Rhonda C. Boyd

Emeritus Associate Professor CE of Psychiatry

rboyd@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

School: Perelman School of Medicine
General Topic Areas: Youth mental health; Perinatal depression; Youth suicide prevention
Sample Talk Topics or Titles: 

• Intergenerational Transmission of Depression and Suicide
  This presentation will explore depression and suicide risk across two generations-youth and their parents/caregivers.  A theoretical model of the intergenerational transmission of depression from a parent to a child will be presented and as well as its application to suicide risk. The role of parenting as a mechanism in this transmission will be emphasized, along with a parenting intervention designed for caregivers with depression.
• Black Youth Suicide Prevention
  Black youth suicide has received national attention over the last several years due to the increasing rates of suicide deaths and attempts that have been shown in studies. This presentation will cover recent trends in suicidal behaviors among Black youth as well as risk and protective factors unique to this population. An overview of assessment and interventions for suicide prevention through a culturally and developmentally responsive lens will be provided.