Dr. Paige Cervantes is a clinical psychologist and a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Affiliated with the Center for Implementation-Dissemination of Evidence-Based Practices Among States (IDEAS), one of the NIMH ALACRITY centers, Dr. Cervantes’ research aims to improve the accessibility and quality of community services for autistic youth and their families, with a specific emphasis on addressing co-occurring psychiatric conditions. Her current work focuses on the co-occurrence of autism and suicidality, including the development and dissemination of recommendations for modifying the assessment and management of suicide risk in emergency departments, and on improving care within general inpatient psychiatric settings for minimally verbal youth on the autism spectrum.
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