The Yale Child Study Center (YCSC) is hosting a first-of-its-kind Black Youth Mental Health Clinical Case Conference Series. The series began in January and consists of six mental health clinical case conferences taking place from January through June 2024.
The next conference (the third in the series) will take place on Wednesday, March 13, from 6 p.m.–8:15 p.m. Read more about the March 13 event.
Register for the March 13 conference or for other sessions in the series.
During the conferences, invited expert discussants from within Yale and beyond will weigh in on complex clinical cases involving Black youth presented by YCSC trainees. The series is interactive, and attendees will engage in a roundtable discussion. Dinner will be provided, and registration is required for each session. There is not a requirement to attend all sessions; participants can register for the sessions individually.
Local participants are strongly encouraged to attend in person, though a virtual option will be made available for those joining from a distance. All sessions will be held from 6 p.m.–8:15 p.m. ET. Remaining session dates are as follows:
- Wednesday, March 13, 2024
- Wednesday, April 10, 2024
- Wednesday, May 8, 2024
- Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Directed by YCSC Chief Resident and Child Psychiatry Fellow Amanda J. Calhoun, MD, MPH, under the advisement of YCSC Research Scientist Mark Beitel, PhD, the series has also been co-endorsed by YCSC Chair Linda Mayes, MD; YCSC Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Tara Davila; and Darin Latimore, MD, who serves as the deputy dean for diversity and inclusion and chief diversity officer at Yale School of Medicine.
The case series will be using a structure that in some ways is a bit different from traditional case conferences, Calhoun said. "We will be delving into high-level, nuanced conversations of what it is like to care for Black children right now, and how we advocate for optimal care in a medical system that was not designed to be healing for Black children. This goes beyond an academic discussion—this is a matter of life and death."
The series is supported by funding from the YCSC Viola W. Bernard Social Justice and Health Equity Fellowship, the Yale School of Medicine Office of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, and the AMA – SHLI Medical Justice in Advocacy Fellowship Program.