As the current KACAP President, I welcome you to our website and encourage you to look around and learn more about exciting developments within our organization. With the support of our executive committee, including Fareesh Kanga, MD (President Elect) and Amy Meadows, MD, MHS (Secretary/ Treasurer), I am putting forth my Presidential Initiative to promote advocacy for improved access to behavioral health care for the most vulnerable of this state and beyond: our children.

 

A first step towards this goal is empowering the Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists of Kentucky through engagement in our regional organization. With youth suicide rates on the rise and Kentucky suicide rates higher than  READ MORE 

Kentucky Reunion/Reception 

Kentucky Reception (during AACAP's meeting)
Sponsored jointly by KACAP, University of Kentucky, and University of Louisville)

Location:  Hyatt Regency Chicago, Ogden Room, Third Floor, West Tower, Chicago, IL

 

University of Louisville Shelby Campus, Founders Union Bldg, 450 N. Whittington Parkway, Louisville, KY 

This symposium will address identification, treatment and resources available for the many behavioral health challenges that impact the children of Kentucky. Topics addressed will include the opioid crisis, pediatric suicidality, human trafficking and exposure to violence.

 

To register, use the Norton Healthcare CME app; scan the QR code; or visit NortonHealthcare.com/CME, select “CME activities” and locate this activity 

Location:  Fairfield Inn, 40 Chenault Road, Phoenix Room, Frankfort, KY  40601 

 

Living on Automatic: How Emotional Conditioning Shapes Our Lives and Relationships by KACAP Member Christine Adams, MD

 

 

Recently the book was named an Award-Winning Finalist in the “Best New Non-Fiction” category of the 2018 Best Book Awards sponsored by American Book Fest: http://americanbookfest.com/2018bbafullresults.html.