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Transforming the understanding
and treatment of mental illnesses.

274th Meeting of the National Advisory Mental Health Council Open Session Agenda

September 17, 2024
12:30p.m. - 4:45p.m.

Videocast: https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=55105 

TimeEvent
12:30 p.m.

CALL TO ORDER

Shelli Avenevoli, Ph.D.
Acting Director, NIMH

12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

NIMH DIRECTOR’S REPORT

Presenter:
Shelli Avenevoli, Ph.D.
Acting Director, NIMH

Phyllis M. Ampofo, M.P.H.
NIMH Legislative Director

DISCUSSION

1:45 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

COMMENTS FROM RETIRING MEMBERS

Edwin Ted G. Abel, III, Ph.D.
Director, Iowa Neuroscience Institute
Iowa Neuroscience Institute
University of Iowa

Pamela Y. Collins, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor and Chair
Department of Mental Health
Bloomberg School of Public Health
Johns Hopkins University

Amy M. Kilbourne, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Director, Quality Enhancement Research Initiative
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Professor, Department of Learning Health Sciences
University of Michigan Medical School

Marguerita A. Lightfoot, Ph.D.
Professor, Health Equity Health Equity
Associate Dean for Research
School of Public Health
Oregon Health and Science University-Portland State University

Joel T. Nigg, Ph.D. 
Professor and Vice Chair for Psychology
Director, Center for ADHD Research
Department of Psychiatry
Oregon Health and Science University

Bryan L. Roth, M.D., Ph.D.
Michael Hooker Distinguished Professor
Department of Pharmacology
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.BREAK
2:45 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

DIVISION OF SERVICES AND INTERVENTIONS RESEARCH (DSIR): A PROGRESS REPORT

Presenter:
Patricia Areán, Ph.D.
Director, Division of Services and Intervention Research

DISCUSSION

3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

CONCEPT CLEARANCES

Presenters:
Mary Acri, Ph.D.
Division of Services and Intervention Research
Navigator Emergency Department Diversion
Models for Non-Urgent Mental Health Concerns

Marcy Burstein, Ph.D.
Division of Services and Intervention Research
Accelerating Solutions to Improve Access and Quality of 
Empirically-Supported Practices for Youth Mental Health

Adam Haim, Ph.D.
Division of Services and Intervention Research
Laboratories to Optimize Digital Health

Laurie Nadler, Ph.D.
Division of Neuroscience and Basic Behavioral Science
Discovery of Proteins and Metabolites Implicated in Mental 
Illness and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Vasudev Rao, M.B.B.S. [M.D.]
Division of AIDS Research
Treatment Strategies for Central Nervous System
Complications in People with HIV

Matthew Rudorfer, M.D.
Division of Services and Intervention Research
Optimizing Treatment Strategies for Adult Attention-Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

DISCUSSION

4:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.PUBLIC COMMENT
4:45 p.m.ADJOURN OPEN SESSION