Michelle Alejandra Silva, PsyD
Associate Professor of PsychiatryCards
About
Titles
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Director, Connecticut Latino Behavioral Health System, Psychiatry
Biography
Michelle Silva is a licensed clinical psychologist and Director of the Connecticut Latino Behavioral Health System, an academic-community partnership designed to expand access to behavioral health services for the monolingual Spanish speaking community of greater New Haven. Dr. Silva’s work bridges practice, education, and clinical research, and she engages in multidisciplinary collaborations designed to promote health equity among vulnerable and underserved communities. Based at the Connecticut Mental Health Center, Dr. Silva provides clinical services to individuals affected by immigration-related trauma at the Hispanic Clinic, and treats children, adolescents, and families at the West Haven Mental Health Clinic. She serves as a supervising psychologist for fellows in the Department's Doctoral Internship in Clinical and Community Psychology, and faculty advisor to health professional students in the Behavioral Health Department of the Yale HAVEN Free Clinic.
Appointments
Psychiatry
Associate Professor on TermPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Connecticut Latino Behavioral Health System
- Connecticut Mental Health Center
- Hispanic Clinic
- Psychiatry
- Psychology Section
- Refugee Health Program
- Yale Center for Asylum Medicine
- Yale Medicine
Education & Training
- PsyD
- University of Hartford (2005)
- MA
- University of Hartford (2003)
Research
Academic Achievements and Community Involvement
Clinical Care
Links & Media
News
- June 26, 2023Source: The Progressive Magazine
DACA Recipients Are Under Attack Once Again
- March 20, 2023
Six Psychiatry Faculty Recognized by Class of 2023
- October 13, 2022Source: Visible Magazine
Silva: Hispanic Heritage Month is Missing the Mark on Accurate Representation
- April 14, 2022
Addressing Health Equity and Racism Through a Hispanic Psychiatry Fellowship