{"id":1,"date":"2024-10-18T11:52:28","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T16:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/heal\/?page_id=1"},"modified":"2026-09-02T17:34:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T22:34:29","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/heal\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Welcome to the Health Equity Across the Lifespan (HEAL) Lab<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:39px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The HEAL Lab conducts research focused on suicide prevention, mental health service use, and behavioral health disparities across the lifespan. Our work examines how social, cultural, and structural factors influence suicide risk, help-seeking behaviors, and access to mental health care among underserved and higher-risk populations. Through interdisciplinary and community-informed research, we aim to identify barriers to care and support the development of culturally responsive, evidence-based mental health interventions and services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Dr. Shaikh is currently accepting graduate applications for the 2027-2028 cycle.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/education.utexas.edu\/departments\/educational-psychology\/information\/prospective-students\/how-apply\">Click here<\/a>&nbsp;for more information about applying to the Counseling Psychology Ph.D. program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:46% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2024\/10\/1-1024x682.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-76 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2024\/10\/1-1024x682.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2024\/10\/1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2024\/10\/1-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2024\/10\/1-1536x1023.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2024\/10\/1-135x90.png 135w, https:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2024\/10\/1.png 1621w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/heal\/current-projects\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"9\">Current Projects<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are actively conducting research in the following areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Assessing crisis line engagement among LGBTQ+ undergraduate students<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Religious coping and belongingness among TGNC racial and ethnic minority adults<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Crisis line use among undergraduate Latino men at elevated risk of suicide<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Perceived need for substance use treatment among older adults<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Help-seeking among college men of color at elevated risk of suicide<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/28367138.2026.2656276\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/trace.tennessee.edu\/tsc\/vol6\/iss3\/8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read our latest publication!<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Health Equity Across the Lifespan (HEAL) Lab The HEAL Lab conducts research focused on suicide prevention, mental health service use, and behavioral health disparities across the lifespan. 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