Ayse K. Coskun, MD, MA

AACAP Annual Meeting 2026

October 26–31, 2026 · Atlanta, GA · Full program

• LectureBelief in the Afterlife as a Source of Emotional Resilience in Childhood: A Muslim Theological-Psychological Model Based on Said Nursi

  October 28, 2026, 14:30–16:30

  Presents a Muslim theological-psychological model of afterlife belief as a source of resilience in childhood.

  Child & AdolescentDiverse & Underserved Populations

• SessionChairRethinking Family Involvement in the Care and Recovery of Individuals With Mental Illness

  October 28, 2026, 11:30–13:30

  Clinical case conference comparing four family-centered care programs across academic, home-based, community and school settings, with a guided discussion applying them to participants' own cases.

  Child & AdolescentCollaborative & Integrated CareSerious Mental Illness

• SessionChairDeath Through the Looking Glass of Religion and Spirituality: Implications for Child and Adolescent Mental Health

  October 28, 2026, 14:30–16:30

  Explores how religious and spiritual perspectives on death shape child and adolescent mental health and what clinicians should consider in practice.

  Child & AdolescentDiverse & Underserved Populations

• PosterNew Research Poster Session 6

  October 31, 2026, 10:00–12:00

  A new research poster session at AACAP featuring multiple child and adolescent psychiatry studies from various institutions.

  Child & Adolescent

• PosterSuicidality-Related Emergency Department Visits Among US Children and Adolescents, 2016-2022

  October 31, 2026, 10:00–12:00

  Poster describing trends in emergency department visits for suicidality among US children and adolescents from 2016 to 2022.

  Child & AdolescentEmergency & Acute PsychiatrySuicide & Self-Harm

• PosterNonpsychiatric Medical Comorbidities in Suicidality-Related Emergency Department Visits Among US Children and Adolescents, 2016–2022

  October 31, 2026, 10:00–12:00

  Poster examining nonpsychiatric medical comorbidities among youth presenting to US emergency departments for suicidality, 2016 to 2022.

  Child & AdolescentEmergency & Acute PsychiatryMedical Comorbidity & C-L PsychiatrySuicide & Self-Harm