How to Help Kids in Crisis

This episode features an interview with Dr. Fadi Haddad as he discusses how to help children in crisis.  Dr. Haddad discusses his book Helping Kids in Crisis (co-authored with Ruth Gerson, MD) and his recent work at an orphanage in Vietnam. 

Our Guest:

Fadi Haddad, MD, is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychiatry at the NYU School of Medicine. There, he has taught and supervised adult psychiatry residents as well as child psychiatry fellows. Additionally, he has provided clinical care in multiple emergency settings. Dr. Haddad is also one of the founders and the first director of the only Children Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program in NY state.

Dr. Haddad has developed a special interest in working with adoptive children and their parents. He assisted in the launch of the New York branch of the Center for Family Development where he is currently acting as Medical Director. The mission of the Center is to provide attachment-focused treatment for adopted children and their families. 

To learn more, visit http://www.fadihaddadmd.com/