Additional materials and disease-related content recommended by our UMB experts.
UMB Institutes and Centers
Institute of Human Virology (IHV)
Featured expert Robert Gallo, MD, is the co-founder and director of IHV. It is the first center in the United States — perhaps the world — to combine the disciplines of basic science, epidemiology, and clinical research in a concerted effort to speed the discovery of diagnostics and therapeutics for a wide variety of chronic and deadly viral and immune disorders — most notably HIV, the cause of AIDS.
National Center for School Mental Health (NCSMH)
NCSMH has been funded since 1995 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to promote the integration of mental health supports in schools across the nation. NCSMH conducts research and training and creates policy and practice to advance school mental health in the United States. NCSMH has supported states, districts, schools, educators, students, and families during COVID-19, including compiling several COVID-19 resources related to mental health in schools.
The Institute for Innovation and Implementation (The Institute)
The Institute is committed to building research-based, innovative, sustainable, and transformative child- and family-serving systems, services, and workforce capacity in partnership with government agencies; provider, community, and family- and youth-run organizations; and other leaders and stakeholders to integrate systems and improve outcomes for and with children, youth, and families.
Center for Global Engagement (CGE)
The University of Maryland, Baltimore’s CGE is the campus hub for interprofessional global health and education. CGE supports the University’s mission to improve the human condition globally through teaching, research, and service. CGE accomplishes its mission by supporting the individual schools on campus with their global activities, as well as several supporting innovative programs open to students and faculty from all schools — including our Interprofessional Global Grant Program, the GLOBALtimore Fellows program, and the President’s Global Impact Fund. These hallmark programs support creative faculty scholarship, curricular innovation, and collaborative partnerships with international colleagues and communities. CGE also hosts the UMB Global Newsletter, as well as lecture series, workshops, and conferences on global education and ethics. CGE’s Office of International Services provides support services to international students and scholars who come to UMB from around the world and programs that raise global and intercultural awareness among all UMB students and scholars.
Conversation Videos
A Scientist’s Quest to Cure All SARS-Coronaviruses
March 10, 2022
A Conversation on School Mental Health: Supporting Students and Families During COVID-19
April 30, 2020
A Conversation on School Mental Health: Supporting Educators During COVID-19
April 22, 2020
Mental Health Resources for Immediate Response
Disaster Distress Helpline
Call 1-800-985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66746. The Disaster Distress Helpline provides crisis counseling and support for anyone in the U.S. experiencing distress or other behavioral health concerns related to any natural or human-caused disaster, including public health emergencies and COVID-19.
Crisis Text Line
Text MHA to 741741 and you’ll be connected to a trained crisis counselor. Crisis Text Line provides free, text-based support 24/7.
