Events at the DeWitt Wallace Institute

Jed Perl New York Review of Books

Lecture Title: "AI and Mental Health: Beyond Evil Robots" Roy Perlis, M.D., M.Sc. Ronald I. Dozoretz, MD Endowed Chair and Vice Chair for Research Department of Psychiatry at Mass General Brigham Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

2026 Clinician Education Series hosted by The Center for Youth Mental Health at NewYork-Presbyterian Co-sponsored by the Weill Cornell Medicine Academy for Behavioral Health and Continuing Education Free Zoom registration: https://nyph.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nlqxhHq6Ry-Q_D5iRo4_HQ#/registr... 1 CE Credit Hour Available FREE for Psychologists (NY & APA-accepted), Social Workers (NY) and Mental Health Counselors (NY) Learn more CE information: https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:236cee6f-4672-4282-be4a-d5b1... Event Abstract: School avoidance, defined as missing school due to anxiety, depression, or other mental health concerns, is increasingly prevalent among youth. When left untreated, school avoidance may contribute to worsened mental health, family conflict and stress, poor academic functioning, social struggles, and delayed independence. Treatment for school avoidance is comprehensive and is based on a functional assessment of school-related anxiety and avoidance. Based on this assessment, interventions typically incorporate cognitive-behavioral strategies for mental health symptoms, caregiver support, and collaboration with a youth’s school. This webinar will review the key components of evidence-based assessment and treatment for school avoidance, special considerations for working with this population, and strategies to address treatment barriers. Learning Objectives: 1. Identify the four primary functions of school avoidance behavior in youth. 2. Describe one child-focused and one caregiver-focused intervention to address school avoidance behavior. 3. List one school-based support to improve school attendance for school avoidance youth. Featured Presenters: Stephanie Rohrig, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor of Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry, Weill Cornell MedicineAnthony Puliafico, Ph.D. - Associate Professor of Medical Psychology (in Psychiatry), Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Lecture Title: "Kennedy Krieger’s Project ECHO: Expanding the Behavioral Health Workforce Through Infant and Early Childhood Consultation and Education" Joyce Harrison, MD Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Lecture Title: "Antidepressant Treatment in Pregnancy: Are We Asking the Right Questions?" Katherine L. Wisner, MD, MS Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Pediatrics Prenatal Mental Health, Developing Brain Institute Children’s National Hospital, Washington DC Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Lecture Title: "RECENT ADVANCES IN THE ASSESSMENT, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF ADULT ADHD" Lenard A. Adler, MD Carter A. Pottash Professor of Psychiatry Vice Chair, Education Director, Adult ADHD Program Department of Psychiatry Professor, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry NYU Grossman School of Medicine

DeWitt Wallace Institute of Psychiatry: Richardson Seminar "Memoir and the Imagination" Vivian Gornick, essayist, memoirist, and literary critic

Lecture Title: "How Psychiatrists and Psychoanalysts work with the United Nations" Sargam Mona Jain, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medicine Adjunct Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Columbia University Irving Medical Center Alexander Kalogerakis, MD, FABP Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medicine Child and Adolescent Supervising Analyst New York Psychoanalytic Society and Institute Vice-Chair, American Board of Psychoanalysis Vivian B. Pender MD, DLFAPA Clinical Professor Emerita of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medicine

Lecture Title: "Beyond the Psychiatric Diagnosis: Identifying Genetic Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Inpatient Psychiatry" Amandeep Jutla, MD Associate Research Scientist Translational Insights for Autism Lab Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Columbia University New York State Psychiatric Institute S. Daniella Kevelson, MD Chief of Medical Services, Center for Autism and the Developing Brain Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry Weill Cornell Medicine New York Presbyterian Hospital, Westchester Behavioral Health Center

Autistic youth have complex medical needs, which often require the care of a multidisciplinary team of providers from varied health care specialties. Lack of awareness and understanding of these needs, coupled with a lack of knowledge regarding the management of these health care issues, can result in disparities in the provision of health care services for autistic youth. Through participation in this conference, medical and health care providers can better understand the complex needs and management of this patient population, which will help to close the gap related to the provision of medical and behavioral services, as well as promote equity in health care for these individuals. The panel of providers includes specialists from the following disciplines: psychology, child neurology, sleep medicine, genetics, gastroenterology, speech-language therapy, behavioral therapy, nutrition, psychiatry, developmental pediatrics and family navigators. Providers will present information related to their specialty to provide background information and will discuss indications for referral to their particular specialty for further evaluation and provision of care.