More than two years after their last in-person meeting, members of the Juvenile Justice Board gathered on the campus of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center Tuesday, June 7, to “reintroduce” the board to community members and to discuss the rising youth gun violence in the city. State Rep. Torrey Harris moderated the panel… Read More
I’ve always struggled to relate to the ways that Black youths memorialize loved ones and peers who wind up wearing a morgue sheet before donning a graduation robe. The “Rest in Peace” T-shirts, with images of the dead surrounded by angels and peering from silkscreened cotton, seem to be trivializing the killings, not discouraging them. “I think that for a… Read More
In a few weeks, a pilot program that has taken years of research, planning and preparation will launch, with resources in place to decrease the number of young people who come in contact with the Shelby County juvenile justice system. Previously called the Shelby County Youth Assessment Center, the renamed Shelby County Youth Advocacy Center… Read More
When the Shelby County Youth Assessment Center launches next year, it will be part of a cultural shift aimed at changing the way authorities respond to juvenile offenders. The center, operated by the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, will provide services like trauma informed care and referrals to community providers to help families find… Read More
Dr. Altha J. Stewart, president of the American Psychiatric Association and an associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, agrees that stigma has been reduced, “but, unfortunately, not enough, despite our best efforts. Many people are still reluctant to talk about their problems or ask for help.” Certain groups may… Read More
Dr. Altha Stewart of Memphis is slated to become president-elect of the American Psychiatric Association. The 37,894-member American Psychiatric Association is the country’s oldest medical association and the largest in the world. Stewart’s election as head of the organization, founded in 1844, comes at a crucial time when increases in youth crime, destructive behaviors and… Read More
Altha Stewart, MD, took office for her one-year term as the president of the American Psychiatric Association (APA), starting at the end of the 2018 APA Annual Meeting in New York City on May 9, 2018. Bruce Schwartz, MD, also started his term as APA president-elect. Dr. Stewart, associate professor of psychiatry and the director… Read More
Altha Stewart, M.D., began her one-year term as President of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) at the conclusion of the APA Annual Meeting in New York on May 9. Stewart is the first African-American to lead the APA and the fourth consecutive woman chosen to lead the association. She is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and… Read More
