Topics/Speakers

The Enduring Relationship of Poverty to Brain Development and Mental Health
Deanna M. Barch, PhD, Washington University in St. Louis

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The LEAP Center – MAPNET Collaboration: A Statewide Platform for Enhancing Early Psychosis Care in MA
Dost Öngür, MD, PhD, McLean Hospital

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Mindfulness for Brain and Mental Health
Todd Braver, PhD, Washington University in St. Louis

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Introducing the Mental Health Crisis Triage Grants
Tom Orrock, MA, LMFT, Mental Health Oversight and Accountability Commission

Exploring the Implementation of Crisis Care Services Across California
Mark Savill, PhD and Andrew Padovani, PhD, University of California, Davis

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Course Highlights

• New findings from a national longitudinal study on the impact of - poverty on brain development and mental health
• Learn about a statewide effort in Massachusetts's to improve clinical care in early psychosis
• Mindfulness effects on the brain and mind
• Evaluation of California's evolving mental health crisis care services

Who Should Attend

This conference is designed for psychiatrists, family practice and internal medicine physicians, pharmacists, psychologists, nurse practitioners, social workers, marriage and family therapists, nurses, and other interprofessional health care team members who work with patients with psychotic disorders.