APA Award for Human Rights
Purpose:
The Human Rights Award was established to recognize an individual and an organization whose efforts exemplify the capacity of human beings to act courageously and effectively to prevent human rights violations, to protect others from human rights violations and their psychiatric consequences, and to help victims recover from human rights abuses.
Nomination Procedures:
APA members are asked to submit nominations by August 15th of each year to:
Office of International Activities
American Psychiatric Association
1000 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1825
Arlington, VA 22209
Fax: 703-907-1087
E-mail: internationaloffice@psych.org
The nomination letter should succinctly describe the contributions that are the basis for the nomination and be accompanied by the nominee’s CV.
Selection and Conditions of the Award:
The Council on Global Psychiatry will serve as the award review panel in determining the recipients of this award.
The recipients will receive a plaque which will be awarded during the Convocation at the APA’s Annual Meeting in May.
Past winners of this award are not eligible for nomination. For a list of those who have previously received this award, please visit http://www.psych.org/MainMenu/Research/InternationalPrograms/PastWinners.aspx.