AADCAP is composed of the heads of child and adolescent psychiatry divisions and seeks to aggressively promote the field of academic child and adolescent psychiatry.

Welcome to the American Association of Directors of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AADCAP). AADCAP helps heads of child and adolescent psychiatry strengthen their existing programs, patient care, and research. AADCAP provides a forum for discussion and exchange of ideas between the child and adolescent psychiatry program directors . . .
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Victor Fornari, MD

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HIGHLIGHTS
Presenters:	Current Challenges and New Directions for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Programs: A Review by the American Association of Directors of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Member Services Forum 3 during AACAP's Annual Meeting Tuesday, October 15, 2019 1:30 - 4:00 p.m. Location: Hyatt Regency Chicago, Crystal A (Lobby level, West Tower) Moderators: D. Richard Martini, MD and Victor Fornari, MD Presenters: David Axelson, MD Nationwide Children's Hospital and The Ohio State University Tami D. Benton, MD Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Michael T. Sorter, MD Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center David R. DeMaso, MD Boston Children's Hospital Presentations/discussions are based on AADCAP’s membership survey circulated last February. We look for an excellent turnout and ask that you circulate information about the program to your faculty and medical staff.
	AADCAP Annual Dessert Reception Thursday, October 17, 2019 8:00 - 10:00 p.m. Hyatt Regency Chicago, McCormick Room West Tower, 3rd Floor Wine, beer, and delectable desserts!
	Victor Fornari, MD mentioned: Attention, parents: You may be doing screen time limits all wrong USA Today October 6, 2019
	Victor Fornari, MD mentioned: 6-year-old's arrest raises questions about school discipline and behavioral disorders ABC News September 30, 2019
	Victor Fornari, MD mentioned: The Link Between Academic Success & Screen Time Is Layered, Study Says Romper September 23, 2019
	Victor Fornari, MD mentioned: Explaining, Easing the Horror of Mass Shootings for Your Kids HealthDay August 5, 2019
	Spring/Summer 2019 Newsletter

	AADCAP's 55th Annual Meeting April 2-4, 2020 Hyatt Regency Washington, 400 New Jersey Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001
	When parents break the law for their children, who are they really trying to help? MarketWatch March 17, 2019
	Half of U.S. Kids With a Mental Health Disorder Don't Get Treatment U.S. News & World Report Featuring Victor Fornari, MD, AADCAP President February 11, 2019

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WELCOME NEW AADCAP MEMBERS:

Cheryl S. Al-Mateen, MD

Interim Division Chief, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

Elise Fallucco, MD

Director, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Florida COM--Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL

Steven Jewell, MD

Director, Division of Pediatric Psychiatry and Psychology, Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH

Noshene Ranjbar, MD

Chief, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

Jennifer VandeVoort, MD

Division Chair, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

The Mayo Cllinic

Rochester, MD