Child and Adolescent Mental Health Project

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ICYMI: here's the link to the Student Showcase from last Tuesday!

CAMHP Student Showcase - April 2019 On April 23, 2019, students from Teachers College, Columbia University shared their research with the CAMHP community at the second annual CAMHP Student Show...

This past Tuesday, April 23, we held our last Brown Bag lecture talk of the year with our annual Student Showcase! We had student presenters from Teachers College share their research regarding high-risk vulnerable youth, the influence of family characteristics on mental health outcomes, and the influence of other contexts on youth mental health. We had a great turnout and a successful culmination of this year's Brown Bag lecture series. On behalf of Dr. Cindy Huang and Dr. Christine Cha -- thank you all for coming to support our Brown Bag lecture series this entire year! Stay tuned for more CAMHP activities in the upcoming year!

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On Tuesday, March 26, Dr. Cindy Huang from the Counseling Psychology program and Dr. Christine Cha from the Clinical Psychology program at Teachers College, Columbia University presented their ongoing research collaboration on family assessments for suicidal youth. If you missed their talk, you can watch it here: https://youtu.be/dRh-KEvPCcQ

**EXTENDED DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION: FRIDAY, MARCH 22 @ 11:59 PM**

The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Project (CAMHP) is pleased to announce its second student showcase on Tuesday, April 23rd, 2019 from 3:00 to 5:00pm. This showcase will provide students with the opportunity to present their own research findings pertaining to youth mental health to the CAMHP community. These talks and Q&A will be followed by an extended reception to all attendees.

Abstract Submission Instructions: We welcome abstract submissions from any doctoral and masters students at TC who have research findings from EITHER an ongoing or completed study pertaining to child and
adolescent mental health.

To submit your abstract, please visit:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf_rGDc48XhXqt27FWq8ij1wgWMT1QdBLLneUPPAkH628LuA/viewform?usp=sf_link.

Submissions should include a presentation title, and an (i) Introduction, (ii) Methods, (iii) Results, and (iv) Discussion section. These four sections in total should not exceed 400 words. Students may include tables, figures, and references, which will not count toward the word limit. Students should also list additional students and/or faculty who have helped or supervised them. Abstracts should include methodology and preliminary data; completed results are OPTIONAL. This is a competitive review process, and selected speakers will receive a $50 amazon.com gift card, along with recognition from the CAMHP community.

Abstract Review Process:
1. Each submission will undergo blinded review by Dr. Cha and Dr. Huang.
2. Submissions are rated according to the following criteria:
- Relevance to child and adolescent mental health;
- Empirical and conceptual justification for the study;
- Methodological rigor and adequacy of methods;
- Appropriateness of interpretations;
- Quality of writing and presentation;
- Public health significance.
3. Students who are selected to speak will be notified by April 1, 2019.

DEADLINE EXTENDED: MARCH 22, 2019 @ 11:59pm

On February 19, 2019, Dr. Aurelie Athan from the Clinical Psychology department at Teachers College, Columbia University joined us at our most recent Brown Bag lecture and shared her research on the developmental approach to reproductive identity formation and s*x education. She challenged the audience to consider when and how we formed our reproductive identity and used her data to explain the impact of current reproductive trends. If you missed her talk, you can watch it here: https://youtu.be/UeUXi_C1pIs