Akeem Marsh, M.D., DFAACAP is a nationally recognized expert on the link between trauma and disruptive behavior disorders, as well as the impact of racism and other biases in mental health treatment. Dr. Marsh currently serves as the Vice President of the Vincent J. Fontana Center for Child Protection and Medical Director of the Home for Integrated Behavioral Health, at The New York Foundling. He maintains a faculty appointment as Clinical Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the New York University Grossman School of Medicine and as a consultant member of the Verywell Mind Review Board. Dr. Marsh is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) and serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the New York Council on Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (NYCCAP), as well as on the Board of Directors for American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC). He has presented locally, nationally and internationally at numerous professional conference settings including the iHeart Radio/MWA Mental Wealth Expo and a Presidential Session at the 2022 American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting by invitation. In January 2022, Dr. Marsh had published his seminal work that he co-edited, Not Just Bad Kids: The Adversity and Disruptive Behavior Link. In August 2023, Dr. Marsh was appointed by Mayor Eric Adams to serve on the city's firs-ever Juvenile Justice Advisory Board to advise and provide recommendations to the mayor, the City Council, and ACS on issues related to juvenile justice. https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-akeem-nassor-marsh-md-dfaacap-200213aa/
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Byron Young, MD is a child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist, as well as an emotional wellness program developer and consultant. He works primarily as a psychiatrist and psychiatric consultant with the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health’s specialized foster care program. Dr. Young is passionate about being impactful in under-resourced and marginalized communities, particularly communities of color, in both his daily work with the LA County DMH and various community oriented projects. He primarily focuses on the intersection of mental health, social justice/racial justice, and the arts though his initiative DointItWell.org. He develops and consults on creative programs and initiatives to impact the collective emotional wellness of communities and organizations from a DEI lens. Dr. Young has worked on program development and consulted for various organizations likeFOKUS,The Youth Opportunity Hub of New York-Presbyterian Hospital,Google’s Code Next program, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health. Dr Young has developed talks and moderated critical discourse around emotional wellness with many organizations including Sony Pictures, Netflix, Airbnb, Meetup.com, Factset, etc. and has done a ted style talk at the National Council for Mental Wellbeing national conference. Check out the free relaxation album Dr. Byron Young, MD Presents Pure Magic: A Hip Hop Relaxation Album by Primo Miguel. Instagram: @WeDoingItWell
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