There is a critical yet quiet crisis in mental health- care that is resulting in disparities in the treatment of racial/ethnic minorities in this country. According to President George Bush鈥檚 2002 New Freedom Commission on Mental Health, mental health providers鈥� 鈥溾�isunderstanding and misinter- preting behaviors [of racial/ethnic minorities] have led to tragic consequences, including inappropriately placing minorities in the criminal and juvenile justice system.鈥� Dr. Natalie A. Cort, an Assistant Professor in the Clinical Psychology Department and Director of the Black Mental Health Graduate Academy at 91香蕉视频成人在线, provides a stark example of the misdi- agnosis of the cradle to prison pipeline noted by the Commission. She spotlights research findings that racial/ethnic minority children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are 50-69 percent less likely to be accurately diagnosed with the disor- der by mental health providers (Morgan et al., 2013). 鈥淢any of these young people, particularly Black and Latino boys, tend to be wrongly diagnosed with oppositional and defiant behaviors鈥攍abels that will last a lifetime. Left untreated, the consequences of ADHD include depression, academic problems, sub- stance abuse, and incarceration,鈥� she says, pointing to research suggesting that 50-70 percent of youth in the juvenile justice system have untreated psychiat- ric conditions (Schubert & Mulvey, 2014). To better understand this crisis and its impact on boys of color, 91香蕉视频成人在线鈥檚 Center for Multicultural & Global Mental Health, Concentra- tion on Children and Families of Adversity and Resil- ience, School Psychology Department, Department of Community Engagement, and Counseling Depart- ment鈥檚 Expressive Arts Therapy Program sponsored a conference on May 20 called Re-envisioning the Brilliance of Boys of Color: Inspiring Professionals Dedicated to Empowering the Social-Emotional and Academic Development of Our Youth. Re-envisioning the Brilliance of Boys of Color Conference participants (front row): Hayden Frederick-Clarke, Samuel Kwame Dance, Alexis Leca, Philip Ndegwa, MA, Fabiola Jean-Felix, MA, Michelle Napoli, LMHC, Robert Kinscherff, PhD, JD, Adetutu Ajibose, Gemima St. Louis, PhD, (back row): Gina Dessources, LMHC, Sheron Cort, Victor Cort, Natalie Cort, PhD, Antoine Salvador, PsyD, Beverly Ibeh, MA, Darryl Sweeper, MA, Charmain Jackman, PhD, Bruce Ecker, PhD, Jill Bloom, PhD, Arlene Silva, PhD, NCSP, Sarah Anderson, Marvin Pierre, MA, Meridith Apfelbaum, MS, Marie Galliotte, MS, Marc Abelard, MEd. 4 RAPPORT | Short Take