255th Meeting of the National Advisory Mental Health Council Open Session Agenda

Call to Order

Joshua Gordon, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, NIMH

NIMH Director's Report

Presenter:

Joshua Gordon, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, NIMH

Discussion

Break

An Investigators Journey from Phenomenology to Treatment to Implementation: Progress and Pitfalls in Advancing Public Health in Depression

Presenter:

Joan Luby, M.D.
Samuel and Mae S. Ludwig Professor of Child Psychiatry
Washington University School of Medicine

Discussion

The Many Opportunities for Enhanced Partnerships Between NIMH and NICHD

Presenter:

Diana Bianchi, M.D.
Director, Eunice Kennedy Shriver
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Discussion

Triennial Report of the Inclusion of Women and Minorities in NIMH Research

Presenter:

Andrea Beckel-Mitchener, Ph.D.
Acting Director
Office for Disparities Research and Workforce Diversity

Discussion

Concept Clearances

Presenters:

Susan Azrin, Ph.D.
Division of Services and Intervention Research
Reducing the Duration of Untreated Psychosis in the United States

Jane Pearson, Ph.D.
Division of Services and Intervention Research
Building an Evidence Base for Rapid Acting Interventions for Severe Suicide Risk

Discussion

Comments from Retiring Members

Presenters:

Benjamin G. Druss, M.D., M.P.H.
Rosalynn Carter Chair in Mental Health and Professor
Department of Health Policy and Management
Rollins School of Public Health
Emory University

Michael F. Hogan, Ph.D.
Consultant and Advisor
Hogan Health Solutions LLC

Public Comment

Adjourn Open Session