Diagnosis and Management of Anxiety in African Americans:

From Childhood to Young Adulthood

Event Date: October 27, 2023

Time: 9 AM – 1:30 PM

Location: Online

Event Speaker: Delane Casiano, MD and Karriem L. Salaam, MD

CE credit available.

About the Presenter:

Dr. Delane Casiano is an adult psychiatrist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. With a specialization in
cultural psychiatry and women’s mental health, Dr. Casiano has worked with ethnically diverse populations in a multitude of health care settings. Through her work, she is helping women overcome challenges with depression and other mental health problems. Such professional and governmental organizations as the American Psychiatric Association and the National Institute of Mental Health have recognized her research examining cultural influences on mental health beliefs among African American women with depression. Dr. Casiano is a member of the American Psychiatric Association and Black Psychiatrists of America.

Dr. Karriem Salaam is a Board Certified in Adult and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. He currently serves as the Medical Director of Adolescent Services at Friends Hospital in Northeast Philadelphia and as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, from 2006 to present. Dr. Salaam has been a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association since 2017. He is a founding member of Global Health Psychiatry, LLC. A company focused on decreasing the stigma of mental illness in communities of color, through education and community action, established in 2017.

Course Description:

This course describes how to develop opportunities for mental health, wellness, hope, and resilience among black youth. As well as increasing collaborations between schools and mental health providers. The goal of this course is to enhance overall professional growth and improve clinical skills to help support mental health in Black youth who are at risk for exposure to school and community violence.