The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) recognizes the 2005 recipient of the Jeanne Spurlock Congressional Fellowship, a joint fellowship supported by the AACAP and the American Psychiatric Association (APA). The fellowship provides general psychiatry and child psychiatry residents an opportunity to work on federal health policy in a Congressional office or committee, particularly on policy related to child and minority issues. Jeanne Spurlock, M.D., whom the fellowship is named for, was an advocate for child and minority issues and a former deputy medical director of APA and head of its Office of Minority and National Affairs.
For immediate release:
October 13, 2005
Contact:
Jim Wood, Director Development and Communications
202.966.7300, ext. 120, jwood@aacap.org
Erin Baker, Communication Specialist, ext. 119, ebaker@aacap.org
WASHINGTON, DC—The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) recognizes the 2005 recipient of the Jeanne Spurlock Congressional Fellowship, a joint fellowship supported by the AACAP and the American Psychiatric Association (APA). The fellowship provides general psychiatry and child psychiatry residents an opportunity to work on federal health policy in a Congressional office or committee, particularly on policy related to child and minority issues. Jeanne Spurlock, M.D., whom the fellowship is named for, was an advocate for child and minority issues, former deputy medical director of APA and head of its Office of Minority and National Affairs.
The 2005 recipient is Jose Vito, M.D., whose fellowship was served in the office of Senator Gordon Smith (R-OR). Vito worked on Smith’s reintroduction of the Early Treatment for HIV Act of 2005 (ETHA). He also worked to ensure the reauthorization of the Ryan White CARE Act, which funds health care and support services for people with HIV-related illnesses. Dr. Vito is a fourth-year resident at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx Psychiatric Center.
Each Jeanne Spurlock Congressional Fellow serves a six-month fellowship starting January 1 and ending June 30. The fellow is introduced to the structure and development of federal and congressional health policy, with a focus on mental health issues affecting children and minorities. Fellows traditionally help develop legislative proposals, track and analyze legislative initiatives, arrange hearings, brief Congressmen or Congresswomen and staff, and interact with constituents.
Dr. Vito will attend the Joint AACAP/CACAP Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, October 18-23, 2005.
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.
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.
Our Facts for Families, available free of charge on the AACAP website, provide concise and up-to-date information on a wide array of issues relating to children’s mental health. Written in a simple, straightforward manner, these 88 one-page fact sheets are valuable to anyone raising or working with children. In addition, the AACAP routinely refers the media to expert spokespeople on child and adolescent issues, and sponsors The Campaign for America’s Kids – an initiative designed to fund an Advocacy Institute for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, with the goal of mental health for all children.
AACAP Mission: The Mission of the AACAP is the promotion of mentally healthy children, adolescents and families through research, training, advocacy, prevention, comprehensive diagnosis and treatment, peer support and collaboration.
