Gene Beresin, MD, MA

Gene Beresin, MD, MA, a child and adolescent psychiatrist and clinical educator with more than 40 years of experience working with youth, has focused his career on prevention, earl...view moreGene Beresin, MD, MA, a child and adolescent psychiatrist and clinical educator with more than 40 years of experience working with youth, has focused his career on prevention, early intervention, and treatment of teens and young adults. Dr. Beresin is a regular contributing author to Psychology Today, and in 2022 released the book 'Music (Arts for Health)' on the healing power of music as a fundamental aspect of individual identity and personal well-being. Dr. Beresin is well-versed in speaking with the media and has contributed to many reputable news outlets including The New York Times, BBC News, Associated Press, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and NPR. As a clinician with a passion for the power of arts, Dr. Beresin has consulted to television shows including ER and Law & Order: SVU. He was also Consultant to the Emmy Award winning HBO children's specials 'Goodnight Moon and Other Sleepytime Tales' (2000), 'Through a Child's Eyes: September 11, 2001' (2003), and 'Classical Baby' (2005). He was script consultant, expert, and actor in 'Brains on Trial' with Alan Alda, produced by Chedd-Angier, a PBS broadcast (2013). And his Clay Center short films 'Looking for Luke' (2017) and 'Bipolar Disorder and the Arts: Mark Vonnegut's Story' (2021) have been nationally recognized as official selections of several film festivals, including the 2023 NYC Mental Health Film Festival. Dr. Beresin is executive director for the Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), a full Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and the Director of Education for the Division of Professional and Public Education in the Department of Psychiatry at MGH. He is co-host of the podcast Shrinking It Down: Mental Health Made Simple.view less