AACAP Honors US Senator Al Franken with the 2013 Friends of Children's Mental Health Award
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce U.S. Senator Al Franken (D-Minn.) as this year's recipient of the Friends of Children's Mental Health Award. The award was established in 2008 to honor those who have made significant contributions to society through support of child and adolescent psychiatry.
May 1, 2013
AACAP Honors US Representative Joe Courtney with the 2013 Friends of Children's Mental Health Award
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce U.S. Representative Joe Courtney (D- CT) as this year's recipient of the Friends of Children's Mental Health Award. The award was established in 2008 to honor those who have made significant contributions to support children with mental health needs, and child and adolescent psychiatry.
May 1, 2013
AACAP Achieves Accreditation with Commendation Status
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) announces that it has achieved the status of Accreditation with Commendation from the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).
April 29, 2013
AACAP Applauds President Obama on Gun Control Proposals
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) applauds President Obama on his proposals to reduce gun violence, which include making improvements to our nation's children's mental health system.
January 16, 2013
AACAP Meets with Vice President Biden's Gun Violence Taskforce
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) thanks President Obama and Vice President Biden for bringing together mental health and disability organizations to discuss how to improve access to mental health services.
January 10, 2013
AACAP Applauds the AMA on Recommending Further Research and Guidance on the Use of Atypical Antipsychotic Medication
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) applauds the American Medical Association (AMA) for adopting a report recommending the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) assist in developing guidance for physicians on the use of atypical antipsychotic medications in pediatric patients, and encouraging ongoing federally funded studies on long-term efficacy and safety.
November 13, 2012
AACAP's 2012 Catcher in the Rye Humanitarian Award Given to Garen and Shari Staglin
Shari and Garen Staglin are the recipients of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry's (AACAP) 2012 Catcher in the Rye Award. The award recognizes the Staglin's tireless efforts to end the stigma of mental illness.
October 24, 2012
Rebecca Hommer, M.D., Receives AACAP Beatrix A. Hamburg Award for the Best New Research Poster
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce Rebecca Hommer, M.D., as the recipient of AACAP's 2012 Beatrix A. Hamburg Award for the Best New Research Poster by a Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Resident. This award recognizes Dr. Hommer for her poster, "Attention Bias to Threat Faces in Severe Mood Dysregulation."
September 19, 2012
Peter Buckley, M.D., Selected to Receive AACAP's Cancro Academic Leadership Award
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is proud to announce Peter Buckley, M.D., Dean of the Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Health Sciences University, as the recipient of AACAP's 2012 Cancro Academic Leadership Award.
September 19, 2012
Paula Riggs, M.D., Receives AACAP Elaine Schlosser Lewis Award for Research on Attention-Deficit Disorder
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is proud to announce Paula Riggs, M.D., Professor and Director of the Division of Substance Dependence, Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado School of Medicine, as the AACAP Elaine Schlosser Lewis Award for Research on Attention-Deficit Disorder recipient. Dr. Riggs receives the award in recognition for her paper, "Randomized Controlled Trial of Osmotic-Release Methylphenidate With Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Adolescents With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Substance Use Disorders," published in the September 2011 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP).
September 19, 2012
Christopher J. McDougle, M.D., Receives AACAP George Tarjan Award for Contributions in Developmental Disabilities
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce Christopher J. McDougle, M.D., Director, Lurie Center for Autism; Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital and MassGeneral Hospital for Children; Nancy Lurie Marks Professor in the Field of Autism, Harvard Medical School, as the recipient of AACAP's 2012 George Tarjan Award for Contributions in Developmental Disabilities.
September 19, 2012
Gregory K. Fritz, M.D., Receives AACAP Irving Philips Award for Prevention
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce Gregory K. Fritz, M.D., Professor and Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Alpert Medical School at Brown University, and Academic Director, Bradley Hospital, as the recipient of AACAP's 2012 Irving Philips Award for Prevention.
September 19, 2012
AACAP Honors Three Medical Students with the 2012 AACAP Jeanne Spurlock Minority Medical Student Research Fellowship in Substance Abuse and Addiction
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce Brennin Brown, Felipe Castillo, and Ashley Elizabeth Dye Ford as recipients of the 2012 AACAP Jeanne Spurlock Minority Medical Student Research Fellowship in Substance Abuse and Addiction, supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).
