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DESCRIPTION:Transforming Emergency Mental Health Care for Youth: Enhancing 
 Detection and Intervention\n\nJennifer A. Hoffmann\, MD\, MS • Assistant Pr
 ofessor • Depts. of Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine) and Medical Social Scie
 nces • Northwestern Univ. Feinberg School of Medicine\n\nAbout this talk:\n
 This high-yield overview of pediatric mental health emergencies will cover 
 current epidemiology\, evolving trends\, and persistent inequities in acces
 s to care and outcomes. Participants will review evidence-informed strategi
 es to prevent and de-escalate acute agitation in emergency settings\, as we
 ll as best practices in suicide risk screening\, brief intervention\, and l
 inkage to care.\n\nLearning objectives:\nUpon completion of this activity\,
  participants will be able to:\n\nDescribe recent epidemiologic trends in p
 ediatric mental health emergency visits\, including patterns of prolonged b
 oardingImplement strategies to prevent and deescalate acute agitation among
  children in the emergency departmentIntegrate evidence-based suicide preve
 ntion into emergency care for youth\, including screening\, brief intervent
 ion\, and linkage to follow-up servicesAbout the speaker:\nJennifer Hoffman
 n\, MD\, MS\, is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern Unive
 rsity and an Attending Physician in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Ann & R
 obert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. She is a physician-investiga
 tor focused on adapting\, testing\, and implementing brief\, evidence-based
  interventions to prevent youth suicide in emergency department settings. D
 r. Hoffmann is supported by a K23 Career Development Award from the Nationa
 l Institute of Mental Health to study Caring Contacts\, a scalable suicide 
 prevention intervention delivered to adolescents via text message in the ye
 ar following an emergency visit. Her broader program of research includes q
 uality improvement and health services studies aimed at advancing equitable
 \, high-quality care for children experiencing mental health emergencies. S
 he serves on the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Pediatric Emer
 gency Medicine\, contributing to national policy statements that shape pedi
 atric emergency care.  \n\n----------\n\nIn addition to the Pritzker Buildi
 ng\, DPBS members can also watch this event live at Mount Zion (Room B730) 
 and ZSFG (Bldg. 5\, Room 7F10)\, as well as on Zoom (psychiatry.ucsf.edu/wa
 tchgrandrounds).\n\nPsychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Grand Rounds present
 ations are for educational purposes and intended only for behavioral/mental
  health professionals and clinical providers.\n\nContinuing education (CE) 
 credit is available for physicians\, psychologists\, nurses\, and therapist
 s who participate in this activity.
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LOCATION:Pritzker Building\, Auditorium (PB-1150)
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SUMMARY:Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Grand Rounds
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URL:https://calendar.ucsf.edu/event/260311gr
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