Meg Benningfield

November 14, 2022

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences celebrates 75 years

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences celebrated its 75th anniversary on Nov. 11 with an afternoon program that highlighted its contributions to professional education, research, and clinical care.

By Bill Snyder
May 21, 2020

Survey links employees with mental health resources

In alignment with May being Mental Health Awareness Month, Vanderbilt Behavioral Health and the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences are offering employees an additional way to receive support for their mental health.

By Kelsey Herbers
Art students from Father Ryan High School prep the cubes for VUMC patients by sanding and painting their surfaces.
March 7, 2019

Student project helps peers in psychiatric treatment

Mike Mitchell, visual arts instructor at Father Ryan High School, and Meg Benningfield, MD, MSCI, division director for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, have been close friends since their children enrolled in the same kindergarten six years ago.

By Kelsey Herbers
July 7, 2016

VUMC symposium to explore risks, impact of opioids

The risks of taking opioids during pregnancy or to manage chronic pain, and the impact this frequently prescribed class of pain relievers has on the adolescent brain will be discussed Wednesday, July 13, during a “bedside-to-bench” symposium at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

By Bill Snyder