Travel

  • May 1, 2006 to May 1, 2006

    Breaking the Silence

    Breaking the Silence -- Opening Eyes and Minds about Mental Health Monday, May 1, 6:45, Temple Beth Hillel- Beth El, Philadelphia hosts a program devoted to exploring mental health issues affecting young people. The event is free and open to the public. Gail Griffith will speak about teen suicide, along with Alison Malmon, founder of Active Minds, Ross Szabo, National Mental Health Awarenss Campaign and Dr. Wade Berrettini, University of Pennsylvania. View the flyer [.pdf]

  • April 7, 2006 to April 8, 2006

    Southern Kentucky Book Fest

    Kentucky's largest literary festival, Sloan Convention Center, Bowling Green, Kentucky. Author will sign books between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 8.

  • March 3, 2006 to March 4, 2006

    Writers at the Beach

    Writers' conference: Pure Sea Glass in Dewey Beach, Delaware, sponsored by the Rehoboth Beach Writers Guild. Guest speaker and panelist on session, "Stories Not Told," Saturday, March 4.

  • October 28, 2005 to October 29, 2005

    NAMI - New York State Annual Convention

    Keynote Speaker: Desmond Hotel and Conference Center Albany, New York.

  • October 25, 2005 to October 26, 2005

    FDA Hearings

    Psychopharmacological Drugs Advisory Committee hearing, on long-term efficacy data for proposed drug treatments for chronic psychiatric disorders. The Hilton Hotel Gaithersburg, Maryland

  • October 19, 2005 to October 21, 2005

    American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Annual Meeting

    AACAP annual meeting in Toronto, Canada.

  • October 14, 2005 to October 15, 2005

    2005 Mental Health on Campus Conference

    October 14 - 15, sponsored by Active Minds and hosted by Active Minds at Duke University.

Recent news

  • 2007 Special Needs Bestseller by LibraryJournal.com

    Will's Choice listed as a 2007 Special Needs Bestseller by LibraryJournal.com

  • Newsweek Magazine, July 16, 2007, "Trouble in a 'Black Box,"

    Gail is quoted in this Newsweek article which suggests that the black box warning on antidepressants for teens and young adults may have had an adverse effect on prescribing practices. Griffith says, "If" I had known how much the label would rattle parents, I wouldn't have voted for it [the black box warning]." In December 2006, the FDA's psychopharmacological committee voted 6 to 2 to extend the black box labelling to young persons up to twenty-four years of age. Griffith voted against extending the label to include this larger constituency, siting the extraordinary vulnerability of this population and the disastrous consequences of failing to treat depression.

  • FDA names Gail griffith consumer representative to the Psychopharmacologica Drug Advisory Committee

    In August 2007, Gail was named consumer representative to the Food and Drug Administration's Psychopharmalogical Drug Advisory Committee for a four year term.

  • Will's Choice reviewed on American Association of Suicidology website, Summer 2007

    Will's Choice: A suicidal teen, a desperate mother, and a chronicle of recovery by Gail Griffith (2006) Reviewed by Judy R. Kletter. Go to: http://www.suicidology.org/ and click on "bookstore" AAS reviewed books.

  • Keynote spaker at 2007 American Psychiatric Nurses Association Annual Meeting

    On October 3, Gail will deliver the keyntoe address to the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, meeting in Kissimmee, Florida. She will recount how her family came to terms with the suicide attempt of her teenage son.

  • Radio interviews 2006

    Over the course of the summer, Gail was interviewed about teen depression and Will's Choice for the following live radio programs: What's Going On? June 9th WLYU- Vidalia, Georgia Jeff Brucculeri Show, June 21st KAKC-AM - Tulsa, Oklahoma Kris McGregor, June 22nd Spirit 88.9 FM KVSS - Omaha, Nebraska Greg Berg Show, June 23rd WGTD-FM - Madison, Wisconsin Ron Thulin Show, June 27th KAHL San Antonio KGAB, Wyoming, Friday, July 7th North Dakota Public Radio on "Access to Healthcare Issues" interviewed September 23, by Sarah Morrau.

  • Suicide Prevention Action Network

  • 2006 Tipper Gore Remember the Children Award

    Gail was honored with the "Tipper Gore: Remember the Children Award," given by the National Mental Health Association at their annual meeting in June. For pictures of the ceremony, or details about NMHA's annual meeting, please visit their website, www.nmha.org.