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Peter S. Jensen, M.D. is Professor of Psychiatry and Vice-Chair for Research, Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic. Concurrently Dr. Jensen also serves as President & CEO of the REACH Institute, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to disseminating evidence-based interventions for child & adolescent mental health. From 1999 to 2007, Dr. Jensen was the Ruane Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University, where he founded and directed the Center for the Advancement of Children's Mental Health. He joined NIMH in 1989 to lead national efforts to advance child mental health research, participate in multi-site studies, and serve as the Associate Director for Child & Adolescent Mental Disorders Research. Dr. Jensen's has a lifelong passion for disseminating effective mental health interventions to improve the lives of children and families nationwide.

Dr. Jensen is the author of nearly 300 articles and chapters and 20 books, and has received many national awards for his teaching and research from organizations such as the American Psychological Association, the American Psychiatric Association, the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, the Society for Child Psychiatric Nursing, NAMI, and CHADD. His research focuses principally on the testing of optimal methods for encouraging and assisting healthcare and educational professionals to apply evidence-based interventions for improving children's mental health.