September 19, 2012
David Axelson, M.D., Receives AACAP Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation Award for Research in Depression or Suicide
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is proud to announce David Axelson, M.D., as the recipient of the Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation Award for Research in Depression or Suicide for his paper, "Course of Subthreshold Bipolar Disorder in Youth: Diagnostic Progression From Bipolar Disorder Not Otherwise Specified," published in the October 2011 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP).
September 19, 2012
Larry Brown, M.D., Receives AACAP Norbert and Charlotte Rieger Award for Scientific Achievement
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), is pleased to announce Larry Brown, M.D., as the recipient of the AACAP Norbert and Charlotte Rieger Award for Scientific Achievement for his paper, "Safe Thinking and Affect Regulation (STAR): Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prevention in Alternative/Therapeutic Schools," published in the October 2011 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP).
September 19, 2012
Ann Alaoglu, M.D., Receives AACAP 2012 Norbert and Charlotte Rieger Psychotherapy Award
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce Ann Alaoglu, M.D., and the Chestnut Lodge Study Group, as the recipient of AACAP's 2012 Norbert and Charlotte Rieger Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Award.
September 19, 2012
Lisa Amaya-Jackson, M.D., M.P.H., Receives AACAP Norbert and Charlotte Rieger Service Program Award for Excellence
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce Lisa Amaya-Jackson, M.D., M.P.H., Co-Director, North Carolina Child Treatment Program, Center for Child & Family Health, Duke University Medical Center, as the recipient of AACAP's 2012 Norbert and Charlotte Rieger Service Program Award for Excellence.
September 19, 2012
Stacy S. Drury, M.D., Ph.D., Named AACAP's Robinson-Cunningham Award Recipient
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce Stacy S. Drury, M.D., Ph.D., as the recipient of AACAP's 2012 Robinson Cunningham Award for the Best Paper by a Resident. This award recognizes Dr. Drury for her paper, "Telomere Length and Early Severe Social Deprivation: Linking Early Adversity and Cellular Aging," published in Molecular Psychiatry in 2011.
September 19, 2012
Steven Adelsheim, M.D., Receives AACAP's Sidney Berman Award for School-Based Study and Intervention for Learning Disorders and Mental Health
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), is pleased to announce Steven Adelsheim, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry, Pediatrics, and Family/Community Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, as the recipient of AACAP's 2012 Sidney Berman Award for School-Based Study and Intervention for Learning Disorders and Mental Health.
September 19, 2012
Maryland Pao, M.D., Receives AACAP's Simon Wile Leadership in Consultation Award
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), is pleased to announce that Maryland Pao, M.D., Clinical Director, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the recipient of the 2012 Simon Wile Leadership in Consultation Award.
September 11, 2012
AACAP Selects Eight Medical Students for the Summer Medical Student Fellowships supported by AACAP's Campaign for America's Kids
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce Jarrad Aguirre, Amna Aziz, Kevin Coughlin, Jennifer Anne Cueto, Anne Lauer, Jacquelin Rankine, Jennifer Townsend, and Yan Wang as recipients of the AACAP Summer Medical Student Fellowships supported by AACAP's Campaign for America's Kids.
August 30, 2012
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Recognized as an Approved Charity for the Combined Federal Campaign
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is an approved charity for the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) which opened September 1 and runs through December 15, 2012.
September 11, 2012
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry's 59th Annual Meeting
AACAP's 59th Annual Meeting will be held October 23-28, 2012, in San Francisco at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square. Registration is free for all members of the media.
August 30, 2012
AACAP Applauds Supreme Court Decision on Life without Parole for Juveniles
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased with the U.S. Supreme Court's decision that, "mandatory life without parole for those under the age of 18 at the time of their crimes violates the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on 'cruel and unusual punishments.'" The 5-4 ruling represents a victory in the recognition that adolescents are different from adults.
June 25, 2012
Louis Kraus, M.D., Re-Elected to Council on Science & Public Health for the American Medical Association
The American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to congratulate member Louis Kraus, M.D. on his re-election to the Council on Science and Public Health for the American Medical Association (AMA).
