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243rd Meeting of the National Advisory Mental Health Council Open Policy Session Agenda

Friday, September 11, 2015
9:00 – 10:30 a.m.

Marriott Bethesda North Convention Center Ballroom
(Main Floor, Lobby Level)
5701 Marinelli Road
Bethesda, Maryland 20852

Time	Event
9:00 a.m.	Call to Order Thomas R. Insel, M.D. Director, NIMH
9:00–10:00 a.m.	NIMH Director’s Report Presenter: Thomas R. Insel, M.D. Director, NIMH Discussion
10:00–10:45 a.m.	DEVELOPING EVIDENCE-BASED STANDARDS FOR PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS FOR MENTAL DISORDERS Presenter: Patricia A. Areán, Ph.D. Director of Targeted Treatment Development Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Washington University Discussant: Richard Frank, Ph.D. Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, DHHS Discussion
10:45–11:00 a.m.	Break
11:00–11:40 a.m.	THE HUMAN PROJECT Presenter: Paul Glimcher, Ph.D. Director of the New York University Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study of Decision Making Discussion
11:40–11:55 a.m.	BD2K MULTI-COUNCIL WORKING GROUP UPDATE Presenter: Gene Robinson, Ph.D. Director, Institute for Genomic Biology Swanlund Chair, Center for Advanced Study Professor in Entomology and Neuroscience University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Discussion
11:55–12:15 p.m.	GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH UPDATE Presenter: Pamela Collins, M.D., M.P.H. Director, Office for Research on Disparities & Global Mental Health; Director, Office of Rural Mental Health Research Discussion
12:15–12:25 p.m.	CONCEPT CLEARANCES Presenters: Jeymohan Joseph, PhD Division of AIDS Research Role of Myeloid Cells in Persistence and Eradication of HIV Reservoirs from the Brain Jane Pearson, Ph.D. Division of Services and Interventions Research Applied Research Towards Zero Suicide Healthcare Systems Discussion
12:25–12:45 p.m.	COMMENTS FROM RETIRING COUNCIL MEMBERS Presenters: Randall L. Carpenter, M.D. Co-Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer Seaside Therapeutics Lisa Greenman, J.D. Attorney Federal Death Penalty Resource Counsel Project Steven E. Hyman, M.D. Director, Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research Broad Institute Carol A. Tamminga, M.D. Department of Psychiatry Professor and Chair University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Discussion
12:45 p.m.	Public Comment
1:00 p.m.	Adjourn Open Session