No member of the planning committee and no member of the faculty for this event have a financial interest or other relationship with any commercial product. He holds a PhD in social work and MPH from the University of Pittsburgh, an MSW from Howard University, and a BA in sociology from Morehouse College.ĭisclosure of Commercial Support and the Unlabeled use of a commercial product. Lindsey was recognized on City & State’s Inaugural Mental Health Power 50 list which acknowledged some of the most influential leaders and professionals who have worked towards making a difference in the lives of New Yorkers living with mental illness. Additionally, he leads the working group of experts supporting the Congressional Black Caucus Emergency Taskforce on Black Youth Suicide and Mental Health, which created the report Ring the Alarm: The Crisis of Black Youth Suicide in America. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the National Academies of Practice (NAP) in Social Work and a Fellow for the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare and serves on the editorial boards of the journals: 1) Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, (2) Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, (3) Psychiatric Services, (4) School Mental Health, and (5) Prevention Science. Lindsey leads a team of researchers, clinicians, social workers and other professionals who are committed to creating new knowledge about the root causes of poverty, developing evidence-based interventions to address its consequences, and rapidly translating their findings into action through policy and best practices. He also leads a university-wide Strategies to Reduce Inequality initiative from the NYU McSilver Institute. He is the Executive Director of the McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research at New York University (NYU), the Constance and Martin Silver Professor of Poverty Studies at NYU Silver School of Social Work, and an Aspen Health Innovators Fellow. Lindsey is a noted scholar in the fields of child and adolescent mental health, as well as a leader in the search for knowledge and solutions to generational poverty and inequality. Factors Associated with Distinct Patterns of Suicidal Thoughts, Suicide Plans, and Suicide Attempts Among US Adolescents. Romanelli M, Sheftall AH, Irsheid SB, Lindsey MA, Grogan TM. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Black youth suicide: investigation of current trends and precipitating circumstances. Trends of suicidal behaviors among high school students in the United States: 1991–2017. Lindsey will discuss the examination of the risk and the unique determinants of suicide unique to black youth signs and symptoms of depression and anxiety in Black children as well as explore the importance of access to care, as well as preventive measures and policy.Īfter attending this program in full, participants will be able to:ġ) Examine the suicide prevalence rates of Black youth in the U.S.Ģ) Identify the unique risk and protective factors of Black youth related to suicide behaviors.ģ) Examine policy-level interventions, and implications for research and practice to combat this emergent crisis. What can we do to prevent these deaths? In this presentation, Dr. Black adolescents are significantly less likely to receive care for depression with pervasive structural inequities, social determinants of health, stigma and mistrust of the healthcare system creating daunting barriers to treatment. Sadly, the suicide death rate among Black youth has been found to be increasing faster than any other racial or ethic group. For Blacks, stigma regarding mental health challenges and a common belief that Blacks don't die by suicide add complexity to the challenge of saving lives. Large Group Plenary Discussion (moderated by Marcus Hummings, PsyD & Jane Nielson, MSW) Michael Lindsey (moderated by Marcus Hummings, PsyD) Suicide and Black Youth: An Examination of Risk and Protective Factors (Michael Lindsey, PhD, MSW, MPH) Introduction & Welcome (Janice Berry Edwards, PhD, MSW) Suicide and Black Youth: An Examination of Risk and Protective FactorsĬo-Sponsored by the Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy Training Program andĬenter for the Study of Race, Ethnicity, & Culture of the Washington School of Psychiatry
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