The "Systems of Care Special Program Clinical Project" gives AACAP residents the opportunity to be part of a learning community focused on enhancing the understanding and treatment of children and adolescents with mental disorders. Every year a representative group of the Community Based Systems of Care Committee selects residents to mentor and collaborate with in the development of a clinical poster encompassing the principles of the system of care philosophy. This initiative was made possible through funding by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services. Below is a list of previous participants:

2024

• Child Psychiatry Access Programs: A Preliminary Scoping Review
  Pranav Aurora, MD, ScM-New York-Presbyterian
• The Barrier Buster Meeting: Creating Space for Interdisciplinary Stakeholders in San Diego County
  Nina R. Bihani, MD-University of California San Diego
• Assessing Local Care Models for Autistic Youth with Challenging Behaviors
  Nina C Burruss, MD-Johns Hopkins Hospital
• Family Therapy Service Systems: Needs After the Rise and Fall of The Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic (PCGC)
  Lipi Gupta, MD-CHOP Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
• A Systems of Care Approach to Identifying and Addressing Alcohol Use in LGBTQ+ Youth
  Victoria A Lewis, MD, MSW, MPP-Yale Child Study Center
• Undertaking a Systems of Care Implementation Study: Examining the SafetyNet Approach
  Linda M Nix, MD, MPH-Cambridge Health Alliance
• Empirically Evaluated Cultural Humility and Medical Language Curriculums: A Scoping Review
  Joseph A. Pereira, MD-New York-Presbyterian
• Childhood Physical and Sexual Abuse and the Development of Disordered Eating in Women
  Meeta Prakash, MD, MS-Tulane University
• "Maternal Environments" in Adolescence: Intergenerational Trauma, Attachment, and Caregiving with Adolescent Mothers in El Salvador
  Victoria Trump Redd, MD-Cambridge Health Alliance
• Coordinated Specialty Care for Adolescents with Early Onset Psychosis: A High-Touch and Family-Centered Model
  Colleen Waickman, MD-Nationwide Children's Hospital/The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

2023

• Empowering Parents of Children with ADHD to Effect Positive Systemic Change
  Taylor R. Dodds, MD—Tufts Medical Center
• Understanding Challenges in Our Care System for Mental Health in Vulnerable Children with Trauma: A Case Report
  Alice Doong, DO, MS—St. Mary Mercy Hospital 
• Moral distress in caring for mental health boarders: a common challenge for pediatric hospitalists and opportunity to intervene
  Michelle D. Linke Shafa, MD, MSEd—Mayo Clinic 
• The Importance and Value of Collaborative Care in the Evaluation and Treatment of a Complex Case of Substance related Catatonia – A Case Presentation
  Kristin Lovvorn, MD—University of Alabama at Birmingham 
• Nowhere to go: Perspectives on Pediatric Hospital Closure and Mental Health Care
  Cassandra E. R. Scott, MD—Tufts Medical Center
• Navigating Challenges Within the Available Systems of Care in an International Adoptee: A Case Presentation
  Zuleimye Valle Blas, MD, MPH—Gateway Community Service Board 
• Addressing Family Violence in the Hospital Setting: Case Report
  Maria Veronica Clare Vigilar, MD—National Capital Consortium

