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Transforming the understanding
and treatment of mental illnesses.

277th Meeting of the National Advisory Mental Health Council Open Session Agenda

September 11, 2025
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Videocast: https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=56969 

TimeEvent
1:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.

CALL TO ORDER

Elizabeth Church, Ph.D.
Acting Director, Division of Extramural Activities

Andrea Beckel-Mitchener, Ph.D.
Acting Director, NIMH

1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

NIMH DIRECTOR’S REPORT

Presenter:
Andrea Beckel-Mitchener, Ph.D.
Acting Director, NIMH

DISCUSSION

2:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

CONCEPT CLEARANCES

Presenters:
Margaret Grabb, Ph.D.
Division of Translational Research
Development of Objective Measures for Use in Pediatric Drug Trials for Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Ashlee Van’t Veer, Ph.D.
NIMH Training Program
Mentoring Networks for Mental Health Research Education R25 (renewal)

Ashlee Van’t Veer, Ph.D.
NIMH Training Program
Research Education Programs for Psychiatry Residents R25 (renewal)

Ashlee Van’t Veer, Ph.D.
NIMH Training Program
Short Courses for Mental Health Research Education R25 (renewal)

Suzanne Garcia, Ph.D.
Division of Neuroscience and Basic Behavioral Science
Silvio O. Conte Centers for Basic Neuroscience or Translational Mental Health Research (renewal)

3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.BREAK
3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

NIH DIRECTOR PRESENTATION

Presenter:
Jayanta “Jay” Bhattacharya, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, National Institutes of Health

DISCUSSION

4:05 p.m.ADJOURN