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Exploring the Social Determinants of Mental Health

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A look at the theme for the 2022 American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting.

How can we develop reliable predictive biomarkers for psychosis? And how can those biomarkers help us develop better treatments in the early stages of psychotic illness? The Accelerating Medicines Partnership in Schizophrenia is answering the call by bringing together experts in psychosis risk research from across the world in a 42-site international research network to focus on these developments.

Join Sarah E. Morris, PhD, of the National Institute of Mental Health and colleagues Scott Woods, MD, and Rene Kahn, MD, PhD, for “

The Accelerating Medicines Partnership in Schizophrenia: Big Data for Psychosis Prediction

American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting

 on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at 10:30am. The presentation will feature an overview of the initiative; study protocol and methods; data infrastructure; and the ways the data collected will be made available to the scientific community.

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The Accelerating Medicines Partnership in Schizophrenia aims to develop better treatments for the early stages of psychotic illness.

Big Data for Psychosis Prediction

The American Psychiatric Association (APA) announced that Grégoire Ahongbonon is the recipient of the 2022 Chester M. Pierce Human Rights Award. Ahongbonon will also present the inaugural Chester M. Pierce Human Rights Award Lecture at the 2022 APA Annual Meeting.

Grégoire Ahongbonon, recipient of the 2022 Chester M. Pierce Human Rights Award

Ahongbonon is the founder of Association Saint-Camille-de-Lellis (ASC), which has been serving individuals with mental illness in West Africa since 1983. ASC is a comprehensive care system of centers and clinics providing affordable and adapted inpatient, outpatient, and rehabilitation care to patients in Togo, Benin, and the Ivory Coast. The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved ASC, which today includes 10 200-bed inpatient centers and almost 50 outpatient clinics in support of 130,000 patients. In addition to the Chester M. Pierce Human Rights Award, Ahongbonon has received the Aurora Humanitarian “Awakening Humanity” Prize, the Dr. Guislain “Breaking the Chains of Stigma” Award, and the WHO Geneva Prize for Human Rights. At the 2022 APA Annual Meeting, he will present “Person-Oriented Psychiatry: Changing the Way People With Mental Illness are Viewed and Treated in West Africa and Around the World.”

“Grégoire Ahongbonon is a truly remarkable individual and just the kind of leader that the Chester M. Pierce Human Rights Award was designed to honor,” said APA President Vivian B. Pender, MD, in a news release. “Guided by his own fierce humanity and his personal experience with mental illness, he has made compassionate care for individuals with mental illness a reality throughout West Africa. I urge people to attend the session and hear this exemplary leader.”

Established in 1990 as the APA Human Rights Award, the Chester M. Pierce Human Rights Award—which was renamed to honor the late Chester M. Pierce, MD, in 2017—recognizes individuals and organizations that champion the human rights of individuals with mental health needs. Winners are chosen by the Chester M. Pierce Human Rights Award Nominating Committee, comprised of members of the Council on Minority Mental Health and Health Disparities, the Assembly Committee of Representatives of Minority/Underrepresented Groups, Black Psychiatrists of America Inc., and the Council on International Psychiatry and Global Health.

 will take place May 21 to 25 in New Orleans, Louisiana, under the theme, “Social Determinants of Mental Health.”

 Ahongbonon will present the inaugural Chester M. Pierce Human Rights Award Lecture Saturday, May 21, at 4 pm.

 at the 2022 APA Annual Meeting at Booth 1852.

Human Rights Award winner transformed mental health care in West Africa

. News release. American Psychiatric Association. March 24, 2022. Accessed May 12, 2022.

. American Psychiatric Association. Accessed May 12, 2022.

This year’s winner is a pioneer for the human rights of individuals with mental illness in West Africa.

Chester M. Pierce Human Rights Award Winner to Give Inaugural Award Lecture at 2022 APA Annual Meeting

How does heat affect the medications you prescribe for your patients? What impact does ecological distress have on the prevalence of psychiatric symptoms and disorders? Is pollution causing neurobehavioral issues in children and adolescents? 

 Climate Change Section Editor Elizabeth Haase, MD, and colleagues John W. Sullenbarger, MD; Peter L. Chien, MD; and Emily Margaret Schutzenhofer, MD, for “

 on Sunday, May 22, 2022, at 10:30am to explore these issues that impact your practice and your patients.

What is the clinical impact of climate psychiatry?

Climate Psychiatry 101

Chief Medical Officer for the AFSP, is excited to be attending APA's Annual Meeting in New Orleans. What is she looking forward to? Find out here.

Current Trends in Suicide Research and Prevention

, on Saturday May 21 at 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM CDT. 

is chief medical officer of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, New York, NY.

Videos

Christine Yu Moutier, MD, is excited to see you at the APA Annual Meeting in New Orleans! 

Current Trends in Suicide: APA Preview With the Chief Medical Officer of the AFSP 

Must Sees in New Orleans: Things to Check Out During 2022 APA

If you're attending APA 2022 in New Orleans, here are some other things to check out in the city. 

