Gary B. Melton

Gary B. Melton, PhD, until his death in 2020, wasAssociate Director for Community Development and Social Policy at the Kempe Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect, Professor of Pediatrics, and Professor of Community and Behavioral Health at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. A champion for children's mental health,Dr. Melton received Distinguished Contributions Awards from the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, the American Psychological Association (four times, a unique achievement), the American Psychological Foundation, and Prevent Child Abuse America, among other organizations. The author of more than 350 publications, he was founding editor-in-chief of the International Journal on Child Maltreatmentandsenior editor of the American Journal of Orthopsychiatry.In his honor, the Global Alliance for Behavioral Health and Social Justice established the Gary B. Melton Award in 2020.