Child Mental Health Forum
Course Director
Claudio O. Toppelberg, MD
Director of Continuing Education & Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical SchoolDr. Toppelberg is a child, adolescent and adult psychiatrist on the faculty of Harvard Medical School. He is a member of the research committee,…
Read MoreAbout The Child Mental Health Forum
The Child Mental Health Forum is one of the longest continuously running lecture series in the country. Forum presenters are renowned clinical, research, and academic leaders in child and adolescent mental health. The Forum aims to provide intellectually stimulating information on scientific advances and evidence supporting clinical practice and research.
The Forum is held on the first Wednesday of each month from 10:00AM to 11:15AM EST, virtually.
Zoom links will be sent to those on the mailing list. There is no cost to attend.
2025-2026 Calendar
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October 7, 2026
Irritable Mood and Emotional Outbursts – is Diagnosis Relevant?
Gabrielle A. Carlson, MD
Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics; Director Emerita, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
November 4, 2026
ADDRESSING THE SILENT EPIDEMIC OF CHILDHOOD GRIEF USING EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES
Julie Kaplow, PhD, ABPP
Executive Director, Trauma and Grief Centers, Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute and Manning Family Children’s Hospital; Professor of Psychiatry, Tulane University School of Medicine
December 2, 2026
STATEWIDE DISSEMINATION OF EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENTS AND BEST PRACTICES IN TRAUMA SCREENING FOR YOUTH
Jason Lang, PhD
Chief Program Officer, Child Health and Development Institute (CHDI)
January 13, 2027
TOPIC: SERVICES AND SUPPORTS FOR ASD AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES IN YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS
Ari Ne’eman, PhD
Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
February 3, 2027
TOPIC: Child and Family Traumatic Stress Intervention (CFTSI)
Carrie Epstein, LCSW-R
Director, Yale Center for Traumatic Stress and Recovery; Assistant Clinical Professor of Social Work, Yale Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine
March 3, 2027
ADVERSITY IN CONTEXT: TELOMERES AND THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
Stacy Drury, MD, PhD
Psychiatrist-in-Chief, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Boston Children’s Hospital; Leon Eisenberg Chair of Psychiatry, Professor and Chair, Harvard Medical School
April 7, 2027
Tailoring Trauma-Focused Interventions for Youth with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Peter D’Amico, PhD, ABPP
Director, Child & Adolescent Psychology, Department of Psychiatry; and, Director, The Center to Support Trauma Recovery in Youth with Developmental Disabilities (STRYDD); Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Health
Past Child Mental Health Forums
2025-2026 Child Mental Health Forums
2024-2025 Child Mental Health Forums
2023-2024 Child Mental Health Forums
2022-2023 Child Mental Health Forums
2021-2022 Child Mental Health Forums
2020-2021 Child Mental Health Forums
2019-2020 Child Mental Health Forums
2018-2019 Child Mental Health Forums
2017-2018 Child Mental Health Forums
2016-2017 Child Mental Health Forums
You can also watch recorded versions of past Child Mental Health Forums by clicking here.
Continuing Education (CPD/CME/CEU) Information
Physicians
The Harvard Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Harvard Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Psychologists
The Baker Center for Children and Families is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Baker Center for Children and Families maintains responsibility for this program and its content. There are no known commercial support or conflicts of interest related to this program.
Counselors
The Baker Center for Children and Families has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7254. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The Baker Center for Children and Families is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Social Workers
The Baker Center for Children and Families, 1904, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: November 14, 2023 - November 14, 2024. Social workers requesting CE credits must complete the evaluation form prior to receiving their certificate of completion, which will be provided via email within 30 business days upon receipt of the evaluation. Social workers completing this course receive 6 social work clinical practice continuing education credits.