Biography


Steven Adelsheim, MD is a child/adolescent and adult psychiatrist who works to support community behavioral health partnerships locally, regionally, at the state level and nationally. He is the Director of the Stanford Center for Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Department of Psychiatry. Dr. Adelsheim has partnered in developing statewide mental health policy and systems, including those focused on school mental health, telebehavioral health, tribal behavioral health programs, and suicide prevention. For many years Dr. Adelsheim has been developing and implementing early detection/intervention programs for young people in school-based and primary care settings, including programs for depression, anxiety, prodromal symptoms of psychosis, and first episodes of psychosis. Dr. Adelsheim is also involved in the implementation of integrated behavioral health care models in primary care settings as well as the use of media to decrease stigma surrounding mental health issues. He is currently leading the US effort to implement the headspace model of mental health early intervention for young people ages 12-25 based in Australia. Dr. Adelsheim also leads the national clinical network for early psychosis programs called PEPPNET.

Professional Summary


Education & Certifications
  • Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry (1991)
  • Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (1991)
  • Fellowship: University of New Mexico School of Medicine (1990) NM
  • Residency: University of New Mexico School of Medicine (1988) NM
  • Medical Education: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (1985) OH
  • Board Certification, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (1991)
  • Board Certification, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, General Psychiatry (1991)
  • Fellowship, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (1990)
  • Residency, University of New Mexico health Sciences Center, General Psychiatry (1988)
  • MD, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (1985)
  • BA, Harvard College, Psychology and Social Relations (1979)

Honors & Awards
  • "Marketer of the Year” Award; “Childhood Revealed, New Mexico 2001”, New Mexico Chapter of the American Marketing Association (2002)
  • Agnes Purcell McGavin Award for Prevention, American Psychiatric Association (2006)
  • Best Documentary and Best Writing-Programs, Documentaries or Magazines, “Coming Back”, Rocky Mountain SW Chapter; National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences; Clinical Editor (2005)
  • Bronze World Medal; “Not in My Family”; Associate Producer, New York Festival (2006)
  • Chair’s Award for Community Commitment and Engagement;, Stanford Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (2014)
  • Highland Human Services Collaborative Award for Exemplary Dedication, Highland Human Services Collaborative; New Mexico Advocates for Children and Families (1998)
  • Irving Phillips Award for Prevention, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2005)
  • Juanita Evans Memorial Award, Center for School Mental Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine (2003)
  • NAMI Exemplary Psychiatrist Award, National Alliance on Mental Illness (2009)
  • Norbert and Charlotte Rieger Service Program Award for Excellence, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (1999)
  • Outstanding Faculty Award, Graduating Child Psychiatry Trainees; Stanford department of psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (2016)
  • Sidney Berman Award for School-Based Study and Treatment of Learning Disorders and Mental Illness, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2012)

Memberships
  • Consultant, Council on Children, Adolescents & Families, American Psychiatric Association (2015 - Present)
  • Member, American College of Psychiatrists (2013 - Present)
  • Member, Adolescent Committee, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2013 - Present)
  • Member, New Mexico Native American Suicide Prevention Workgroup and Clearinghouse (2011 - 2013)
  • Councilor at Large, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2010 - 2013)
  • National Advisory Board, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Local Funding Partners (2009 - Present)
  • Member, Committee on Telepsychiatry, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2009 - 2011)
  • National Advisory Board, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Early Detection and Intervention for the Prevention of Psychosis Program (2008 - 2010)
  • Member, New Mexico State Workgroup on Child Psychopharmacology (2007 - 2013)
  • President, New Mexico Council on Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2007 - 2008)
  • National Advisory Committee, Center for School Mental Health, University of Maryland Department of Psychiatry (2005 - Present)
  • Chair, New Mexico Child Fatality Review Suicide Review Panel (2005 - 2010)
  • Commissioner, New Mexico Telehealth Commission (2005 - 2009)
  • Member, New Mexico Governor's Task Force on Compulsive Gambling (2005 - 2009)
  • Convener and Coordinator, New Mexico Governor's Task Force on Youth Suicide Prevention (2004 - 2005)
  • Co-Chair, Committee on Schools, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2003 - 2010)
  • Associate Member, John D. and Katherine T. MacArthur Foundation Network on Mental Health Policy Research (2003 - 2009)
  • Member, New Mexico State Medicaid Advisory Committee (2003 - 2008)

Administrative Appointments
  • Associate Chair for Community Partnerships, Stanford Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (2013 - Present)
  • Director, Stanford Center for Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing; Stanford Department of Psychiatry (2015 - Present)

Publications

Specializing In

  • Depression
  • Psychiatric Conditions
  • Psychosis

Practice Locations


Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic in Palo Alto Stanford, CA
Stanford, CA

401 Quarry Road

Stanford , CA 94304

(650) 498-9111

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