Must Sees in New Orleans: Things to Check Out During 2022 APA 

H. Steven Moffic, MD, gives a preview of his APA talk on jazz and racism, which will also be the topic of an upcoming article in 

is an award-winning psychiatrist who has specialized in the cultural and ethical aspects of psychiatry. A prolific writer and speaker, he received the one-time designation of Hero of Public Psychiatry from the Assembly of the American Psychiatric Association in 2002. To create a better world, he is an advocate for treating mental health issues related to climate instability, burnout, Islamophobia, and anti-Semitism. He serves on the Editorial Board of

Are you attending the APA Annual Meeting in New Orleans? Here's a preview of one doctor's talk on jazz and racism. 

A Disruption Warning From the APA Meeting—And All That Jazz

If you are attending the American Psychiatric Association’s 2022 Annual Meeting in New Orleans, be sure to visit 

™in the Exhibit Hall! We will be at Booth #1852. Our esteemed Editor-In-Chief—John J. Miller, MD—will be holding office hours at the booth on Monday from 12PM to 2PM. You also have a chance to appear on the front cover of 

™ Editorial Board presenting at these exciting sessions:

The Intersection of Arts, Humanities, and Psychiatry

Saturday, May 21 at 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

: What’s New and Why Clinicians Should Care

The Psychopharmacology Algorithm Project at the Harvard South Shore Program: 2021 Update on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Saturday, May 21 at 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM CDT

Psychotherapy for Addiction in a COVID World: Theory and Practice

Monday, May 23 at 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

Meaning-Making, Transformation, and Structural Racism: Global Lessons Learned From the COVID-19 Pandemic

Tuesday, May 24 at 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

Focus Live! Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

Shrinking the Carbon Footprint of American Psychiatry: Meeting the Demands of Climate Change

We are looking forward to seeing each and every one of you! Send any session comments and write ups to 

Are you attending APA’s 2022 Annual Meeting in New Orleans? Don’t miss us! 

Catch Us at Booth 1852

At this year’s American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, council representatives will host a session titled “

Youth Cyberbullying: Sticks and Stone May Break Bones, But Cyberbullying Can Shred Souls

.” During the session, attendees will learn the key differences between bullying and cyberbullying and their impact on youth mental health; how to prioritize and address young patients’ social media use; how to screen for victims and perpetrators of cyberbullying; and tips for counseling patients and their caretakers about risks of cyberbullying. The session is scheduled for Saturday, May 21, at 10:30am.

 graduated from University of Florida General Psychiatry Residency in March and will start Geriatric Fellowship in July 2022. She is currently employed by the University of Florida, Department of Psychiatry, as a researcher. 

 is clinical professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and supervising psychiatrist at the Union Settlement. She is the chair of the APA Council on Children, Adolescents, and Their Families. 

 is employed by Sea Mar Community Center in Washington and is a clinical instructor at the University of Washington in Seattle. 

 (presenter) is program director of the psychiatry residency program at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles, California. He does contract services through County of Orange. 

 (presenter) is associate clinical professor in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences in the division of child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of California San Francisco, where she is the training director of the child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship and medical director of the child and adolescent outpatient services.

As the nation continues to grapple with the children’s mental health crisis, the American Psychiatric Association Council on Children, Adolescents, and Their Families is exploring the ways in which clinicians can best support their patients. 

The APA Council on Children, Adolescents, and Their Families Shares Important Information on Cyberbullying

The National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) Virtual Spring Conference on Correctional Health Care will offer educational sessions on medical care, substance abuse disorder treatment, suicide prevention, and other critical mental health topics. The conferences will be held in Atlanta on April 9-12 and virtually on May 4-5.

The Spring Conference features 50 competitively selected educational sessions for health care professionals working in jails, prisons, and juvenile detention facilities. The Virtual Spring Conference includes  highlights from the live conference as well as online-only exclusive sessions. Topics of special interest to psychiatrists include sessions on medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, mental health standards of care, consent laws for juveniles, traumatic brain injury, and how correctional officers can support 

“Mental health and substance abuse treatment are critical topis for correctional health professionals. Our Spring programs will help every professional get needed education, no matter where they are located,” said NCCHC CEO Deborah Ross, CCHP. Ross notes that “while many want to attend in person, staffing levels and budgets are very tight in some locations.”

For more information or to register, visit 

2022 NCCHC Conference

Mental health and medical care are the focus of the upcoming NCCHC in-person and virtual conferences on correctional health care.



Latest Conference Articles

Exploring the Social Determinants of Mental Health

Big Data for Psychosis Prediction

Chester M. Pierce Human Rights Award Winner to Give Inaugural Award Lecture at 2022 APA Annual Meeting

Climate Psychiatry 101

Current Trends in Suicide: APA Preview With the Chief Medical Officer of the AFSP

Must Sees in New Orleans: Things to Check Out During 2022 APA

A Disruption Warning From the APA Meeting—And All That Jazz

Catch Us at Booth 1852

The APA Council on Children, Adolescents, and Their Families Shares Important Information on Cyberbullying

Correctional Health Care Conferences Focus on Mental and Medical Health Care