June 20, 2012
AACAP Honors US Representative Jim McDermott with the 2012 Friends of Children's Mental Health Award
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce U.S. Representative Jim McDermott (WA) as this year's recipient of the Friends of Children's Mental Health Award. The award was established in 2008 to honor those who have made significant contributions to support children with mental health needs, and child and adolescent psychiatry.
May 8, 2012
AACAP Honors US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse with the 2012 Friends of Children's Mental Health Award
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (RI) as this year's recipient of the Friends of Children's Mental Health Award. The award was established in 2008 to honor those who have made significant contributions to society through support of child and adolescent psychiatry.
May 8, 2012
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists and Families Gather on Capitol Hill to Support AACAP's Advocacy Day
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) will host more than 200 child and adolescent psychiatrists, mental health professionals, and families affected by mental illnesses for Advocacy Day on Friday, May 11, 2012 on Capitol Hill.
May 7, 2012
AACAP Draws Attention to Issue of Bullying
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) supports the recently released documentary "Bully," by providing resources for bullying prevention.
March 30, 2012
AACAP Submits Amici Curiae Brief on Life Without Parole for Juveniles
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) recommends opposing the imposition of life without parole as punishment for homicidal crimes committed by juveniles.
March 20, 2012
AACAP Speaks Out Against Bullying
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) supports President Obama and the Cartoon Network's campaign against bullying by providing resources for bullying prevention.
March 15, 2012
AACAP Releases: CAP-tivated: A Short Story about Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) recently released its film CAP-tivated: A Short Story about Child and Adolescent Psychiatry as a resource for teaching medical students and general psychiatry residents about child and adolescent psychiatry.
March 6, 2012
AACAP Provides Guidance on Medication Use with Youth in Community-Based Systems of Care
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is proud to announce the completion of its Guide for Community Child Serving Agencies on Psychotropic Medications for Children and Adolescents. The guide, developed with partial support from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), aims to help agencies and service providers improve policies and systems for medication use with children and youth in community-based systems of care.
February 28, 2012
Children: Firearms, Grief and Violence
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) created a series of fact sheets to help inform the public on firearms, grief, violence and children.
December 9, 2011
The Mental Health Needs of Children in Foster Care
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) supports the Government Accountability Office's (GAO) recommendations to establish formal guidance to state welfare agencies on best practices for monitoring the use of psychotropic medications in children and adolescents in foster care agencies. AACAP is pleased that the GAO used our Position Statement on Oversight of Psychotropic Medication Use for Children in State Custody: A Best Principles Guideline for their study on select state foster care agencies' oversight programs. However, AACAP calls for further studies on other treatment options available to foster care children, and system-wide issues that may prevent optimal treatment for this vulnerable population.
December 1, 2011
Children and Video Games: Playing with Violence
As the holiday season approaches and parents look for the perfect gift for their children, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) informs the public on the effects of video games on children.
November 9, 2011
Child Sexual Abuse and How to Respond
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) informs the public on the child sexual abuse and offers tips on what to do when a child says he or she has been sexually abused.
November 9, 2011
SSI Benefits Are Essential for Children with Mental Illnesses
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) thanks Chairman Davis and Ranking Member Doggert for holding a hearing on Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for children. This program is essential for families who are unable to care for their children with special needs. It provides families with additional resources to keep their family unit together and in the long run saves taxpayer dollars by preventing more costs in juvenile justice, child welfare or institutionalization.
October 27, 2011
Paula K. Rauch, M.D., Receives AACAP Simon Wile Leadership in Consultation Award
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), is pleased to announce that Paula K. Rauch, M.D., is the recipient of the 2011 Simon Wile Leadership in Consultation Award. The award acknowledges outstanding leadership and continuous contributions in the field of liaison child and adolescent psychiatry. It is supported by the child psychiatry service at Massachusetts General Hospital and administered by the AACAP Committee on Liaison with Medical Professionals.
September 29, 2011
AACAP Honors Seven Medical Students with the Summer Medical Student Fellowships supported by AACAP's Campaign for America's Kids
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce Jessica C. Chuang, Jonathan Hirshberg, Carina Martin, Marguerite Reid Schneider, Pamela Tobia, Amalia Londono Tobon, and Sunali Wadehra as recipients of the AACAP Summer Medical Student Fellowships supported by AACAP's Campaign for America's Kids.
