12.9.2026 | HOPE for Justice: Caring for Youth Involved in the Juvenile Legal System Beyond the Walls

December 9, 2026

Provided by The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in collaboration with the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior - Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 

Elizabeth A. Lowenhaupt, MD
Professor, Departments of Psychiatry & Human Behavior and Pediatric
Brown Alpert Medical School
Director, Child Forensics & Juvenile Legal System Psychiatry
Brown University Health
Consulting Medical & Psychiatric Director
Rhode Island Training School & DCYF Psychotropic Medication Review
 
Summary 
This session with review the juvenile legal system and psychiatric treatment needs of youth involved in the system. It will discuss models and challenges of providing care to youth involved in the system across varying levels of care including incarceration and reentry. Finally, the session will discuss strategies in developing specialized clinical services for this high-risk population. 
 
Target Audience

This session is designed for Rhode Island physicians (primary care and specialists), psychologists, social workers, residents, fellows, medical students, and all other allied health professionals. 

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this presentation, participants should be better able to:

  • Understand basic concepts of how the juvenile legal system works and what psychiatric treatment needs our patients have
  • Review models, considerations, and challenges for providing psychiatric treatment to youth across different levels of care including incarceration and re-entry
  • Appreciate strategies for developing specialized clinical services for a high-needs, high-risk patient population within a larger hospital and state-wide system

Course summary

Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 1.00 Attendance
    Participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance stating this program is designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. This credit is accepted by the AAPA and AANP.
Course opens: 
08/01/2026
Course expires: 
01/10/2027
Event starts: 
12/09/2026 - 11:00am EST
Event ends: 
12/09/2026 - 12:00pm EST
Cost:
$0.00
Part of: 
2026-2027 Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Grand Rounds
Add to calendar: 

This series is presented in a hybrid format.

You may join virtually via Zoom by pre-registering for each session in advance

Residents and Fellows may attend live in the Pine Room at Bradley Hospital. 

For questions or additional details, please contact Missy Tatum at (401) 432-1173 

Chair

Jeffrey Hunt, MD
Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Deputy Division Director, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Program Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship and Combined Program in Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Child Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Director of Inpatient and Intensive Services
Attending Psychiatrist, Adolescent Program
Bradley Hospital

Planning Committee

Jeffrey Hunt, MD
Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Deputy Division Director, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Program Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship and Combined Program in Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Child Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Director of Inpatient and Intensive Services
Attending Psychiatrist, Adolescent Program
Bradley Hospital

Marisa Hollinshead, MD
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
RIH/Bradley Hospital

Megan Wendolowski, MD
Chief Fellow, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program
Brown University
RIH/Bradley Hospital

Niralee Shah, MD
Triple Board Resident, Pediatrics, General Psychiatry, and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Brown University Health
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
RIH/Bradley Hospital

Michelle King
CME Coordinator, Office of Continuing Medical Education
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Jennifer Maloney
Director, Office of Continuing Medical Education
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Missy Tatum
Training Program Coordinator
RIH/Bradley Hospital

 

Physicians

The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

The Warren Alpert Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Psychologists
Participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance stating this program is designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. This credit is accepted by the Rhode Island Board of Psychology.

Social Work: Pending

 

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 1.00 Attendance
    Participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance stating this program is designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. This credit is accepted by the AAPA and AANP.

Price

Cost:
$0.00
Please login or register to take this course.

This series is presented in a hybrid format.

You may join virtually via Zoom by pre-registering for each session in advance

Residents and Fellows may attend live in the Pine Room at Bradley Hospital. 

For questions or additional details, please contact Missy Tatum at (401) 432-1173