73 Need a Child Psychiatrist's Help? Phone a Friend‪!‬ Pediatric Meltdown

Dr. John Straus is the Founding Director of the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Program (MCPAP) and a 2020 Mom’s Inaugural winner of the Maternal Mental Health Hero Award. Dr. Straus is the mind and heart behind MCPAP, which has inspired and been the model for Maternal Mental Health doctor-to-doctor consultation programs across the U.S.

Dr. Sheila Marcus, meanwhile, is a Clinical Professor at the University of Michigan, Section Chief for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Co-Director of the Infant and Early Childhood Clinic (IECC). Her areas of interest include intergenerational transmission of illness, maternal child attachment and early risk factors for childhood psychiatric illness including presentation of autism in toddlers.

Email smmarcus@med.umich.edu to connect with Sheila or check out www.med.umich.edu to know more about her work. Reach out to John by emailing John.Straus@beaconhealthoptions.com or visiting www.mcpap.com.

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