Lisa R. Fortuna, MD, MPH, MDiv

AACAP Annual Meeting 2026

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

• SessionChairAACAP Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Research Institute (CAPRI) Early-Career Research Colloquium, Day One

  October 26, 2026, 08:00–17:00

  A two-day mentorship colloquium for early-career child and adolescent psychiatry researchers, covering grant writing, NIH funding mechanisms, and research career development.

  Child & AdolescentEducation & Training

• LectureThe Kids FACE FEARS Trial: Overview, Methods, and Main Outcomes

  October 27, 2026, 09:00–10:30

  Presents the design, methods and primary results of a pragmatic trial comparing therapist-led and guided inference-based CBT for pediatric anxiety.

  Anxiety DisordersChild & AdolescentPsychotherapy

• LectureComparing Therapist-Led vs Guided Inference-Based CBT (ICBT) for Treating Pediatric Anxiety: Secondary Outcomes from the Kids FACE FEARS Trial

  October 27, 2026, 09:00–10:30

  Reports secondary outcomes comparing therapist-led and guided inference-based CBT for pediatric anxiety.

  Anxiety DisordersChild & AdolescentPsychotherapy

• LectureTreatment Engagement and Its Moderating Effects on Pediatric Anxiety Outcomes in the Kids FACE FEARS Trial

  October 27, 2026, 09:00–10:30

  Explores how treatment engagement moderated pediatric anxiety outcomes in the trial.

  Anxiety DisordersChild & AdolescentPsychotherapy

• CourseChairAACAP Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Research Institute (CAPRI) Early-Career Research Colloquium, Day Two

  October 27, 2026, 08:00–15:00

  Two-day mentorship colloquium for early-career child and adolescent psychiatry researchers, covering K-series grant development, NIH funding mechanisms and research career navigation.

  Child & AdolescentEducation & TrainingPractice, Policy & Workforce

• CourseLifelong Learning Institute: Module 23: Relevant Clinical Updates for Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists

  October 29, 2026

  The Lifelong Learning Committee's annual literature-review institute, in which seven experts present and discuss roughly 37 vetted papers from the past year that practicing child psychiatrists should know.

  Child & Adolescent

• LectureTherapist-Led vs Guided Inference-Based CBT ( ICBT) for Pediatric Anxiety: The Kids FACE FEARS Trial

  October 29, 2026, 08:30–10:30

  Compares therapist-led and guided inference-based CBT for pediatric anxiety in the Kids FACE FEARS trial.

  Anxiety DisordersChild & AdolescentPsychotherapy

• LectureTrauma, Structural Adversity, and Implications for Clinical Assessment and Care

  October 29, 2026, 16:00–18:00

  Examines how trauma and structural adversity shape clinical assessment and care for youth.

  Child & AdolescentDiverse & Underserved PopulationsPTSD & Trauma

• PanelChairDiversity and Culture Committee Roundtable: Innovative Approaches to Building Community Resilience in Uncertain Times

  October 30, 2026, 09:00–11:30

  A committee roundtable on socio-ecological models of resilience and community-based care for underserved, marginalized, immigrant, and gender minority youth, with a focus on prevention, system-strengthening, and advocacy.

  Child & AdolescentDiverse & Underserved PopulationsPractice, Policy & Workforce

• PosterThe Association Between Intersectional Minoritized Identities and Behavioral Health Among Youth Involved With the Juvenile Legal System

  October 30, 2026, 10:30–12:30

  Examines how intersecting minoritized identities relate to behavioral health among youth involved with the juvenile legal system.

  Child & AdolescentForensic & CorrectionalDiverse & Underserved Populations

• SessionChairRace, Poverty, and Neurodevelopment: A JAACAP Journal Club for Ethical Research and Practice

  October 30, 2026, 14:00–15:00

  A structured journal club appraising two JAACAP publications on how race and ethnicity are conceptualized and measured in poverty and neurodevelopment research. Participants practice identifying methodological and ethical pitfalls and applying findings in teaching, research design and clinical interpretation.

  Child & AdolescentEducation & TrainingDiverse & Underserved Populations