2022

• Mental Health Evaluations for Asylum Seekers: A Role for Child & Adolescent Psychiatrists
  Kristen Ballinger, MD - Seattle Children’s Hospital
• Asylum and Autism: A Case Report
  Claire Bogan, MD - Cambridge Health Alliance
• Ensuring Early Intervention and Sustained Recovery for Migrant Youth Through a Systems of Care Approach
  Leeallie Carter, MD - Mountain Area Health Education Center
• All Monsters Are Different: Creating a Culturally Adapted TF-CBT Group for Latinx Adolescents and their Families
  Brenda Cartujano-Barrera, MD - Seattle Children’s Hospital/University of Washington
• Understanding the Importance of Cultural Competency in Migrant Youth with the Help of a Case Presentation
  Raheel Chaudhry, MD - Baylor College of Medicine
• Taking a Closer Look at Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in our Migrant Youth
  Vanessa D'Souza, MD - Mayo Clinic
• Worcester Refugee Assistance Project (WRAP): An Example of Strength-Based, Community-Based Culturally Competent Care
  Emily Hochstetler, MD - University of Massachusetts
• Supporting Multiracial Identity Development through Family-Based Intervention
  Madeline Jansen, MD - Washington University in St. Louis
• Identifying Culturally Appropriate System Partners for Migrant/Immigrant Families: Case Report and Needs Assessment
  Kiran Johal, DO - Thomas Jefferson University
• Pathway to Coordinated Specialty Care for First Episode Psychosis: Service Provider System Involvement
  Hannah P. Leo, MD - New York Presbyterian
• Evidence-Based Practices: A Therapeutic Approach to Increase Mental Health Care Access For Children
  Rachel Olfson, MD - Tufts Medical Center
• Designing a Systems of Care Approach to Improve Psychoeducation Among Students, Parents and Teachers About Mental Health Issues in Migrant Population
  Aditya Sareen, MD - BronxCare Health System
• Children Left Behind: A Case Presentation
  Tripti Soni, MD - University of Maryland
• Caring for Korean American Child/Youth: Proposed Systems of Care Approach to Empower the Youth and Family
  Alexandra Yoon, MD - Children’s National Hospital

2021

• Designing a Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Anti-racism in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 
  Tashalee Brown, MD, PhD – Washington University School of Medicine
• The Effects of COVID-19 on the Mental Health of Black and Latinx LGBT Youth Living with HIV/AIDS – A Systems of Care Approach 
  Chelsea Cosner, MD – UMMC/Sheppard Pratt
• Addressing Racial Inequities in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Multidisciplinary Program for the Diagnosis and Treatment of ASD within Los Angeles County 
  Christina Guest, MD – LAC + USC Medical Center
• Telepsychiatry in Underserved Populations – Challenges of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Care During the Pandemic and Beyond
  Chaim Szachtel, MD – Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
• Overcoming Barriers To Telepsychiatry In Public Schools: Evaluation Of Mental Health Providers And School Administrator’s Knowledge Of Barriers To Implementing Telepsychiatry In Public Schools 
  Ladoris Warren, MD, MBA, MS – University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center

2020

• A Specific Curriculum is Needed to Recognize and Address Mental Health Issues in LGBTQ+ Youth
  Cesar Cordero Sam, MD — Ponce Health Sciences University
• How Systems Play a Role in Access to Mental Health Care for Black LGBTQ+ Youth
  Annalyn Gibson, MD — University of Rochester
• Substance Use Disorder and Its Treatment in the Transgender Adolescent Population - A Review
  Vamsi Kalari, MD — Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
• Suicidal ideation/attempt in Child and Adolescent transgender group: Insights from 10 years of data
  Zeeshan Mansuri, MD, MPH — Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School
• Transcending Barriers in Working with Gender Dysphoric Youth on an Inpatient Psychiatric Unit: Case Report
  Basant Nassar, MD — Children’s National Medical Center
• The Interplay of Gender Fluidity, Somatic Symptoms, and School in the Burgeoning Adolescent; Using a Systems of Care Based Approach for Treatment
  Marie Rodriguez, MD — Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
• Social Emotional Learning: An Effective Model for School-Based Mental Health
  Khushbu Shah, MD, MPH — Vanderbilt University Medical Center
• The Extraordinary Efforts Needed to Bring a Transgender Youth Into Concurrent, Higher Level Psychiatric Care and Eating Disorder Treatment Reflect Systemic Shortcomings in Equitable Access to Care for a Vulnerable Population
  Kathleen Terry, DO, MPH  — Samaritan Health Services
• A System of Care Approach to Engage Families of LGBTQ Youths During the Process of Coming Out
  Nilar Thwin, MBBS — Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

