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Kim Menzel, MSW

Clinical Instructor

I joined SPI to help address the youth suicide crisis and contribute to impactful, evidence-based interventions.

Institution

UNC School of Medicine

School

School of Medicine

Expertise

Clinical Supervision, psychotherapy

Department

Department of Psychiatry

Professional Bio

Kim Menzel is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker certified in Core Clinical Social Work Supervision. She has 25 years of experience providing outpatient treatment for anxiety and mood disorders in adolescents and adults. Within the SPI she delivers clinical care to patients experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviors, provides training and supervision in evidence-based suicide prevention interventions in the clinical care setting, and works to expand the availability of these new, multi-faceted approaches across North Carolina to reduce suicidality.
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