Black Youth and Suicide Risk

Presenter Information:
Tami Benton, MD is the Frederick Allen Professor of Psychiatry at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. She is the Psychiatrist-in-Chief and Chair of Psychiatry at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), and Chief of the Division of Child Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania. She is a distinguished fellow of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. She has served AACAP, as a committee member, past secretary, current co-chair of the HIV issues committee and Deputy Chair for the Program Committee. She is a member of the National Institute of Mental Health Advisory Council and the APA’s council for research. She mentors clinical and research physicians, fellows and post-doctoral trainees, many of whom are minority scholars, academic faculty members and community leaders. She directs the Child and Adolescent Mood Program and the Youth Suicide Center at CHOP, a multidisciplinary clinical and research program focused on depression and suicide among children and adolescents, with an emphasis upon minority youth. She was recently awarded the Shelly Leaphart-Williams Community Outreach Award by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, the Humanitarian Award by the Society of Biological Psychiatry in 2020. She is the President Elect for The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.(AACAP) Dr. Benton’s career has been dedicated to developing leadership for a diverse child psychiatry workforce. Her mission- preparing the next generation of diverse physician leaders in pediatric healthcare and mental health and creating partnerships between communities and academic centers, will be critical for eliminating disparities among minority populations.
https://www.chop.edu/doctors/benton-tami-dGeoffrey Neimark, MD
Dr. Neimark is a board-certified psychiatrist with extensive clinical practice experience in Southeastern Pennsylvania spanning nearly two decades. Dr. Neimark joined Community Care in 2019 and as Associate Vice President of Medical Affair Dr. Neimark provides executive oversight of the medical and quality functions and works with other key leaders, to ensure the design, implementation and continuous refinement of an optimally performing clinical vision. Prior to joining Community Care, Dr. Neimark was the Chief Medical Officer of Community Behavioral Health. Dr. Neimark is on the teaching faculty of the University of Pennsylvania and a fellow of the College of Physicians.Continuing Education Information:
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