Harvard Medical School

Judge Baker Children’s Center Child Mental Health Forum

Course Director: Claudio O. Toppelberg, MD Director of Continuing Education & Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

The Child Mental Health Forum is one of the longest continuously running lecture series in the country. Forum presenters are renowned clinical, research, and academic leaders in child and adolescent mental health.

The Forum aims to provide intellectually stimulating information on scientific advances and evidence supporting clinical practice and research.

Held Monthly at the Judge Baker Children’s Center 53 Parker Hill Avenue, Boston MA 02120

If you cannot join us in person, CLICK HERE for LIVE STREAMING

September 30, 2015 “Co-creating the Infrastructure to Optimize the Use of Research Evidence in Children's Mental Health” Allison Metz, PhD Director, National Implementation Research Network Senior Scientist, FPG Child Development Institute, UNC Chapel Hill

November 4, 2015 “Mental Health, Violence, and Resilience Among Young Somali Refugees: When Community Engagement is not a Method but an Answer” Heidi Ellis, PhD Director, Refugee Trauma and Resilience Center, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School

December 2, 2015 “Culturally Informed Child and Adolescent Mental Health Care” Andres J. Pumariega, MD Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University and Cooper Health System, Camden, NJ

January 6, 2016 “Adolescent Substance Use: New Strategies for Screening and Intervention” John Knight, MD Director, Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research, Children’s Hospital Boston, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

February 3, 2016 “Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People” Mahzarin R. Banaji, PhD Richard Clarke Cabot Professor of Social Ethics, Department of Psychology, Harvard University

March 2, 2016 “Organizational Readiness: A Critical Step in Implementing Programs, Policies, or Practices” Abraham Wandersman, PhD Professor of Psychology, University of South Carolina-Columbia

April 6, 2016 “Partnership to Promote Workforce Readiness for Evidence-Based Practice: Providers Influencing Graduate Curricula” Elisabeth Cannata, PhD

Vice President, Community- Based Family Services and Practice Innovation Wheeler Clinic, Plainville CT

May 4, 2016 “Self-regulation in Children: From Research to Practice to Prevention” Jane Holmes Bernstein Ph.D. Senior Associate in Psychology/Neuropsychology, Boston Children's Hospital Jennifer Turek Queally, PhD Neuropsychology Staff, Boston Children’s Hospital Enrico Mezzacappa, MD Senior Associate in Psychiatry, Boston Children's Hospital

For more in format ion , or to be added to the mai l ing l i s t , p l ease emai l cmhf@jbcc .harvard .edu or ca l l (617) 278-4104 Physicians: The Harvard Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for

physicians. The Harvard Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Psychologists: The Children's Hospital Boston Psychology Division is approved by the American

Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Children's Hospital Boston Psychology Division maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Social Workers: Application submission for social work continuing education credits is ongoing.

CMHF webpage : h t tp :/www. jbc c .harvard .edu/events/forum.htm or c l i ck HERE (revised: 11/5/2015)