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Julie Hurd, a Trauma Track Ph.D. candidate in Clinical Psychology at UCCS, and who is working in the lab of Dr. Charles Benight at the Lyda Hill Institute for Human Resilience, recently won...
After a U.S. President declares a federal disaster, the impacted community must write a federal grant to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to receive funds and provide mental...
Sexual violence is a public health problem with a staggering prevalence and significant consequences. In the US, approximately 19% of women will experience a completed or attempted rape...
It likely will be several years before we can fully account for the mental health and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on our lives. One understudied impact of the pandemic is the extent to which...
UCCS senior, Aja Zamundu, with mentorship from Dr. Heather Littleton, Associate Professor of Psychology and Director of Research Operations at the Lyda Hill Institute for Human Resilience, had the opportunity to...
The Institue has partnered with local non-profit, Voices of Grief, for a 2-day event on grief and mourning. The event is being presented by author, educator, grief counselor, and founder of the...
The Institute's Dr. Heather Littleton was recently featured in a story on Fox21 News about the new 9-8-8 phone number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The shortened...
The Institute’s GRIT program has continued to grow since its creation in 2020 and has recently expanded into 2 additional countries and 1 additional U.S. state. The program launched shortly after...
Below is a list of several of the recent research papers coming out of the Lyda Hill Institue for Human Resilience...