OVERVIEW

This live conference is converted as virtual meeting.

This virtual meeting has been POSTPONED.
The revised dates will be updated soon after they are confirmed.

American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry (ASAP) 2020 Annual Meeting is organized by American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry (ASAP) and will be held on Apr 24, 2020. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 8.0 CME Credits.

Description:
This meeting is a day for community leaders, providers, researchers, & health officials to discuss the most effective and relevant strategies to address gun violence in adolescents and young adults.

The meeting will explore the causes and the impact of gun violence on adolescents and young adults across the U.S. Outstanding speakers at the meeting will assess current gun safety strategies. They will present evidence-based solutions to strengthen gun safety and to protect youth from suicide, homicide, and accidental gun death.

ASAP’s meeting brings people together from across the United States who work with and for young people. At its heart, this meeting explores the solutions, evidence-base, and challenges of services, programs, and approaches for improving adolescent and young adult mental health.

Learning Objectives:
Upon conclusion of this program, participants should be able to:
• The participants will be able to describe the direct and indirect burden of gun violence to youth, families & communities.
• The participants will be able to provide an overview of the prevalence and patterns of gun-carrying and use among high-risk adolescents.
• The participants will be able to provide an overview of the epidemiology and risk/protective factors associated with the public health problem of interpersonal firearm violence among urban youth populations.
• The participants will be able to describe the importance of collaboration and multi-stakeholder involvement in handling the challenge of gun violence in the urban setting.
• The participants will be able to describe evidence-based gun violence reduction efforts for high-risk youth and young adults who have a history of involvement in street groups and gangs.
• The participants will be able to describe the impact of increased firearm access and the right to carry laws on college campuses on liability concerns for students with a history of mental illness.
• The participants will be able to describe an evidence-based intervention for suicide prevention in adolescents and young adults related to firearm safety promotion.
• The participants will be able to explain novel programs, strategies, and collaborations that better assess and mitigate the risk of targeted school violence.