Polly Y Gipson Allen

 Polly Y. Gipson Allen
Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Associate Chair for Belonging and Community Engagement
Department of Psychiatry and Physician/Clinician Advisor
Trauma and Grief Clinical Program
Medical School
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Polly Y Gipson Allen
Polly Y. Gipson Allen
Clinical Associate Professor
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    • Presentation
      Listening, Affirming, and Responding: Trauma-Informed, Culturally Responsive Suicide Risk Care for Youth
      Gipson Allen P. 2026 Jun 1;
    • Presentation
      From Evidence to Practice: Building Trauma-Informed Clinical Services for Youth with Trauma and Grief
      Gipson Allen P. 2026 Mar 31;
    • Journal Article
      Prospective Risk and Protective Factors for Suicide Attempts Among Black Adolescents Seeking Emergency Department Services
      Al-Dajani N, Jiang A, Brent DA, Grupp-Phelan J, Casper TC, Gipson Allen PY, King CA. Jaacap Open, 2026 Jan 1; DOI:10.1016/j.jaacop.2025.11.002
    • Presentation
      The Intersection of Suicide Prevention and Trauma-Informed Care in Crisis and Emergency Settings
      Gipson Allen P. 2025 Sep 25;
    • Presentation
      Department of Psychiatry Belonging and Community Engagement Retreat
      Gipson Allen P, Williams D. 2025 Sep 18;
    • Journal Article
      Community perspective analysis: Informing the design of a community-academic research readiness protocol
      Juliette K, Gorka N, McKay AS, Vereen D, Campbell B, Bailey S, Evans L, Nambiar V, Samuels E, Piechowski P, Greene-Moton E, Sparks A, De Loney EH, Robinson DW, Key KD, Woolford SJ. Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 2025 Apr 28; 9 (1): DOI:10.1017/cts.2025.83
    • Journal Article
      Characteristics of research review boards in the context of community-academic settings: A scoping review.
      Wilczek K, Nordsletten A, Piechowski P, Evans L, Saddler S, Greene-Moton E, Woolford S, Allen PYG, Platt JE. J Clin Transl Sci, 2025 9 (1): e82 DOI:10.1017/cts.2025.50
      PMID: PMC12083201
    • Presentation
      Bridging the Gap: Addressing Health Disparities and Advancing Health Equity in Mental Health Care
      Gipson Allen P. 2025 Apr 1;

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