Morehouse School of Medicine May 2016 MSM to Host American Psychiatric Association’s Community Knowledge Exchange The American Psychiatric Association (APA)<https://www.psychiatry.org/>, in partnership with local community-academic-public stakeholder groups, will lead a community discussion on children’s mental health and criminal justice issues Saturday, May 14, at Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM). Titled "Community Knowledge Exchange: Hope for Our Children and Communities," the event will be held 1-4 p.m. at the Louis W. Sullivan National Center for Primary Care at MSM. A networking reception and resource fair will follow the discussion. Saturday's exchange will present local challenges and highlight pockets of excellence in order to engage a diverse group of leaders and advocates to promote collective action. Coalition driven and led, the event will showcase and build on ongoing initiatives, educate the public and APA membership on key opportunities for progress, and equip participants to more effectively collaborate by convening local and national experts and thought leaders. The APA is proud to launch this event in its 2016 Annual Meeting host city of Atlanta. In addition to the panel presentation, APA President Dr. Renee Binder and representatives from the Carter Center<http://www.cartercenter.org/index.html> and the Satcher Health Leadership Institute<http://satcherinstitute.org/> at MSM, are slated to provide remarks. Seating is limited. Visit MSM’s event page for more information.<http://calendar.msm.edu/cal/event/eventView.do?b=de&calPath=%2Fpublic%2Fcals%2FMainCal&guid=CAL-8a8785a4-53b6e2e4-0153-c2cf709b-0000683ddemobedework@mysite.edu&recurrenceId=> SANDRA M. PHOENIX Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> 800-999-8558, ext. 4820 404-592-4820 Skype: sandra.phoenix1 Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/ 1438 West Peachtree NW Suite 150 Atlanta,GA 30309 Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (LYRASIS) Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org<http://www.lyrasis.org/> Honor the ancestors, honor the children.