2019

• Low Family Resilience and Parental Aggravation Predict Forgone Needed Health Care
  Kammarauche Asuzu, MBBS, MHS – Yale New Haven Hospital
• Mental Health Disorders in Medicaid-Enrolled Children with Complex Chronic Physical Health Conditions
  Jessica Becker, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean Hospital
• Youth Guided and Collaborative Recovery: A Case Study
  Edward Bender, DO – University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical School
• Using the System of Care Approach to Distinguish School Refusal from School Truancy
  Connie Chang, MD – Jefferson University
• Access to Electroconvulsive Therapy for an Adolescent Female with Treatment-Resistant Catatonia in a County Mental Health System
  Mario Mangiardi, MD – Los Angeles County and USC Medical Center
• A Modern, Systems Based Approach to Saving Youth Lives and De-Escalating Potential School Incidents
  Karen Manotas, MD – University of Utah
• Assessing Substance Use Counselors’ Knowledge of and Attitudes Towards Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking to Improve Referrals to Pediatric and Mental Health Services
  Ajay Marken, MD – New York Presbyterian Hospital
• A complicated case of transitions: 18 and in high school with comorbid primary psychiatric, substance use, and complex medical conditions
  Tapan Parikh, MD, MPH – Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
• A Multidisciplinary and Multimodal Treatment Approach to Inpatient Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  Eric Pease, DO, MBA – Mayo Clinic
• The Ripple Effect: Children of the Opioid Epidemic and the need for Wraparound services
  Sudhakar Shenoy, MD – Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
• Opioid Epidemic, NY State Response and Role of Physicians
  Gaurav Vishnoi, MD – Northwell Health Zucker Hillside Hospital
• Improving Access to Discharge Medications for Psychiatric Patients Using a Novel Pharmacy Kiosk
  Charles Whitmore, MD, MPH – Vanderbilt University

2018 Posters (click to expand)

• Empowering Adolescents with Intellectual Disabilities: Enhancing Sexual Health Education Through Community Collaboration
  Ireen Ahmed, MD – Tufts Medical Center
• The utility of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) principles in a medication management visit: A focus on medication adherence in the autism spectrum and intellectual disability disorder In the pediatric population
  Isuan Asikhia, MD – State University of New York at Buffalo
• Intervention Services and Mental Health Programs for Youth with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) in the Texas Criminal Justice System
  Taiwo Babatope, MD – University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
• Challenges of inpatient psychiatric treatment for children & adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
  Azka Bilal, MD – Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
• Barriers to care, and the Importance of cultural competence in delivering care to children with neurodevelopmental disorders belonging to diverse ethnic minorities
  Raghu Gandhi, MD – University of Minnesota
• Navigating the Local Systems of Care Challenges for Patients with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Crisis
  Mahlet Girma, MD – Johns Hopkins University
• Community Based Austism Liaison and Treatment Project (COBALT)
  Srinivasa Gokarakonda, MD – University of Arkansas
• Stuck in Limbo – The Challenges of Caring for Children with Autism and Intellectual Disabilities in the Emergency Department
  Georgina Hartzell, MD – New York Presbyterian Hospital
• Meeting the Needs of Youth with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities on a General Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Inpatient Unit: A Quality Improvement Project
  Brian Hendrickson, MD – Johns Hopkins University
• When Truancy, Tenacity and Trauma Collide: A Child Psychiatrist’s Approach to Navigating Autonomy with Adolescent Patients
  Mikal Hicks-Black, DO – Drexel University
• Chinese Mental Health Outreach in New Jersey
  Shawen Ilaria, MD – Rutgers University
• Snapshot: Systems of Care in Connecticut
  Veeraraghavan Iyer, MD – Institute of Living at Hartford Hospital
• Clinical and Legal Needs Accompanying Unaccompanied Children
  Makeda Jones, MD – Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center
• Barriers to Optimal Psychiatric Care for Adolescents with Co-occurring Developmental Disability and Severe Mental Illness in New York State
  Amandeep Jutla, MD – Columbia University
• Case Presentation: How Culture and Language Affect Neurodevelopmental Disorder Diagnosis and Service Access
  Xuejing Li, MD – University of Massachusetts Medical School
• Improving Communication About Psychosexual Functioning in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
  Orlando Ortiz, MD – Oregon Health and Science University
• A Path Less Traveled: A Case of an Adolescent Boy with Intellectual Disability on an Inpatient Psychiatric Unit and his Journey Both on and off the Unit
  Emily Ottiniano, DO – University of Southern California

