The Council on Women’s Mental Health is responsible for prioritizing and advancing clinical knowledge and research related to the diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric illnesses unique to women, the treatment of disorders during the reproductive years, the special risk factors and pharmacologic considerations unique to female patients, and health care access and outcome disparities associated with gender, including intersectional issues. The Council facilitates the centralization of APA work related to women’s mental health, and serves as a source of information, guidance, and support for other APA components.

Term

Three years; volunteer leaders will be eligible for reappointment for an additional three year term at the conclusion of their first term.

Expected Time Commitment

The Council meets monthly and work on deliverables outside of monthly meetings.

Desired Expertise

Members should have expertise in psychiatric illnesses unique to women across the lifespan (important to include expertise outside of perinatal).

Responsibilities

Members are expected to join monthly meetings and actively participate in workgroup meetings/deliverable development outside of monthly meetings (largely over email). They should be proactively bringing forth relevant issues that APA can contribute to for the advancement of women's mental health (through development of policy, resources, updating existing policy, etc).

Additional Criteria

Geographic, demographic, practice setting diversity.