With another new academic year underway, there is, as ever, a great deal of news to share from and about the center, along with many fall semester events in the works. I enjoyed seeing so many from our community both in person and virtually at our opening Grand Rounds last week, when we looked ahead to the new academic year, with a focus on bringing our community together. Indeed, we are doing this in many and varied ways, including by having more in-person meetings and gatherings.
Among these is Thursday morning's open house at our 350 George Street location and our annual meeting of the associates being planned for the afternoon of November 7. Information about both events is available through the website calendar events linked below, and I very much look forward to seeing even more of you—both from within the department and from the broader community—at these and other upcoming events.
I also look forward to potential “jamming” sessions with any interested musicians in our community coming to fruition, along with some of the optional team volunteer possibilities I mentioned at Grand Rounds last week. Look for more on such opportunities to bring people together in a variety of ways soon—and please do reach out if you are interested in leading the charge for a team for Habitat for Humanity, the upcoming ¡ANDA! 5K, or another cause close to your heart.
Thank you, once again and as always, for all you do to support and enhance the mental health and wellbeing of children and families.
Linda Mayes, MD
Arnold Gesell Professor of Child Psychiatry, Pediatrics, and Psychology; Chair
Yale Child Study Center