University of South Florida Names New Mental Health Research Center After State Senator and Rubenstein Law attorney Darryl Rouson

TAMPA, Fla., July 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of South Florida (USF) recently announced that its Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute will be renamed the Senator Darryl E. Rouson Center for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Research, honoring Florida State Senator and Rubenstein Law attorney Darryl Rouson.

The announcement took place on June 25 in a ceremony at USF Health Downtown, where Governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 1620: Mental Health and Substance Abuse Disorders. The governor, joined by state leaders, revealed that the research center within USF's College of Behavioral and Community Sciences will bear Senator Rouson's name University of South Florida - Newsroom.