"It has been just over a year since the extrajudicial killing of George Floyd and the ensuing wave of resistance against systemic racism. Since then, our health care system has also experienced a major reckoning of historical and contemporary racial inequities faced by people who identify as Black, Indigenous and People of Color. Over the […]

Per ERC and PMAC, Avanti Bergquist, MD, MS, FAPA, DFAACAP, will explore challenges faced by individuals in marginalized populations in seeking and receiving mental health care. Discussion will include the impact of bias and cultural differences in treatment seeking, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of mental health concerns. REGISTER HERE

 The Open House, which will be centered around our psychosis research and treatment programs, will consist of lectures, information sharing, and a panel discussion. This event is open to all – including clinicians, research participants, patients, and families/friends of patients/participants.  REGISTER HERE

Presented by SAMHSA and New England Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network (MHTTC). The Early First Episode Program at the University of New Mexico's Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences provides multidisciplinary and recovery-oriented Coordinated Specialty Care to young adults experiencing a first episode of psychosis (FEP). Members of the Early team will review best […]

Per Stanford, in this workshop attendees will gain an understanding of an evidence-based cognitive model for those at Clinical High Risk for psychosis (CHRp) with real world examples of the application of this work in the United Kingdom. Attendees will develop an understanding of the background of this approach and assessment of CHRp and practice […]

An EPICENTER Speakers Series. RECORDING HERE.  

Per the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation, among individuals with psychotic disorders, cognitive impairment is among the strongest determinants of the ability to function in the community. Dr. McCleery will review the major areas of research in this area, including efforts to better understand the prevalence of cognitive problems, aspects of cognition that are impacted […]

A HeadsUp in house training for PA and MD FEP programs, and collaborating Philadelphia and Coatsville VA Programs. For more information email: headsuppaorg@gmail.com

From the National Council for Mental Wellbeing: Health equity and racial justice experts reflect on the connections between advancing equity, first as an individual, then as an organization and, finally, as part of a larger community. Strategies to pursue health equity at each level will be discussed, with particular focus on the individual level. RECORDING […]

In house training for PA and MD FEP programs, and collaborating Philadelphia and Coatsville VA Programs.  For more information email: headssuppaorg@gmail.com