October 03, 2024
Thursday, October 17, 2024 | 4 – 5:00 p.m. ET
Register today for the next NAMI Ask the Expert! On October 17, NAMI’s own Dr. Christine Crawford will be joined in conversation by child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr. Blaise Aguirre.
NAMI’s second book, “You Are Not Alone for Parents and Caregivers,” is the essential guide to navigating a child’s mental health. Written by Dr. Christine Crawford, this book includes stories of lived experiences from parent advocates and information from experts, such as Dr. Blaise Aguirre.
During this Ask the Expert session, attendees will:
Reserve your spot today to join this conversation between Dr. Crawford – an author, in addition to being a psychiatrist, parent, assistant professor, and NAMI’s Associate Medical Director – and Dr. Aguirre, who specializes in child and adolescent psychiatrist.
We welcome your participation and invite you to submit questions for our guest expert through the webinar registration form.
Christine M. Crawford, MD, MPHChristine M. Crawford, MD, MPH is the associate medical director for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) which is the country’s largest grassroots mental health organization. She is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Vice Chair of Education at the Boston University School of Medicine. She also provides outpatient psychiatric care to children and adolescents at Boston Medical Center. Additionally, she’s a psychiatry consultant for the Boston Public Health Commission’s School Based Health Centers where she provides direct guidance on how best to support the socioemotional wellbeing of children within the Boston Public School System. On behalf of NAMI, she regularly engages with the general public, as well as with organizations, companies, healthcare providers, and fellow clinicians and researchers. She is a trusted source of child mental health expertise for major media outlets including the New York Times, the Washington Post, NPR, the Boston Globe, NBC, and Medscape. She has made on-camera appearances for the Today Show, BBC, and local news affiliates of CBS, Fox, and ABC. She lives with her family in Boston, Massachusetts.
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