March 21, 2011 - March 24, 2011
Houston, Texas
MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2011
Welcome and Introductions
- Gemma Weiblinger, M.A., Director, Office of Constituency Relations and Public Liaison (OCRPL), NIMH
- Diana Morales, M.P.H., Director, Outreach Partnership Program (OPP), OCRPL, NIMH
NIMH, OCRPL and OPP Overview
- Gemma Weiblinger, M.A.
- Diana Morales, M.P.H.
- Samantha Helfert, M.L.S., Outreach Liaison, OPP, OCRPL, NIMH
Opening Dinner and Plenary: Meeting the Needs of Returning Service Members with PTSD, TBI, and Co-Morbid Conditions
- Welcome: Betsy Schwartz, President/CEO, Mental Health America of Greater Houston
- Lance Corporal Jeremy Williams, United States Marine Corps (ret.), Veterans Behavioral Health Program Coordinator, Mental Health America of Greater Houston
- Thomas Horvath, M.D., Coordinator, Clinical Neuroscience Consortium, Michael E. Debakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Professor, Menninger Department of Psychiatry, Baylor College of Medicine
- Suzy Bird Gulliver, Ph.D., Director, VISN 17 Center of Excellence (COE) for Research on Returning War Veterans
TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 2011
Plenary: Understanding and Intervening During Sensitive Periods
- Critical Periods of Risk in the Development of Aggressive versus Non-aggressive Forms of Antisocial Behavior
S. Alexandra Burt, Ph.D., Co-Director of the Michigan State University Twin Registry and Associate Professor,
Department of Psychology, Michigan State University - Windows of Vulnerability: Understanding How Early Stress Alters Trajectories of Brain Development and Sets the Stage for the Emergence of Mental Disorders
Martin H. Teicher, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, and Director,
Developmental Biopsychiatry Research Program, McLean Hospital - Predictors and Mechanisms of Conversion to Psychosis: Toward a Prevention Strategy
Tyrone Cannon, Ph.D., Staglin Family Professor, Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences,
and Director, Staglin Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, University of California, Los Angeles
Q&A
Plenary: Understanding and Responding to Suicide and Other Traumatic Events: Part 1-Risk and Resilience
- Lessons from the School-based St. Bernard Family Resiliency Project
Howard Osofsky, M.D., Ph.D., Kathleen and John Bricker Chair, Head, Department of Psychiatry, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
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Joy Osofsky, Ph.D., Professor of Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Public Health, and Head, Division of Pediatric Mental Health,
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Studying Risk and Resilience in Firefighter Recruits
Suzy Bird Gulliver, Ph.D., Professor, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine
Q&A
Working Lunch: Mental Health Disparities
Plenary: Understanding and Responding to Suicide and Other Traumatic Events: Part 2-Linking to Services
- Adolescent Emergency Patients: Suicide Risk Detection and Services Facilitation
Cheryl King, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Director, Center for Human Adjustment, University of Michigan - Exploring the Intersection Between Mental Health, Law, and Intimate Partner Violence
Catherine Cerulli, J.D., Ph.D., Director, Laboratory of Interpersonal Violence and Victimization; Associate Professor,
Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester
Q&A
Outreach Partner Sharing Session
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2011
Plenary: Depression During Early Childhood and Adolescence
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Depression in Preschool Children
Joan Luby, M.D. , Professor, and Founder/Director, Early Emotional Development Program, Washington University School of Medicine - Preventing Depression in At-risk Adolescents
Paul Rohde, Ph.D, Senior Research Scientist, Oregon Research Institute
Q&A
Plenary: Novel Interventions for At Risk Youth
- Cognitive Training for Young Individuals with and At Risk for Psychosis
Sophia Vinogradov, M.D., Interim Associate Chief of Staff for Mental Health San Francisco VA Medical Center
and Professor of Psychiatry in Residence and Interim Vice-Chair, Department of Psychiatry University of California, San Francisco - Relational Aggression Intervention for Urban African American Girls
Stephen Leff, Ph.D., Associate Professor, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Q&A
Working Lunch: Outreach Challenges and Opportunities for Change
Plenary: Role of Culture and Context in Mental Health
- Disparities and Global Mental Health Research at NIMH
Robert A. Mays, Jr., Ph.D., Deputy Director for Administration, Office of Research on Disparities and Global Mental Health,
and Chief, Rural Mental Health Research, NIMH - Cultural Adaptation for Prevention Programs
Darya Bonds McClain, Ph.D., Research Associate Professor, College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University - Mental Illness and Community Reentry in a Rural, Multi-Ethnic Population of Female Inmates
Cathleen Willging, Ph.D., Senior Program Director and Research Scientist, Pacific Institute for Research and
Evaluation, Behavioral Health Research Center of the Southwest
Q&A
CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS
A - Outreach to Military Service Members, Veterans, and Families
- Houston Veterans Behavioral Health Initiative: A Community Collaboration
Lance Corporal Jeremy Williams, United States Marine Corps (ret.), Veterans Behavioral Health Program Coordinator,
Mental Health America of Greater Houston - Partnering with National Guard: Preventing Suicide for Warriors, Veterans, and Their Families
Kenneth Norton, L.I.C.S.W., Director, CONNECT Suicide Prevention Program, NAMI New Hampshire
B - Conducting Outreach to Faith Communities
- Developing Interfaith Partnerships in Culturally Diverse Communities
Aruna Rao, M.A., Associate Director, NAMI New Jersey - Disaster Task Force - The Importance of Outreach to Faith-based Communities: Rewards and Challenges
Alice M. Graham, Ph.D., Executive Director, Mississippi Coast Interfaith Disaster Task Force
C - Addressing Youth Mental Health Issues
- Training on the Mental Health Needs of Justice-involved Youth
Ann Kirkwood, M.A., Senior Research Associate, Idaho State University, Institute of Rural Health - Youth Suicide Prevention Social Marketing: GetRightSideUp
Victoria Chang, M.S.W., Suicide Prevention Coordinator, Mental Health Association in Delaware
THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2011
Plenary: Address by the NIMH Director
Thomas R. Insel, M.D.
2011 Outreach Partner Progress Report & Meeting Close
- Diana Morales, M.P.H.
- Rajni Agarwal, M.S., Outreach Liaison, OPP, OCRPL, NIMH
Meeting Adjourned
