clinical research center and treatment clinic recognized as the National Center of Excellence for First Responder Behavioral Health – is now offering scholarships for its Trauma Management Training (TMT) clinician training program, designed for behavioral health […]

UCF RESTORES Executive Director Deborah Beidel, Ph.D., ABPP, shares insights related to gender-driven approaches to mental well-being, as well as how we can ease potentially stressful conversations surrounding the pandemic’s impact on mental health.