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We are living in unprecedented and uncertain times. While the challenges faced by our frontline heroes – including first responders and medical personnel – are not the same as what those quarantined at home may experience, that doesn’t change the fact that lives, families and communities are all affected in unique ways due to this […]

In the second installment of our Wellness Education Series, UCF RESTORES Mental Health Clinician Michelle Rehbein joins Dr. Deborah Beidel to explore the various sources of stress and anxiety, as well as the impact substance and alcohol use can have on our ability to safeguard our mental health during heightened times. Please continue to join […]

In an unprecedented time of uncertainty, UCF RESTORES is opening the virtual doors to a variety of no-cost, tech-based solutions and resources designed to promote connectivity in a time of isolation. Programs include a statewide database of culturally competent mental health providers, the roll-out of telehealth clinical services and the launch of the UCF RESTORES […]

News 13’s Julie Gargotta sat down with Dr. Amie Newins, the Director of Research and Education in Sexual Trauma at UCF RESTORES to discuss the need for legislative funding to keep UCF RESTORES’ doors open to those in need and fuel development of much-needed suicide prevention and peer support initiatives.

UCF RESTORES® Partners with the Stop, Drop & Push Campaign to Deliver Cutting-Edge PTSD Treatment for Two Out-of-State Veterans ORLANDO, Fla. (November 6, 2019) – UCF RESTORES, a leading independent research center devoted to revolutionizing the treatment and understanding of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), has partnered with the Stop, Drop & Push (SDP) Campaign to […]

News 13’s Julie Gargotta covers the latest on UCF RESTORES’ development of its proprietary VR technology and interviews Lakeland Fire Dept. Training Chief John Almskog about his personal experience in working with UCF RESTORES to find healing in the wake of trauma.

U.S. Army Continues Investment in Cutting-Edge Treatment Tool U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy has announced UCF RESTORES’ receipt of next-phase funding for ongoing development of its own virtual reality (VR) treatment software. This technology will not only allow UCF RESTORES to broaden the immersive scenarios created for veteran and active-duty military patients, but will also open […]

Dr. Deborah Beidel weighs in on the issue of mental illness and mass shootings for an in depth, Spectrum News 13 piece.

Center for Mass Violence Response Studies’ Statement Regarding the Mass Violence Attacks in Gilroy, El Paso and Dayton In 2019, persons motivated by a range of ideological beliefs and individual factors have engaged in acts of mass violence targeting innocent persons in communities across the United States. These attacks have increased in frequency as well […]