Molly McVoy, MD

AACAP Annual Meeting 2026

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

• WorkshopChairScreening for Language Deficits in Socially and Emotionally Disturbed Pediatric Populations: Why, When, How, and What After Positive Screens

  October 28, 2026, 10:30–13:30

  Covers why and how to screen for speech and language deficits in older children and adolescents seen in mental health settings. Includes practice with a screening tool and case vignettes on managing care after a positive screen.

  Autism & Neurodevelopmental DisordersChild & AdolescentMeasurement-Based Care & Diagnosis

• PosterPROMISE: Pilot Outcomes of a School-Based Mental Health Curriculum for Educators

  October 29, 2026, 10:30–12:30

  Pilot outcomes of a school-based mental health curriculum delivered to educators.

  Child & AdolescentEducation & Training

• PosterLonely but Not Isolated: Loneliness Peaks in Transitional-Age Youth Across 13,685 Ohioans

  October 29, 2026, 10:30–12:30

  Poster reporting survey data on loneliness across age groups in Ohioans, with a peak among transitional-age youth.

  Child & AdolescentMeasurement-Based Care & Diagnosis

• PosterFilling the Screening Gap: Preliminary Findings on the Communication Perception Estimate Scale-Pragmatic for Identifying Communication Disorders in School-Age Youth

  October 30, 2026, 10:30–12:30

  Presents preliminary findings on a screening scale intended to identify pragmatic communication disorders in school-age children.

  Autism & Neurodevelopmental DisordersChild & AdolescentMeasurement-Based Care & Diagnosis

• PosterExamining the Relationship Between Childhood-Onset Anxiety and Later Adolescent Substance Use

  October 30, 2026, 10:30–12:30

  Looks at whether anxiety beginning in childhood is associated with substance use in later adolescence.

  Anxiety DisordersChild & AdolescentSubstance Use Disorders

• SymposiumChairPostpandemic Pediatric Mental Health Crisis: Evidence From a National Federated Database

  October 31, 2026, 09:00–10:30

  Symposium presenting findings from a national federated health database on pediatric mental health trends after the pandemic.

  Child & AdolescentMeasurement-Based Care & Diagnosis