Shikha Verma, MD

AACAP Annual Meeting 2026

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

• SessionTransforming Health Care: Innovation, Inclusion, and Ableism in Clinical Practice

  October 30, 2026, 10:00–12:00

  Clinical perspectives session on innovation, inclusion and ableism in health care and clinical practice.

  Child & AdolescentDiverse & Underserved PopulationsPractice, Policy & Workforce

• LectureReducing Ableism: Innovative, Systems-Level Approaches for Youth With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and ASD

  October 30, 2026, 10:00–12:00

  Presents systems-level approaches to reduce ableism for youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities and autism.

  Autism & Neurodevelopmental DisordersChild & AdolescentDiverse & Underserved Populations

• LectureMeasurement-Based Care in Adolescent Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP)/ Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOPs): Improving Outcome Completion and Supporting Recovery-Oriented, Personalized Treatment

  October 31, 2026, 09:30–11:30

  Discusses improving outcome measure completion and personalized, recovery-oriented care in adolescent PHP and IOP settings.

  Child & AdolescentMeasurement-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