The University of South Florida will name its mental health research center after Florida state senator Darryl Rouson, after months of speculation.
Governor Ron DeSantis confirmed the center’s name after signing a Rouson-sponsored bill, 1620: Mental Health and Substance Abuse Disorders, into law June 25 at the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine and Heart Institute building in Tampa.
The bill was designed to update the Florida Mental Health Act by implementing recommendations from the state’s Commission on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder.
According to USF, the Senator Darryl E. Rouson Center for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Research will focus on research that advances “the scientific understanding of the relationship between substance abuse and mental health issues.” Read more at www.stpetecatalyst.com.
