New Huntsman Mental Health Institute will help Utahns during COVID-19 and beyond, leaders say
The University of Utah launched the new institute Thursday after it was announced in 2019.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Mark Rapaport speaks at the dedication and launch of the Huntsman Mental Health Institute (HMHI), formerly University Neuropsychiatric Institute (UNI), on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. David Huntsman and Christena Huntsman Durham, of the Huntsman Foundation, which provided a $150 million gift toward HMHI, stand behind Rapaport.
| Jan. 14, 2021, 11:37 p.m.
COVID-19 made the need for mental health care “more urgent,” according to local leaders, and the new Huntsman Mental Health Institute will continue to help Utahns years after the pandemic.