2017 Posters (click to expand)

• 13 Reasons Why Systems of Care May Not Seem to Support our Patients (and What can Child Psychiatrists do about it)
  Joanna Beyer, DO - Drexel University College of Medicine
• Screening and Referring for Food Insecurity in a Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic
  Shireen F. Cama, MD - Cambridge Health Alliance
• Improving Schoolwide Substance Abuse Outcomes at a Charter High School
  David S. Grunwald, MD - Stanford University
• Impact of Parental Symptoms on Behavioral Ratings of Their Children
  Brady Heward, MD - University of Vermont Medical Center
• Integrating the Law into Community Based Care: A True “Wrap Around” Systems of Care Concept
  Ashley L. Holland, DO - University of Massachusetts
• UCLA VA Veteran Family Wellness Center
  Scott R. Hunter, MD, MHS - UCLA Greater Los Angeles VA Addiction Fellowship
• Intensive Day Treatment: A System of Care for Child and Adolescent Improvement
  Aateqa Ismail, MD - Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine
• Improving Access to Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Care in Monterey, California Through a Collaborative Telepsychiatry Pilot Program
  Michelle Liu, MD - New York University School of Medicine
• Case Presentation: Meeting the needs of a complex patient Utilizing the “Wrap Around” Systems of Care Concept
  Mallory D. Markloff, MD - University of Massachusetts
• Incorporating Family Driven Care into a Chicago Women’s Mental Health Program
  Ashley Mulvihill, MD - University of Illinois at Chicago
• A Tennessee Systems of Care Approach for Risk Reduction Among Children with Emotional and Behavioral Needs
  Kelechi Ohayagha, MD - University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center
• Mobile Health for Mental Health (MH2TM) Using Technology to Improve Delivery of Mental Health Care
  Erik S. Paschall, MD - UCLA Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship
• Placement matters: Reviewing the Predictors and Outcomes Related to Placements Within the Foster Care System
  Robert Portley, MD - University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
• Integrated Care Models for the Treatment of Co-occurring Substance Use and Psychiatric Disorders in Youth
  Pravesh Sharma, MD - Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
• When 911 Is Called for Multiple Medical Complications, Child Psychiatry’s Systems Approach Comes to the Rescue
  Grace Unsal, DO - Drexel University College of Medicine
• From ‘On the Spectrum’ to ‘On the Street’ Teenagers With Developmental Disabilities Who Become Homeless After Turning 18
  George 'Bud’ Vana, MD, MA - Brown University
• Predictors of Substance Use among Adolescents Admitted to an Inpatient Psychiatric Unit
  Muhammad Zeshan, MD - Boston Children Hospital

2016 Posters (click to expand)

• Not Just National News: Traumatic Effects of Racially Motivated Violence in Media
  Mawuena Agbonyitor, MD–University of Texas Southwestern at Dallas
• Community Health Needs Assessment The Mental Health Implementation Strategy Work Group
  Winston W. Chung, MD–University of Vermont Medical Center
• Arkansas Systems of Care Provides Comprehensive and Effective Care for Youth With Developmental Delay and Mental Illness
  Bharathi Eddula-Changala, MBBS–University of Tennessee Health Science Center
• School-Based Therapy in Central Massachusetts
  Alisha M. Jaquith, MD–University of Massachusetts
• Preventative Care in Prodrome and Early Psychosis: Moving from Reactive to Proactive
  Nicholas Ladd, DO–Wake Forest Baptist Health
• Quality Improvement Project in the UCSF LPPI Child, Adolescent, and Adult Outpatient Clinics to Reduce the Risks Associated with Lithium Use by Adhering to the Use of Safety Monitoring Labs
  Chuan Mei Lee, MD, MA–University of California, San Francisco
• Integrating Genetic Counseling into System of Care to Better Serve Children and Adolescents With Mental Health Challenges
  Naomi Z. Lian, MD, PhD–Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, The Zucker Hillside Hospital
• Assessment of Mental Health Providers’ Attitudes Towards Screening For Substance Use Disorders in The Outpatient Mental Health Setting
  Juliet Muzere, DO–Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
• Collaborative Practice Model: Applications of AACAP Best Principles
  James F. Palmer, DO–Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard University
• Imroving Outcomes for a Transitional Age Patient With Autism through a Systems of Care Approach
  Shashwat Pandhi, MD, MPH–Drexel University
• The Early Utilization of Safety Plans on the Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatient Unit, a Quality Improvement Project
  Iman Parhami, MD, MPH–Johns Hopkins University
• Improving Screening and Referral Practices for Adolescent and Caregiver Intimate Partner Violence in a Pediatric Hospital
  Barbara Robles-Ramamurthy, MD–Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
• Understanding New York State’s Office of Mental Health Children’s Resources
  Fatima Siddiqui, MD–Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine
• How Just Is Manifest Injustice?
  Nicole Sussman, MD–University of Washington
• Current State of Training in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Developmental Disabilities Across New York State Psychiatry Training Programs
  Lan Chi Krysti Vo, MD–Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

