Suicide Prevention Month at Psychiatry Grand Rounds — "From Detection to Intervention: Feasible Suicide Care at Scale"

Sept. 18, 2025
12–1 p.m.

Michael Allen, MD (Professor, Psychiatry; Medical Director, Rocky Mountain Crisis Partners, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus), will be speaking at UMass Chan's Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Grand Rounds on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, 12–1 p.m. The title of his presentation is "From Risk Detection to Intervention: Feasible Suicide Care at Scale."

About the Speaker

Dr. Allen hails from the Carolina Low Country and grew up on the Marine bases at Parris Island and Quantico.  He attended Florida State University, received his medical degree from the Medical University of South Carolina and trained in psychiatry at the Institute of Living in Hartford, CT where he served as chief resident. He went on to serve on the faculty of Cornell and later New York University (NYU) School of Medicine. While at NYU, he developed the model Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program at Bellevue Hospital, mentioned in New York Magazine’s “Best Hospitals in New York.” Currently, he is a Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Emergency Medicine and a strategic advisor to the Brain and Behavior Innovation Center at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He practices at the Johnson Depression Center, part of the National Network of Depression Centers. He is recognized as a national or international authority in several areas including suicide care, agitation, mood disorders and psychiatric emergency services. He is an author of U.S. or world guidelines for the management of problems in these and several other areas. 

How to Register

Email Karen Lambert, Grand Rounds Coordinator, Karen.Lambert@umassmed.edu.