NAMI - Free Mental Health Support Group Program Featured
Guest(s)
Ken Duckworth, M.D. and patient, Deanna Green
Topic
Mental Health
Topic Info
While nearly everyone is dealing with added stress of the uncertain economy, people with mental illness may be especially vulnerable. Unfortunately, services to help are often scarce and difficult to access...NOW, help is available!
Joining the show to discuss a FREE support group program (NAMI Connection), is Dr. Ken Duckworth, Medical Director of NAMI - The National Alliance on Mental Illness and Deanna Green, who has firsthand experience with this program.
Joining the show to discuss a FREE support group program (NAMI Connection), is Dr. Ken Duckworth, Medical Director of NAMI - The National Alliance on Mental Illness and Deanna Green, who has firsthand experience with this program.
Guest Info
Ken Duckworth, M.D., NAMI Medical Director -
Ken Duckworth, M.D. serves as the medical director for NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness. He is triple board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Adult, Child and Adolescent, and Forensic Psychiatry and has extensive experience in the public health arena.
Dr. Duckworth is currently an Assistant Professor at Harvard University Medical School, and serves as a board member of the American Association of Community Psychiatrists. Dr. Duckworth has served as a school consultant for a decade and, in addition to his role with NAMI, works in community mental health with Vinfen Corporation in Boston as their Medical Director.
Prior to joining NAMI in 2003, Dr. Duckworth served as Acting Commissioner of Mental Health and the Medical Director for Department of Mental Health of Massachusetts, as a psychiatrist on a Program of Assertive Community Treatment (PACT) team, and Medical Director of the Massachusetts Mental Health Center.
Dr. Duckworth attended the University of Michigan where he graduated with honors and Temple University School of Medicine where he was named to the medical honor society, AOA. While at Temple, he won awards for his work in psychiatry and neurology.
Ken Duckworth, M.D. serves as the medical director for NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness. He is triple board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Adult, Child and Adolescent, and Forensic Psychiatry and has extensive experience in the public health arena.
Dr. Duckworth is currently an Assistant Professor at Harvard University Medical School, and serves as a board member of the American Association of Community Psychiatrists. Dr. Duckworth has served as a school consultant for a decade and, in addition to his role with NAMI, works in community mental health with Vinfen Corporation in Boston as their Medical Director.
Prior to joining NAMI in 2003, Dr. Duckworth served as Acting Commissioner of Mental Health and the Medical Director for Department of Mental Health of Massachusetts, as a psychiatrist on a Program of Assertive Community Treatment (PACT) team, and Medical Director of the Massachusetts Mental Health Center.
Dr. Duckworth attended the University of Michigan where he graduated with honors and Temple University School of Medicine where he was named to the medical honor society, AOA. While at Temple, he won awards for his work in psychiatry and neurology.
Website
Host
Dr. Derrick DeSilva
Show Date
2009-06-23
