PRESENTATION TITLE: Disparities in Mental Health for
Underserved Populations: Best Practices for Affordable Care
GUEST SPEAKER
Gail Wyatt, Ph.D
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral
Sciences
Director, Center for Culture, Trauma and Mental Health
Disparities
University of California, Los Angeles
DATE/TIME:
Thursday, July 18, 2013
2:00 P.M. - 3:30 P.M.
LOCATION:
NIH Campus
Natcher Conference Center, Balcony A
45 Center Drive
Bethesda, MD
PRESENTATION OVERVIEW:
About 25 percent of all U.S. adults have a mental
illness, and nearly 50 percent of U.S. adults will develop at least one mental
illness during their lifetime. In her presentation, Dr. Gail Wyatt will discuss
mental health disparities, some of the current concerns and best practices to
address these disparities, based on her research at the Center for Culture,
Trauma and Mental Health Disparities. She will examine the cumulative effects
of lifetime trauma and stress in African Americans and Hispanics that is often
overlooked and not addressed in mental health systems as we know them now. She
will also describe the screener that her research team has developed to identify
those at risk for symptoms of Post- traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and
depression, that can be used in future primary care settings.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Dr. Wyatt is a clinical psychologist, board certified sex
therapist and professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral
Sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She is also
director of the UCLA Center for Culture, Trauma and Mental Health Disparities,
the Sexual Health Program and the Phodiso Training Project in South Africa. She
also serves as associate director of the UCLA AIDS Institute, and directs the
HIV/AIDS Translational Training Program. She was a National Institute on Mental
Health (NIMH) Research Scientist Career Development Awardee for 17 years. Dr.
Wyatt has conducted national and international research since 1980, funded by
the NIMH, the National Institute of Drug Abuse, state and private foundations.
She has received numerous awards and honors for her scientific accomplishments,
mentoring, and teaching. Dr. Wyatt has also testified before the United States
Congress eight times on issues related to health policy.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
There is limited parking on the NIH campus. The closest
Metro is Medical Center. Please allow adequate time for security check. The
presentation will not be video cast live. It will be available in the NIH video
archives and on the NIMHD website after the seminar. Sign language interpreters
will be provided. Individuals with disabilities who need reasonable
accommodations to participate should contact Edgar Dews at 301-402-1366 or the
Federal Relay at 1-800-877-8339.
