Description:

Mental Health, Earlier Center Scientific Symposium  
November 14, 2024, 4:00-6:00pm CT  
Location: 303 E Superior, Chicago, IL 60611 Hughes Auditorium room 250  
4:00-4:10pm Welcome & Center Objectives from Center Co-Leads 
Speakers: Laurie Wakschlag, PhD (Northwestern University), JD Smith, PhD  
(University of Utah) 
 
4:10-4:20pm Center impact and innovation from the perspective of pediatric population  
health  
Speaker: Matthew M. Davis, MD, MAPP, Nemours Children’s Hospital  
 
4:20-4:30pm Through a community lens: what does integration in routine care mean on the   frontlines?  
Speaker: Fred Rachman, MD, AllianceChicago 
 
4:30-5:10pm: Center Research Project Overview  
 
4:30-4:40pm Peds-BRITE, Pediatricians Building Resilience through Early Identification for Toddler Well-being  
Speakers & Project Leads: Laurie Wakschlag, PhD (Northwestern University)  JD Smith, PhD (University of Utah) 
 
4:40-4:50pm Team4Equity, Talking Early About Mental Health for Equity  
Pre-recorded presentation by Project Leads: Andrea Spencer, MD (Lurie  
Children’s Hospital), Iheoma Iruka, PhD (UNC Chapell Hill)  
 
4:50-5:00pm Project SPARK, Supporting Parent Action for Resilient Kids: A Single-Session Intervention to Boost Caregiver Adoption of Early Childhood Mental Health Services  
Pre-recorded presentation by Project Lead: Jessica Schleider, PhD,                       Northwestern  University 
 
5:00-5:10pm REACH4MHE, Researching Equity and Assessment of Unintended Consequences in Healthcare 
Speaker & Project Co-lead: Seema Shah, JD, Lurie Children’s Hospital 
Project Co-lead: Rinad Beidas, PhD, Northwestern University 
 
5:10-5:20: Center impact and innovation from the perspective of child psychiatry  
Speaker: John Walkup, MD, Lurie Children’s Hospital 
 
Closing: Brief remarks from MHE Center Executive Director, Aeysha Chaudhry, PhD   
 
5:20-6:00pm: Reception Ryan Family Atrium