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Transforming the understanding
and treatment of mental illnesses.

257th Meeting of the National Advisory Mental Health Council Open Session Agenda

Thursday, September 19, 2019

Conference Room C/D/E
Neuroscience Center
National Institute of Mental Health
6001 Executive Boulevard
Rockville, Maryland 20852

Agenda

Time Event
9:00 a.m.

Call to Order

Joshua Gordon, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, NIMH

9:00-10:00 a.m.

NIMH Director's Report

Presenter:

Joshua Gordon, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, NIMH

Discussion

10:00-11:30 a.m.

2020 NIMH Strategic Plan for Research

Presenters:

Julie L. Mason, Ph.D.
Deputy Director, Office of Science Policy, Planning, and Communications, NIMH

Meredith Fox, Ph.D.
Director, Office of Science Policy, Planning, and Communications, NIMH

Joshua Gordon, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, NIMH

Discussion

11:30-11:45 a.m.

Break

11:45 a.m.-12:55 p.m.

Concept Clearances

Alexander Arguello, Ph.D.
Division of Neuroscience and Basic Behavioral Science
Fine Mapping Genome-wide Associated Loci to Identify Causal Variants

Matthew Rudorfer, M.D.
Mary Rooney, Ph.D.
Division of Services and Intervention Research
Post-Acute Interventions for the Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa

Eve Reider, Ph.D.
Division of Services and Intervention Research
Practice-Based Research for Implementing Scalable Evidence-Based Prevention Interventions in Primary Care Settings

Adam Haim, Ph.D.
Division of Services and Intervention Research
Laboratories to Optimize Digital Health

Mike Freed, PhD, EMT-B
Jane Pearson, Ph.D.
Division of Services and Intervention Research
Mental Health Consultation via Telehealth to Optimize Care for Emergency Department Patients with Suicide Risk

Denise Juliano-Bult, MSW
Division of Services and Intervention Research
Effectiveness of Implementing Sustainable Evidence-Based Mental Health Practices in Low-Resource Settings to Achieve Equity in Outcomes for Traditionally Underserved Populations

Beverly Pringle, Ph.D.
Center for Global Mental Health Research
Intervention Development at the Intersection of Mental Illness, Extreme Adversity, and Economic Instability for Children and Adolescents in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Susannah Allison, Ph.D.
Division of AIDS Research
Advancing Differentiated Care Approaches for Adolescents Living with HIV-1

Vasu Rao, M.B.B.S., M.S.
Division of AIDS Research
Mood disorders in people living with HIV: Mechanisms and Pathways

James Churchill, Ph.D. (abbreviated)
Marc Chavez, Ph.D.
NIMH Training Team
NIMH Mentoring Networks for Mental Health Research Education

James Churchill, Ph.D. (abbreviated)
Marc Chavez, Ph.D.
NIMH Training Team
NIMH Research Education Programs for Psychiatry Residents       

James Churchill, Ph.D. (abbreviated)
Marc Chavez, Ph.D.
NIMH Training Team
NIMH Short Courses for Mental Health-Related Research Education

Andrew F. Rossi, Ph.D. (abbreviated)
Division of Neuroscience and Basic Behavioral Science
Behavioral Tasks Targeting Brain Subsystems Relevant to Anhedonia

David Panchision, Ph.D. (abbreviated)
Division of Neuroscience and Basic Behavioral Science
Engineering Next-Generation Human Nervous System Microphysiological Systems

Jeymohan Joseph, Ph.D. (abbreviated)
Division of AIDS Research
Eradication of HIV from Central Nervous System Reservoirs

Jeymohan Joseph, Ph.D. (abbreviated)
Division of AIDS Research
HIV Infection of the Central Nervous System

Discussion

12:55-1:00 p.m.

Comment from Retiring Member

Presenter:

Rhonda Robinson Beale, M.D.
Chief Medical Affairs Officer
Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for Health

1:00 p.m.

Public Comment

1:05 p.m.

Adjourn Open Session