Jeffrey I. Hunt, MD

AACAP Annual Meeting 2026

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

• SymposiumInnovating for Impact: Participant, Clinical, Educational, and Research Lessons Learned From the Course and Outcome of Bipolar Youth (COBY) Study

  October 28, 2026, 11:00–13:00

  Presents lessons from the Course and Outcome of Bipolar Youth (COBY) study across participant, clinical, educational and research perspectives.

  Bipolar DisorderChild & AdolescentNeuroscience & Mechanisms

• LectureEvidence to Curriculum: How 23 Years of the Course and Outcome of Bipolar Youth ( COBY) Data Resolved Controversies and Transformed Training

  October 28, 2026, 11:00–13:00

  Describes how long-term COBY data settled controversies about pediatric bipolar disorder and shaped training.

  Bipolar DisorderChild & AdolescentEducation & Training

• SessionChairThe Use of AI in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Educating Yourself and Trainees About the Future of Large Language Models in Psychiatric Practice

  October 30, 2026, 14:00–17:00

  An interactive session on responsible use of large language models by child and adolescent psychiatrists and trainees. It covers clinical applications, adolescents' own use of LLMs, role-play of a chatbot scenario, and AI in residency recruitment.

  Child & AdolescentDigital Psychiatry & AIEducation & Training

• WorkshopChairSpecial Interest Study Group on Problem-Based Learning (PBL) in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

  October 30, 2026, 17:00–18:30

  A study group demonstrating the basic principles of problem-based learning in child and adolescent psychiatry education. It explores applying PBL to the mental health effects of geopolitical instability on youth.

  Child & AdolescentEducation & Training

• WorkshopChairThe Impact of Patient Suicide on Trainees and Psychiatrists: Understanding the Implications for Schools, Peers, and Social Networks

  October 30, 2026, 09:30–11:00

  Explores how a patient's suicide affects psychiatry trainees and supervisors, including ripple effects on schools, peers and social networks. Combines qualitative research findings, personal narratives and small-group discussion to propose supportive institutional responses.

  Child & AdolescentEducation & TrainingSuicide & Self-Harm

• PosterLatent Classes of Psychosocial Factors Are Associated With Suicidal Ideation and Attempts Among Psychiatrically Hospitalized Adolescents

  October 31, 2026, 10:00–12:00

  Examines how groupings of psychosocial factors relate to suicidal ideation and attempts in adolescents hospitalized for psychiatric care.

  Child & AdolescentEmergency & Acute PsychiatrySuicide & Self-Harm

• LecturePromoting Integrated Training in the NIMH R25-Funded Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Research Training Track Program at Brown University

  October 31, 2026, 12:30–14:30

  Presents Brown University's NIMH R25-funded research training track in child and adolescent psychiatry and how it promotes integrated training.

  Child & AdolescentEducation & Training