Summary Available for the 2021 Youth Mental Health Disparities Conference
2021 Youth Mental Health Disparities Conference: Identifying Opportunities and Priorities in Youth Mental Health Disparities Research
Date: December 8, 2021–December 9, 2021
The NIMH Office for Disparities Research and Workforce Diversity (ODWD), together with NIMHD and NICHD, convened a virtual conference titled, “Identifying Opportunities and Priorities in Youth Mental Health Disparities Research” on December 8 and 9, 2021. The conference was held in response to language from the House Committee on Appropriations Report, calling for “a conference of leading extramural experts on health disparities… to discuss research opportunities and gaps, as well as evidence-based solutions and therapeutic interventions.”
The conference brought together a diverse group of expert panelists to assess the state of the science and the short- and longer-term research priorities related to improving mental health treatment, services, and outcomes for youth and adolescents from communities that experience health and related disparities.
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