September 29, 2011
Elise Fallucco, M.D., Receives AACAP's 2011 Robinson Cunningham Award
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce Elise Fallucco, M.D., Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Nemours Children's Clinic, as the recipient of AACAP's 2011 Robinson Cunningham Award for the Best Paper by a Resident. This award recognizes Dr. Elise Fallucco for her paper, "Adolescent Depression and Suicide Risk Assessment: Training Pediatricians Using Standardized Patients."
September 29, 2011
Robert R. Althoff, M.D., Ph.D., Receives AACAP Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation Award for Research in Depression or Suicide
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce Robert R. Althoff, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Pediatrics, University of Vermont, as the recipient of the Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation Award for Research in Depression or Suicide for his paper, "Adult Outcomes of Childhood Dysregulation: A 14-Year Follow-up Study."
September 29, 2011
AACAP Honors Three Medical Students with the 2011 AACAP Jeanne Spurlock Minority Medical Student Research Fellowship in Substance Abuse and Addiction
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) announced today the availability of its latest free online program for Continuing Medical Education (CME) titled, "Challenges and Opportunities in ADHD: A Conversation with the Experts." The announcement of this program comes at the start of National ADHD Awareness Month.
September 29, 2011
AACAP Honors Three Medical Students with the 2011 AACAP Jeanne Spurlock Minority Medical Student Clinical Fellowship
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce Nisha Fernades, Nancy M. Rodriguez, and Faith Rohlke as the recipients of AACAP's 2011 Jeanne Spurlock Minority Medical Student Clinical Fellowship Award, supported by the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS).
September 29, 2011
Peter S. Jensen, M.D., Receives AACAP Irving Philips Award for Prevention
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce Peter S. Jensen, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry & Psychology, Mayo Clinic, and President, The REACH Institute, as the recipient of AACAP's 2010 Irving Philips Award for Prevention.
September 29, 2011
Bonnie Zima, M.D., M.P.H., Receives AACAP Elaine Schlosser Lewis Award for Research on Attention-Deficit Disorder
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce Bonnie Zima, M.D., M.P.H., Professor, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, as the AACAP Elaine Schlosser Lewis Award for Research on Attention-Deficit Disorder recipient for her paper, "Quality of Care for Childhood Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in a Managed Care Medicaid Program," published in the December 2010 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
September 29, 2011
Ole J. Thienhaus, M.D., Receives AACAP's Robert Cancro Academic Leadership Award
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce Ole J. Thienhaus, M.D., of the University Of Nevada School Of Medicine, as the recipient of AACAP's 2011 Robert Cancro Academic Leadership Award.
September 29, 2011
Garrett Sparks, M.D., M.S., Receives AACAP Beatrix A. Hamburg Award for the Best New Research Poster
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce Garrett Sparks, M.D., M.S., as the recipient of AACAP's 2011 Beatrix A. Hamburg Award for the Best New Research Poster by a Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Resident. This award recognizes Dr. Sparks for his poster, "Temper Outbursts in Youth at Risk for Bipolar Disorder."
September 29, 2011
AACAP Offers New Free Online CME Program on ADHD
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) announced today the availability of its latest free online program for Continuing Medical Education (CME) titled, "Challenges and Opportunities in ADHD: A Conversation with the Experts." The announcement of this program comes at the start of National ADHD Awareness Month.
September 2, 2011
AACAP Honors Douglas B. Hansen, M.D.
The American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) in recognition of Dr. Hansen's generous $100,000 donation, is proud to announce the AACAP Douglas B. Hansen, M.D., Annual Review Course and Training Session for the Oral Exams in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
February 22, 2011
New Jersey Forum on Children's Health Unites Providers, Parents and Policymakers
The American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry/New Jersey Council of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry are proud to announce the second annual New Jersey Forum on Children's Health, November 17, 2010, at 7:00 pm, at the National Conference Center in East Windsor, NJ.
