The Department of Psychiatry faculty and staff are committed to partnering with the patients and communities we serve to achieve positive mental health outcomes that make a difference in the lives of individuals and their families. The Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (CAP) serves our departmental mission by conducting research into the prevention of psychiatric conditions of childhood as well as delivering high-quality clinical psychiatric and psychotherapeutic care to children and adolescents.
The CAP Community Advisory Board (CAB) is being established to help identify and bridge the gaps between these clinical and research activities and the mental health needs of the communities we serve. We believe our work is more meaningful and impactful to local communities when it aligns with their needs and interests.
Purpose
The Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Community Advisory Board (CAP CAB) will be made up of members of the communities we serve, including various service providers and individuals with lived experience engaging mental health services for their family. The goal is to guide the efforts of the Division in understanding and working to meet the mental health needs of our children and adolescents, their families, and the communities in which they live. The CAB will achieve these goals by engaging in the following activities:
Community-Engaged Clinical Care and Research
- Provide feedback on specific CAP research proposals and clinical programs
- Offer perspectives on gaps in mental health services and research
- Identify new and novel opportunities for community partnerships, community-based research and projects focused on community collaboration
- Suggest community and academic education and training needs and opportunities
Community Outreach:
- Recommend community leaders and stakeholders for inclusion as CAB members
- Supports the development of collaborative relationships between Division members and the communities we serve
- Help disseminate information about important issues and Division initiatives in the broader community
Commitment
CAP CAB members serve a two-year term and commit to attending 75% of up to six meetings per year. Elected Co-Chairs will set meeting agendas and distribute relevant material to be reviewed by all members prior to each meeting. If selected for participation on the CAB, we would ask each member to commit to the items outlined HERE.
Compensation
Members will be compensated $75 for each attended meeting.
Interest Form
We ask those who are interested in being considered for membership to the CAP CAB to complete a brief interest form HERE.
Contact
If you would like to contact the CAP CAB please email: ChildPsychCAB@wustl.edu