The 2018-19 RCI George and Bernadine Converse Lecture
Wed, Mar 20, 7 p.m., CUB 220 (Senior Ballroom)
Dr. Alfiee M. Breland-Noble (Georgetown University Medical Center)
“Understanding Global-Historical Context and Complexity of Mental Health & Depression Disparities in Black Youth”
While the prevalence of depression rates varies little across racial groups of teens, Black (African American, Caribbean Black, Black African and Black Latinx) youth face significant disparities in accessing state of the art care. This presentation will illuminate the underlying historical and globally applicable psychological barriers to depression treatment engagement and research participation cited by Black youth, families and communities.
Dr. Alfiee M. Breland-Noble (known publicly Dr. Alfiee), a leading expert in this area, will highlight 20+ years of research findings to examine the practical application of theoretical approaches to community empowerment to address this problem and will describe outcomes of her team’s approach to strategic community engagement for reducing mental health disparities. She will also articulate real world barriers and facilitators of Patient Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR), Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) and Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) with racially diverse populations, with an emphasis on Faith Based Mental Health Promotion.
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