November 10, 2010
AACAP Honors Three Medical Students with the 2010 AACAP Jeanne Spurlock Research Fellowship in Substance Abuse and Addiction for Minority Medical Students
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce Valentina Deghan, Kendra Scott and Sherry Yao as recipients of the 2010 AACAP Jeanne Spurlock Research Fellowship in Substance Abuse and Addiction for Minority Medical Students, supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
October 11, 2010
Paul El-Fishaway, J.D., M.D., Receives AACAP 2010 Beatrix A. Hamburg Award for the Best New Research Poster By a Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Resident
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce Paul El-Fishawy, J.D., M.D., as the recipient of AACAP's 2010 Beatrix A. Hamburg Award for the Best New Research Poster by a Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Resident. This award recognizes Dr. Paul El-Fishawy for his poster, "A Project to Identify Genes Contributing to Autism in Consanguineous Egyptian Pedigrees by Utilizing Homozygosity Mapping and Whole-Exome Sequencing."
October 11, 2010
Natalie Weder, M.D., Receives AACAP Robinson Cunningham Award for the Best Paper by a Resident
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce Natalie Weder, M.D., Leon Levy Research Assistant Professor, as the recipient of the Robinson Cunningham Award for the Best Paper by a Resident. Her paper, "MAOA Genotype, Maltreatment, and Aggressive Behavior: The Changing Impact of Genotype at Varying Levels of Trauma," was published in Biological Psychiatry in 2009.
October 11, 2010
Guilherme Polanczyk, M.D., Ph.D., Receives AACAP Elaine Schlosser Lewis Award for Research on Attention-Deficit Disorder
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce Guilherme Polanczyk, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Un of Sao Paulo Medical School, as the AACAP Elaine Schlosser Lewis Award for Research on Attention-Deficit Disorder recipient for his paper, "Implications of Extending the ADHD Age-of-Onset Criterion to Age 12: Results from a Prospectively Studied Birth Cohort," published in the March 2010 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
October 11, 2010
Daniel Pine, M.D. Receives AACAP Irving Philips Award for Prevention
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce Daniel Pine, M.D., NIMH Chief, Section on Development and Affective Neuroscience, as the recipient of AACAP's 2010 Irving Philips Award for Prevention.
October 11, 2010
Benjamin I. Goldstein, M.D., Ph.D., Receives AACAP Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation Award for Research in Depression or Suicide
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce Benjamin I. Goldstein, M.D., Ph.D., as the recipient of the Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation Award for Research in Depression or Suicide for his paper, "Substance Use and the Treatment of Resistant Depression in Adolescents."
October 11, 2010
Annise K. Jackson Receives the AACAP Jeanne Spurlock Minority Medical Student Clinical Fellowship Award
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce Annise K. Jackson as the recipient of AACAP's 2010 Jeanne Spurlock Minority Medical Student Clinical Fellowship Award supported by the Center for Mental Health Services.
October 11, 2010
Adrienne Bentman, M.D., Receives AACAP's Robert Cancro Academic Leadership Award
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce Adrienne Bentman, M.D., Director, Adult Psychiatry Residency Program; Institute of Living/Hartford Hospital, as the recipient of AACAP's 2010 Robert Cancro Academic Leadership Award.
October 11, 2010
AACAP Honors Seven Medical Students with the Summer Medical Student Fellowships supported by AACAP's Campaign for America's Kids
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce Olusinmi Bamgbose, Ish Bhalla, Neil Bruce, Matthew Hirschtritt, Elisabeth Netherton, Phaedra Pascoe, and Marina Post as recipients of the AACAP Summer Medical Student Fellowships supported by AACAP's Campaign for America's Kids.
October 11, 2010
AACAP'S Facts For Families Informs Public About Teen Suicide
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry's Facts for Families: Teen Suicide informs families, practicing clinicians and the general public about teen suicide.
September 13, 2010
AACAP's Facts For Families Supports White House's "Let's Move!" Fight Against Childhood Obesity
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry's Facts for Families: Obesity in Children and Teens supports First Lady Michelle Obama's "Let's Move!" campaign.
