The Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS (CIRA) at Yale University will host a virtual symposium focused on HIV/AIDS, mental health and substance use in humanitarian settings on Monday, April 4, 2022 at 9:00 am-12:00 pm ET. The goals of this symposium are to 1) present current research, 2) identify gaps in knowledge, practice, and research, and 3) facilitate multidisciplinary discussion of evidence-based tools and resources and collaborative opportunities.
Panelists will include the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and Fogarty International Center (FIC) program officers, academic researchers, health care and service providers, and community members. The intended audience is academic and community researchers, health professionals, advocates, and community members interested in this topic. This event is open to the public.
Please submit your questions for the panel in advance using the field below. There will also be opportunities for live discussion and Q&A at the symposium.
This symposium is supported by the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS at Yale University (P30MH062294, PI: Trace Kershaw, PhD) and the Edward J. and Dorothy Clarke Kempf Memorial Fund at the Yale MacMillan Center (MPI: Kaveh Khoshnood, PhD, MPH and Luke Davis, MD, MAS).
Speakers and panelists
Holly Campbell-Rosen, National Institute of Mental Health, NIH
Blythe Beecroft, Fogarty International Center, NIH
Kelli N. O’Laughlin, University of Washington
Jeremy Kane, Columbia University
Aniyizhai Annamalai, Yale Refugee Health Program
Fereshteh Ganjavi, Elena’s Light
Sharon Wise, Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services
Moderators
Kaveh Khoshnood, Yale School of Public Health
Luke Davis, Yale School of Public Health, Yale School of Medicine
Dini Harsono, Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS, Yale School of Public Health
This event is free and open to the public. Please share with your colleagues and networks. We look forward to your participation and engaging sessions.
The symposium is an initiative of the HIV/AIDS in Humanitarian Crises program supported by the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS (CIRA) at Yale University and the Edward J. and Dorothy Clarke Kempf Memorial Fund at the Yale MacMillan Center. For questions about this event, please contact dini.harsono@yale.edu.