Eraka Bath, MD

AACAP Annual Meeting 2026

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

• LectureSpecial Considerations During Adoption After Foster Care

  October 28, 2026, 10:30–12:30

  Reviews special clinical considerations when children are adopted out of foster care.

  Child & AdolescentDiverse & Underserved PopulationsPTSD & Trauma

• SessionTranscultural Adoption: An Overview of Clinical Considerations as Influenced by Lived Experience

  October 28, 2026, 10:30–12:30

  Clinical perspectives on transcultural adoption, with considerations shaped by lived experience of adoptees and families.

  Child & AdolescentDiverse & Underserved Populations

• WorkshopChairClaiming Our Place at the Table: Contract Negotiation Skills for Trainee and Early-Career Women Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists

  October 29, 2026, 09:00–12:00

  Workshop teaching trainee and early-career women child and adolescent psychiatrists job and contract negotiation skills, with attention to structural bias and the gender pay gap. Uses personal narratives, vignettes, and mock negotiations.

  Child & AdolescentDiverse & Underserved PopulationsPractice, Policy & Workforce

• SessionJustice, Mental Health, and Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Youth: When Systems Collide

  October 30, 2026, 14:00–16:00

  Examines how youth with mental health and neurodevelopmental disorders fare at the intersection of juvenile justice and clinical care systems.

  Autism & Neurodevelopmental DisordersChild & AdolescentForensic & Correctional

• LectureAlternatives to Law Enforcement Involvement in Crisis Response for Those With Neurodevelopmental Disorders

  October 30, 2026, 14:00–16:00

  Explores crisis response models that avoid law enforcement involvement for people with neurodevelopmental disorders.

  Autism & Neurodevelopmental DisordersEmergency & Acute PsychiatryForensic & Correctional

• SessionChairDo No Harm: Navigating Common Legal Challenges in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

  October 31, 2026, 13:00–15:00

  A two-hour forum combining didactic teaching and an interactive, case-based exercise on legal and ethical issues in child and adolescent psychiatry. Covers confidentiality, consent and assent, custody and mandated reporting.

  Child & AdolescentForensic & CorrectionalPractice, Policy & Workforce