September 13, 2010
AACAP Announces Release of Parents' Medication Guide for Bipolar Disorder in Children & Adolescents
Today, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is proud to announce the release of the new Parents' Medication Guide for Bipolar Disorder in Children & Adolescents.
August 4, 2010
AACAP Testifies Before Congress on Cyber-Bullying
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry testified before the United States House of Representatives' Education and Labor Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities at a hearing entitled "Ensuring Student Cyber Safety."
June 24, 2010
AACAP's Facts For Families Help Explain Extreme Teen Behavior
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry's Facts for Families: The Teen Brain: Behavior, Problem Solving and Decision Making helps explain "extreme" teenage behavior.
June 14, 2010
AACAP's Facts for Families: Children Who Can't Pay Attention/Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Informs Parents, Families
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry's Facts for Families: Children Who Can't Pay Attention/Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder provides concise and up-to-date information about ADHD.
May 17, 2010
AACAP's Facts For Families Supports White House's Fight Against Childhood Obesity
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry's Facts for Families: Obesity in Children and Teens supports the White House Task Force's fight against childhood obesity.
May 12, 2010
AACAP Honors US Representative Bobby Scott with the 2010 Friends of Children's Mental Health Award
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry is pleased to announce U.S. Representative Bobby Scott as this year's recipient of the Friends of Children's Mental Health Award. The award was established in 2008 to honor those who have made significant contributions to society through support of child and adolescent psychiatry.
May 6, 2010
AACAP Honors US Senator Sherrod Brown with the 2010 Friends of Children's Mental Health Award
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry is pleased to announce U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) as this year's recipient of the Friends of Children's Mental Health Award. The award was established in 2008 to honor those who have made significant contributions to society through support of child and adolescent psychiatry.
May 6, 2010
AACAP Honors Senate Staff with the 2010 Friends of Children's Mental Health Award
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry is pleased to announce Tamar Magarik Haro and Jeremy Sharp, both from the Office of Senator Christopher Dodd, as this year's recipient of the Friends of Children's Mental Health Award. The award was established in 2008 to honor those who have made significant contributions to society through support of child and adolescent psychiatry.
May 6, 2010
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists Unite with Families to Support AACAP's Advocacy Days May 7, 2010
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry will host more than 160 members and families affected by mental illnesses for Advocacy Day Friday May 7, 2010.
May 5, 2010
AACAP Introduces New Practice Parameter on Evaluating and Treating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Children and Adolescents
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry is proud to announce its new practice parameter focusing on diagnosing and treating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in children and adolescents.
April 28, 2010
AACAP Honors Nancy Harris with the 2009 Catchers in the Rye Humanitarian of the Year Award
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce Nancy Harris as this year’s recipient of the Catchers in the Rye Humanitarian of the Year Award.
October 23, 2009
AACAP Honors The New England Council of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry with the Catchers in the Rye Award to a Regional Organization
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce The New England Council of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (NECCAP), as the recipient of the 2009 Catchers in the Rye Award to a Regional Organization.
October 23, 2009
The Program Committee Receives AACAP Catchers in the Rye Award to an AACAP Component
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce the Program Committee, as the recipient of the Catchers in the Rye Award to an AACAP Component.
October 23, 2009
Joan M. Daughton, M.D., Receives AACAP Pilot Research Award for Attention Disorders Supported by the Elaine Schlosser Lewis Fund
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce Joan M. Daughton, M.D., as the recipient of AACAP’s Pilot Research Award for Attention Disorders Supported by the Elaine Schlosser Lewis Fund.
October 23, 2009
Gholson J. Lyon, M.D., Ph.D., Receives AACAP Pilot Research Award for Attention Disorders Supported by the Elaine Schlosser Lewis Fund
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce Gholson J. Lyon, M.D., Ph.D., as the recipient of AACAP’s Pilot Research Award for Attention Disorders Supported by the Elaine Schlosser Lewis Fund.
October 23, 2009
Peter Szatmari, M.D., Receives AACAP’s George Tarjan Award for Contributions in Developmental Disabilities
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce Peter Szatmari, M.D., Head of Psychiatry at McMaster University, as the recipient of AACAP’s George Tarjan Award for Contributions in Developmental Disabilities.
