Featured Speaker

Michelle P. Durham, MD, MPH, DFAPA, DFAACAP

Michelle P. Durham, MD, MPH, DFAPA, DFAACAP, is a triple-boarded physician with national certification in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Adult Psychiatry, and Addiction Medicine. She is a Senior Fellow for Child, Adolescent, and Family Mental Health at the Meadow Mental Health Policy Institute, Associate Consultant with Lorio Forensics, and a Psychiatrist for Instride Health. Previously, Dr. Durham was the Vice Chair of Education at the Boston Medical Center (BMC) Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Pediatrics at Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. She is also a voluntary Clinical Associate Professor of Clinical Sciences at the University of Houston Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine.

Dr. Durham has worked in large public hospitals serving individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance use issues who are disproportionately impacted by trauma, racism, structural trauma, and family disruption. She has extensive experience across a continuum of mental health treatment settings, including psychiatric emergency departments, mobile crisis teams, and in-home and outpatient clinics. She has also served as a consultant to primary care physicians at federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and in the hospital setting. Dr. Durham provides expert evaluation and testimony for forensic civil and criminal cases, and has practiced in public and private settings serving both children and adults. She is involved at the state and national level with the American Psychiatric Association and American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, where she works to improve the standard of care for adults, children, and adolescents. She has testified for the U.S. Senate HELP and Finance Committees to advocate for increased funding, access, and parity in mental health and substance use treatment.