Aggression and Suicide Among Children and Youth: Focus on Gender Differences

Friday, May 5, 2006

Presenters included Don Meichenbaum, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and one of the founders of cognitive-behavior therapy; Jim Larson, Ph. D., NCSP, Professor of Psychology and Director of the School Psychology Training Program at the University of Wisconsin, Whitewater; Debra Pepler, Ph.D., C.Psych., Professor of Psychology at York University, Senior Associate Scientist at the Hospital for Sick Children and leads the Canadian Initiative for the Prevention of Bullying. The keynote address was given by Leonard Pitts, a nationally syndicated columnist and author, and a member of the institute’s Honorary Board. Mr. Pitts won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 2004. Dr. Meichenbaum is Research Director of The Melissa Institute and Drs. Pepler and Larson serve on the Institute’s Scientific Board along with Dr. Meichenbaum.