October 23, 2009
Daniel Wall, Receives AACAP Robert Cancro Academic Leadership Award
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce Daniel Wall, President and CEO of the Emma Pendleton Bradley Children’s Psychiatric Hospital, as the recipient of AACAP’s 2009 Robert Cancro Academic Leadership Award.
October 23, 2009
Mani Pavuluri, M.D., Ph.D., Receives AACAP’s Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation Award for Research in Depression or Suicide
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce Mani Pavuluri, M.D., Ph.D., as the recipient of the Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation Award for Research in Depression or Suicide.
October 23, 2009
Marianne Wamboldt, M.D., Receives AACAP’s Simon Wile Leadership in Consultation Award
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce Marianne Wamboldt, M.D., Director of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Colorado Denver and Chair of Psychiatry at the Denver Children’s Hospital, as the recipient of the 2009 Simon Wile Leadership in Consultation Award.
October 23, 2009
Liwei Hua, M.D. Receives AACAP 2009 Beatrix A. Hamburg Award for the Best New Research Poster By a Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Resident
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce Liwei Hua, M.D., as the recipient of AACAP's 2009 Beatrix A. Hamburg Award for the Best New Research Poster by a Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Resident.
October 22, 2009
David R. DeMaso, M.D., Receives the AACAP's Catchers in the Rye Advocacy Award for an Individual
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.
October 22, 2009
W. Peter Metz, M.D. and the Communities of Care Program at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Receives AACAP 2009 Norbert and Charlotte Rieger Service Program Award for Excellence
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce W. Peter Metz, M.D., and the Communities of Care Program at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, as the recipient of AACAP's 2009 Norbert and Charlotte Rieger Service Program Award for Excellence.
October 22, 2009
James J. McGough, M.D., Receives AACAP’s Elaine Schlosser Lewis Award for Research on Attention-Deficit Disorder
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce James J. McGough, M.D., as the recipient of the 2009 Elaine Schlosser Lewis Award for Research on Attention-Deficit Disorder.
October 22, 2009
Yuhuan Xie, M.D., Receives AACAP Pilot Research Award for Attention Disorders Supported by the Elaine Schlosser Lewis Fund
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce Yuhuan Xie, M.D., as the recipient of AACAP’s Pilot Research Award for Attention Disorders Supported by the Elaine Schlosser Lewis Fund.
October 22, 2009
Sheryl Kataoka, M.D.,M.S., Receives AACAP Sidney Berman Award for School-Based Study and Intervention for Learning Disorders and Mental Health
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), is pleased to announce Sheryl Kataoka, M.D., M.S., as the recipient of AACAP’s Sidney Berman Award for School-Based Study and Intervention for Learning Disorders and Mental Health.
October 22, 2009
Lenore C. Terr, M.D., Receives AACAP Norbert and Charlotte Rieger Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Award
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce Lenore C. Terr, M.D., as the recipient of AACAP’s 2009 Norbert and Charlotte Rieger Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Award for her talk on psychotherapy with children who have been traumatized.
October 22, 2009
Penelope Knapp, M.D., Receives AACAP Irving Philips Award for Prevention
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce Penelope Knapp, M.D., as the recipient of AACAP’s Irving Philips Award for Prevention.
October 22, 2009
Hannah Stevens, M.D., Ph.D., Receives AACAP Robinson Cunningham Award for the Best Paper by a Resident
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce Hannah Stevens, M.D., Ph.D., as the recipient of the Robinson Cunningham Award for the Best Paper by a Resident.
October 22, 2009
Deborah Deas, M.D., Receives AACAP Jeanne Spurlock Lecture and Award for Diversity and Culture
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce Deborah Deas, M.D., as the recipient of the 2009 Jeanne Spurlock Lecture and Award for Diversity and Culture.
October 22, 2009
John T. Walkup Receives AACAP Norbert and Charlotte Rieger Award for Scientific Achievement
Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce that John T. Walkup, M.D., is the recipient of the 2009 AACAP Norbert and Charlotte Rieger Award for Scientific Achievement for his paper “Randomized Controlled Trial of a Paraprofessional-Delivered In-Home Intervention for Young Reservation-Based American Indian Mothers.”
October 16, 2009
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