2022 Dorothy C. Fuqua Lecture
Addressing the Teen Mental Health Crisis
Thank you to everyone who attended the 2022 Dorothy C. Fuqua Lecture on May 17 at the Atlanta History Center. The keynote address and panel discussion provided important information about what is driving the teen mental health crisis and key strategies to address it.
Keynote
Panelists & Moderator
Resources Shared:
- HHS: The U.S. Surgeon General's Advisory on Protecting Youth Mental Health
- CDC: Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences
- CDC: LGBTQ Inclusivity in Schools: A Self-Assessment Tool
- CDC: Preventing Suicide: A Technical Package of Policy, Programs, and Practices
- CDC: Health Education Curriculum Analysis Tool
- CDC: Youth Risk Behavior Survey
- CDC: Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect: A Technical Package for Policy, Norm, and Programmatic Activities
- Resilient Georgia: Find a Training
- Resilient Georgia: Learning Cards on Resilience
About the Dorothy C. Fuqua Lecture Series
The goal of this annual event is to amplify the voices of mental health experts and individuals with lived experience to elevate mental health as an issue of importance here in Atlanta and across the country.
The lecture series honors the late Dorothy Chapman Fuqua, former board member and benefactor of Skyland Trail, and is made possible by Duvall and Rex Fuqua and Edwina and Tom Johnson in honor of Mrs. Fuqua.
Past Lectures
2022
"Addressing the Teen Mental Health Crisis"
Keynote: Debra Houry, MD, MPH, Acting Principal Deputy Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Director, CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Panelists: Fred Assaf, M.Ed, Head of School, Pace Academy; Emily Anne Vall, PhD, Executive Director, Resilient Georgia; W. Edward Craighead, PhD, ABPP, Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Emory University; (moderator) Ray Kotwicki, MD, MPH, DFAPA, Charles B. West Chief Medical Officer, Skyland Trail
2021
"The Weight of Gold"
Panelists: 2006 Olympic Silver Medalist and World Champion figure skater Sasha Cohen; film director-producer Brett Rapkin; sports psychologist Kensa Gunter, PPsy.D., CMPC; and Skyland Trail Charles B. West Chief Medical Officer Raymond J. Kotwicki, MD, MPH, DFAPA
2020
"Managing Anxiety in Anxious Times"
Panelists: Ben Hunter, MD; Raymond J. Kotwicki, MD, MPH, DFAPA; Barbara J. Coffey, MD, MS
2019
"From Tragedy to Treatment: The Path Forward for Suicide Prevention"
Featured Speaker: Former U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates
Panelists: Ben Hunter, MD; Dorian Lamis, PhD; Rev. Dr. D. Scott Weimer
2016
“In Our Shoes” at The Carter Center
Panelists: Virginia Senator Creigh Deeds, Ms. Julie Hirsch, Honorable Patrick J. Kennedy
2015
“Schumann: Music, Mood Swings & Madness”
Featured Speaker: Richard Kogan, MD, psychiatrist and Julliard-trained concert pianist
2014
“In Our Shoes”
Featured Speakers: comedian Kevin Breel, and author Melody Moezzi
2013
“Mental Illness in America: From Stigma to Strategy”
Moderator: Sanjay Gupta, MD
Panelists: authors Linea & Cinda Johnson and CDC epidemiologist Alex Crosby, MD