Calendar of Events
A Mental Health Services Research Seminar is held on the third Monday of each month from September to June at 2:00 to 3:30 pm at our location (click here for directions).
Please call 215-746-1765 for more information.
The Robert Long Memorial Lecture will be held in the Spring - check back for details
Guest Speaker Series
Monday, January 7th 2013 (2:00-3:30pm)
Location: Fagin Hall, Room 118
Guest Speaker: Dr. Curtis McMillen
Professor, University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration
Research Areas: Improving mental health services for children and youth in foster care
RSVP: mdowney@upenn.edu
Please see below for our complete list of speakers.
2012-2013 Guest Speaker Series
Effectiveness and Implementation of Mental Health Interventions
Click here for printable PDF of 2012-2013 Guest Speaker Series Schedule
Monday, January 7th 2013 (2:00-3:30pm)
Location: Fagin Hall, Room 118
Guest Speaker: Dr. Curtis McMillen
Professor, University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration
Research Areas: Improving mental health services for children and youth in foster care
Monday, May 20th 2013 (2:00-3:30pm)
Location: 3535 Market Street 16th Floor
Conference Room D
Guest Speaker: Dr. David Chambers
Associate Director, Dissemination and Implementation Research, NIMH
Research Areas: Dissemination and implementation of mental health care interventions
Monday, September 23rd 2013 (2:00-3:30pm)
Location: 3535 Market Street 16th Floor
Conference Room D
Guest Speaker: Dr. Jessica Fishman
Researcher, Penn Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Research Areas: Racial disparities in cancer care; comorbidity
RSVP: mdowney@upenn.edu
Previous Lectures
Monday, October 1st 2012 (1:30-3:00pm)
Location: SHDH 215
Guest Speaker: Dr. Marc Atkins
Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, University Of Illinois at Chicago
“New Models for Children’s Mental Health Services in Urban Communities: Drilling Deeper in Urban Schools”
Full Length Video now available: Dr. Marc Atkins talk at CMHPSR/LDI
Research Areas: Development of effective mental health services for children and adolescents in low-income communities
Dr. Atkins is Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology at the University of Illinois at Chicago where he holds appointments in the Department of Psychiatry and the Institute for Juvenile Research. He is a leading researcher in the development of effective mental health services for children and families living in low-income communities. He will present a mental health service model that identifies and leverages indigenous resources within schools and communities to change the social context of schooling for youth in urban poverty, and promote opportunities for positive mental health and improved academic outcomes for children.
Co-sponsored by The Neuroscience of Behavior Initiative and The Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics
