Child & Adolescent Behavioral Health history

The following year (1977), the Stark County Juvenile Center appointed agency staff to conduct comprehensive evaluations and develop service plans for youth referred by the court system.

Early in the decade Larry Stone wrote the Standards for Pediatric Facilities for Children as AACP integrates with JCAH. In 1978, AACP was accepted into the Council of Academic Societies of the American Association of Mental Colleges.

In 1981, Mike Johnson was named chief executive officer (CEO) and served the agency for 34 years.

AACP (1983), Child Psychiatry: A Plan for the Coming Decades.

Helen Beiser led the AACP to be elected to a seat in the AMA House of Delegates in 1986.

Another major change was seen in the directorship of Doctor L. N. Sharma in 1987 when Doctor Rakesh Khanna was appointed as an assistant professor and given charge of child psychiatry unit in 1987.

The Berlin Wall fell in 1990 and the Hubble Space Telescope was launched.

Deepshikha is a nonprofit, nongovernment organization founded by Doctor Alka Nizamie, an alumnus of CIP. The liaison of this institute with Deepshikha began during the times of the director Doctor L. N. Sharma in 1991 to promote awareness of childhood epilepsy among people at grass root level.

In 1993, CASC receives a large federal wrap around grant creating a number of new programs.

Schowalter JE (1994), The History of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

The agency formed a partnership with Family Court in 1996 and offered a new program – Sexually Inappropriate Behaviors Remediation (SIBR).

CASC opened its third location in Belden Village in 1997 marking record growth for the agency.

Another change took place in 1998 during the times of Doctor S. Haque Nizamie as director, with the appointment of Doctor Vinod Kumar Sinha as consultant in charge of child psychiatry unit.

The agency entered in to new partnerships and established an endowment fund to close out the century in 1999.

Schowalter JE (2000), Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Comes of Age.

The new millennium opens with the election of George W. Bush and in 2001, September 11th, to be exact are the terrorist attacks on The World Trade Center, The Pentagon and a field in Shanlesville, PA killing nearly 3,000 people.

In 2002 The Academy begins The Campaign for Americas Kids and U.S News World Report, awards AACAP web page the best one in Child Mental Health.

The annual Let Your Light Shine community awareness event and fundraiser for C&A was started in 2006 by Nancy Pryce and the board of directors.

Child and Adolescent Service Center changed its name to Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health (C & A) on May 15, 2008 to more accurately reflect the agency and its mission.

The 36th Annual Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society, Eastern Zonal Branch (CEZIPS 2010), was held at the CIP on October 8 and 9, 2010.

In the year 2011, various items made by the patients were displayed and sold to generate funds for the club at the National Mid Term CME of Indian Psychiatric Society held at Ranchi.

In 2012 Ginger Anthony retires and Heidi Fordi becomes AACAP's second Executive Director.

The playroom and the multisensory room saw the light of the day on August 15, 2014, due to the initiative of Doctor Alka Haque Nizamie and Doctor V. K. Sinha along with the residents and students posted over there.

C&A opened their Plain Community office, the agency’s fourth location, in September of 2018 located at GlenOak High School.

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