Claudia Welke, MD

AACAP Annual Meeting 2026

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

• SessionChairFrom Avoidance to Re-engagement: Treating Severe School Refusal Across Higher Levels of Care

  October 27, 2026, 09:00–11:00

  Covers treatment approaches for severe school refusal in youth across higher levels of care.

  Anxiety DisordersChild & AdolescentPsychotherapy

• LectureTreating Severe School Refusal in Partial Hospitalization Programs/Intensive Outpatient Programs: Leveraging Virtual and In-Person Treatment

  October 27, 2026, 09:00–11:00

  Treatment of severe school refusal in PHP/IOP settings combining virtual and in-person care.

  Anxiety DisordersChild & AdolescentDigital Psychiatry & AI

• LectureAdolescent Outcomes in Intermediate Levels of Care Serving as Alternatives to Acute Inpatient Treatment

  October 29, 2026, 11:30–13:30

  Looks at adolescent outcomes in partial and intensive outpatient programs used as alternatives to inpatient admission.

  Child & AdolescentEmergency & Acute Psychiatry

• SymposiumWhich One Works the Best for My Patient? Outcomes of Higher Levels of Care (Inpatient, Partial, Intensive Outpatient, and Crisis Intervention)

  October 29, 2026, 11:30–13:30

  Compares outcomes across higher levels of psychiatric care for youth, including inpatient, partial hospital, intensive outpatient, and crisis intervention.

  Child & AdolescentEmergency & Acute PsychiatryMeasurement-Based Care & Diagnosis

• LectureEnhancing Adolescent Depression and Anxiety Outcomes Through an Innovative Measurement-Based Care Initiative

  October 31, 2026, 09:30–11:30

  Describes a measurement-based care initiative aimed at improving outcomes for adolescents with depression and anxiety in intermediate levels of care.

  Child & AdolescentDepressionMeasurement-Based Care & Diagnosis

• SymposiumInnovating for Impact in the Youth Mental Health Crisis: Data-Driven Care in Intermediate Levels of Care Across Academic, Community, and Multi-State Systems

  October 31, 2026, 09:30–11:30

  Symposium on using data to guide care in intermediate levels of care (such as partial hospital and intensive outpatient programs) for youth, drawing on academic, community and multi-state systems.

  Child & AdolescentMeasurement-Based Care & DiagnosisPractice, Policy & Workforce