Presenter: Sarah Y. Vinson, MD
Lorio Forensics
Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Pediatrics
Morehouse School of Medicine
Overview
Syllabus
- Identify the relevance of social justice in children's mental health in order to re-examine mental health and illness in the context of the U.S. society
- Discuss the impact of social hierarchies on diagnostic processes and classifications in order to better serve patients from marginalized communities
- Self-evaluate the concept of social justice advocacy in order to identify action steps that can be taken to advance justice