2015 Posters (click to expand)

• Community Responses to a Teen Suicide Cluster
  Megan E. Baker, MD–Stanford University
• Riley Tean Leadership Council
  Stanley Brewer, DO–Indiana University School of Medicine
• Effective Risk Reduction for Transition Age Youth Using a Unique Systems of Care Approach
  Veronica L. Murphy, MD–University of Tennessee Health Science Center
• Finding Facts In Fiction- A Road To Incorporate Systems Based Care In CAP Fellowship Training
  Rashmi Parmar, MD–Hofstra North Shore LIJ School of Medicine
• Simultaneous Preventative Healthcare, Education, & Research
  Hannah E. Reed, MD–Yale University
• Equip for Life
  Justin Schreiber, DO, MPH–University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic
• Understanding the Barriers to Providing Mental Health Services to Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Through Consultative and Liaison Services to an Outpatient Pediatric Endocrinology Practice
  Daphna Shiffeldrim, MD, MPH–Hofstra North Shore LIJ School of Medicine
• Bridging the Gap: Trauma Informed Care for Pediatric Residents
  Kelley A. Volpe, MD–University of Illinois at Chicago, Institute for Juvenile Research
• Integrated Mental Health Care in an Outpatient Pediatric Clinic
  Laura M. Willing, MD–University of North Carolina Hospitals

2014 Posters (click to expand)

• Teaching Residents in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry about Systems of Care: Participating in a Collaborative Care Model
  Sailaja Akella, DO–Hofstra North Shore Long Island Jewish School of Medicine
• Revisiting Semi-residential Model of Care in Inpatient Settings: a treatment for refractory mental health problems in children and adolescents
  Suman Baddam, MD–Yale Child Study Center
• The Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist’s Role in Teen Pregnancy Prevention and Care
  Yu-hsuan Chen, MD–Tufts Medical Center
• Systems of Care for Adolescents with Comorbid Substance Use and Psychiatric Disorders: Lessons from best practices in adults
  Christopher Hammond, MD–Yale Child Study Center
• Losses and connections: A qualitative analysis of factors impacting resilience among adolescents in post-conflict Liberia
  Elizabeth Levey, MD–Massachusetts General and McLean Hospitals
• Empowering Pediatric Patients With Chronic Medical Illness: Developing Youth Leaders for Improved Transitions to Adult Care
  Celeste N. Lopez, MD–Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Lucille Packard Children's Hospital
• Integrated Behavioral Health Consult Model for Youth in Foster Care
  Wynne Shepard Morgan, MD–University of Massachusetts Medical School
• Weight and Emotional Well-Being in Teens
  Karen Mu, MD, PhD–University of California at San Francisco
• Community Addiction Support Groups and Transitional Age Youth: Attitudes and Experiences
  Sara J. Polley, MD–Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
• Understanding the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Youth and The Human Trafficking Intervention Courts of New York City
  Lesha D. Shah, MD–Mt. Sinai Medical Center
• The Bellevue Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic: Challenges & Opportunities for Trainees
  Dawn Sung, MD–NYU Child Study Center
• Pediatric Obesity, Self-Esteem, and Family Functioning in a Diverse Community
  Jerome H. Taylor, MD–Yale Child Study Center
• Understanding Cultural Needs of Families While Integrating Systems of Care
  Dimas J. Tirado-Morales, MD–Drexel School of Medicine
• Challenges to Continuum of Care in the Autistic Population During Transition Years
  Janani Venugopalakrishnan, MD, MPH–University of Kentucky