Research Day Conference 2013

Topic: Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Date: January 24, 2013
Location: Laurel Manor Banquet and Conference Center (Livonia, MI)

The 3rd Annual Research Day: Child and Adolescent Mental Health was held on January 24, 2013. In order to take advantage of the number of content experts in this area of research and in Greater Wayne County, both keynote and breakout presentations were offered. Nearly 300 attendees chose among 3 morning and four afternoon breakout presentations. Leslie Lundahl, PhD, of Wayne State University School of Medicine's Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences opened the day with a very engaging keynote presentation on adolescent substance abuse. Breakout sessions, a poster session and lunch followed. Awards for the four most highly rated posters followed lunch. Neera Ghaziuddin, MD, of the University of Michigan School of Medicine's Department of Psychiatry, opened the second half of the day with a presentation on child and adolescent depression treatments and brain imaging. Afternoon breakout sessions closed the day.

Adolescent Substance Use: A Clinical Overview
Keynote Speaker: Leslie Lundahl, PhD

Adverse Psychosocial Events Associated with Psychiatric Disorders in Children
Keynote Speaker: Neera Ghaziuddin, MD

Morning Breakout Sessions

• Detroit's Baby Court: A Systems Integration Initiative to Support Parent-Infant Dyads Under Court Jurisdiction for Maltreatment
  Presenters: Ann Stacks and The Honorable Judge Judy Hartsfield
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• Making Meaning of Child Sexual Abuse: Individual Differences in Youths' Strategies for Processing Sexual Abuse
  Presenter: Valerie Simon, PhD
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• Success Outcomes with Mental Health and Substance Abuse Youth Transitioning to the Community
  Presenters: Meredith Reese, LPC and LaTonya Howard, LMSW, CAADC
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• Molecular Imaging in Autism: Relevance for the Development of New Clinical Treatments
  Presenter: Diane Chugani, PhD
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Afternoon Breakout Sessions

• System Transformation to a Recovery-Oriented Approach to Care for Children and Families
  Presenter: Carlynn Nichols, LMSW
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• Multiple Risk Behaviors in Adolescence: Substance Use, Violence, and Sexual Risk Taking
  Presenter: Stella M. Resko, PhD
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• Preliminary Results of a Program to Address the Mental Health Needs of Transitional Age Youth
  Presenter: Brian Dates, MA
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2013 Abstract Compilations

The results of more than twenty evaluation and other research projects conducted in greater Wayne County were featured during the poster session of the 3rd Annual Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network Research Day Conference on January 24, 2013. These poster presentations covered a wide range of topics focused on the conference theme: Child and Adolescent Mental Health. During the poster session, nearly 300 conference attendees and poster presenters interacted, resulting in greater knowledge about child and adolescent mental health issues on the part of both groups and new potential partnerships for future research in the area. This compilation of abstracts includes all of those presented at the Conference and can be accessed here.

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