For Immediate Release

Contact: Rob Grant, Communications Director
202.966.7300, Ext. 119
rgrant@aacap.org

Caitlyn Camacho, Communications & Marketing Coordinator
202.966.7300, Ext. 154
ccamacho@aacap.org

Washington, D.C., September 19, 2012 - 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).

The AACAP Norbert and Charlotte Rieger Award for Scientific Achievement is supported by the Nobert and Charlotte Rieger Foundation. The award recognizes the best paper, written by a child and adolescent psychiatrist, and published in JAACAP from July 2011 - June 2012.

Dr. Brown presents his paper at AACAP's 59th Annual Meeting on October 25, 2012 in San Francisco.

For more information on this award, please contact Caitlyn Camacho, Communications Coordinator, at 202.966.7300, ext. 154 or ccamacho@aacap.org.

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