The Psychiatric Research Institute’s Six Bridges Clinic is hosting “Bridges to Breakthroughs: A Youth Substance Use Summit” June 25 and 26 at Ledbetter Hall in the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Donaghey Student Center. The free, two-day event is designed for physicians, nurses, counselors, social workers, school-based health providers, and other professionals working with youth and adolescents. Attendees will gain evidence-based strategies for preventing substance use and learn integrated treatment approaches for young people facing co-occurring mental health disorders.
Guest Speakers
- Carrie Ann Carr, MA, LCPC, LPC-S, LPC-MSHP, of Hope Enrichment Center
- Laura Dunn, M.D., chair of the UAMS Department of Psychiatry and director of the Psychiatric Research Institute
- Srinivasa Gokarakonda, M.D., associate professor of Psychiatry at UAMS and medical director of the Six Bridges Clinic
- Sharon Levy, M.D., MPH, chief of the Division of Addiction Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital and professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School – keynote speaker
- Michael Mancino, M.D., professor of Psychiatry at UAMS and program director of the Center for Addiction Services and Treatment
- Alison Orford, MSW, RSW, social worker and certified PreVenture Pro-Trainer
- Renee Watson, LAC, clinical therapist at UAMS’ Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Center
- Jason Williams, Psy.D., M.S. Ed., senior vice president and chief mental and behavioral health officer at Arkansas Children’s Hospital, division chief of child and adolescent psychiatry at UAMS and the section chief of Pediatric Psychology in the Department of Pediatrics at UAMS
The summit is sponsored by Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas, the Arkansas Department of Human Services’ Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health and UALR’s MidSOUTH, the community service unit of the College of Business, Health and Human Services.
There is no cost to attend the “Bridges to Breakthroughs” summit and All attendees can receive continuing medical education (CME) credit for their participation in this activity. To register for the summit, go to http://www.midsouth.ualr.edu/wconnect/ace/CourseStatus.awp?&course=C26C001.