For Immediate Release
Contact: Rob Grant, Communications Director
202.966.7300, Ext. 119
rgrant@aacap.org
Amanda Greenberg, Communications Coordinator
202.966.7300, Ext. 154
agreenberg@aacap.org
Washington, D.C., October 22, 2009 – The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleases to announce David R. DeMaso, M.D., as the recipient of AACAP’s 2009 Catchers in the Rye Advocacy Award for an Individual. The award honors Dr. DeMaso’s effort to advance the field of child and adolescent psychiatry.
“I am deeply honored by this award which is truly the reflections of countless numbers of patients, families and colleagues across the state of Massachusetts as well as nationally with whom I have joined in an effort to keep our children “Playing some game in the big field of rye and all,” Dr. DeMaso said in a written statement.
As a past AACAP Councilor-at-large and current Co-Chair of the Committee on Collaboration with Medical Professionals, Dr. DeMaso has been at the forefront of the Massachusetts’ Children’s Mental Health Campaign, which has grown into a statewide coalition of 135 organizations advocating for child mental health reform. This effort led to the passage within a single legislative session of the new children’s mental health law, Chapter 321 of the Acts of 2008.
Dr. DeMaso has been at the forefront of developing web-based support systems for children and families who are faced with mental health issues. He has also developed on-line support sites for pediatric transplant patients.
AACAP’s Catchers in the Rye Award was named after J.D. Salinger’s classic novel. It is administered by AACAP’s Assembly and honors an individual who shows outstanding advocacy on behalf of children and adolescents.
For more information on this award, please contact Amanda Greenberg, Communications Coordinator, at 202.966.7300 ext. 154 or agreenberg@aacap.org.
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Representing over 7,500 child and adolescent psychiatrists nationwide, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is the leading authority on children's mental health. AACAP members actively research, diagnose, and treat psychiatric disorders affecting children, adolescents, and their families.
Contact: Rob Grant, Communications Director
202.966.7300, Ext. 119
rgrant@aacap.org
Amanda Greenberg, Communications Coordinator
202.966.7300, Ext. 154
agreenberg@aacap.org
Washington, D.C., October 22, 2009 – The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleases to announce David R. DeMaso, M.D., as the recipient of AACAP’s 2009 Catchers in the Rye Advocacy Award for an Individual. The award honors Dr. DeMaso’s effort to advance the field of child and adolescent psychiatry.
“I am deeply honored by this award which is truly the reflections of countless numbers of patients, families and colleagues across the state of Massachusetts as well as nationally with whom I have joined in an effort to keep our children “Playing some game in the big field of rye and all,” Dr. DeMaso said in a written statement.
As a past AACAP Councilor-at-large and current Co-Chair of the Committee on Collaboration with Medical Professionals, Dr. DeMaso has been at the forefront of the Massachusetts’ Children’s Mental Health Campaign, which has grown into a statewide coalition of 135 organizations advocating for child mental health reform. This effort led to the passage within a single legislative session of the new children’s mental health law, Chapter 321 of the Acts of 2008.
Dr. DeMaso has been at the forefront of developing web-based support systems for children and families who are faced with mental health issues. He has also developed on-line support sites for pediatric transplant patients.
AACAP’s Catchers in the Rye Award was named after J.D. Salinger’s classic novel. It is administered by AACAP’s Assembly and honors an individual who shows outstanding advocacy on behalf of children and adolescents.
For more information on this award, please contact Amanda Greenberg, Communications Coordinator, at 202.966.7300 ext. 154 or agreenberg@aacap.org.
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Representing over 7,500 child and adolescent psychiatrists nationwide, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is the leading authority on children's mental health. AACAP members actively research, diagnose, and treat psychiatric disorders affecting children, adolescents, and their families.
