Diversity & Health Equity
Advocacy & News

APA is committed to the advancement of the highest quality care for diverse patient populations. The resources below include the relevant press releases and advocacy resources to help psychiatrists advocate for the needs of minority and underserved populations.

2019

Letter | AUG 9

APA Submits Comments on HHS's Proposed Rule, Nondiscrimination in Health and Health Education Programs or Activities

Press Release | JUL 9

APA Calls on Administration to Provide Humane Care for Asylum Seekers at U.S. Border

Psych News | JUN 13

Fryer Award Winner Urges Continued Advocacy for LGBTQ Community

Coalition Letter | MAY 24

APA Joins Letter to HHS Secretary Azar Concerning Plans to Weaken Nondiscrimination Protections for LGBTQ Individuals Under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act

Psych News | MAY 14

'Black Men in Psychiatry Early Pipeline Program' Highlights Mentoring, Relationship Building

Letter | MAY 13

APA Letter to U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, re: Comments on Immigration Detention Centers and Treatment of Immigrants

Press Release | APR 9

APA Concerned About Transgender Military Ban

Letter | MAR 28

APA Supports H.Res. 124 to Maintain Inclusive Policy in U.S. Armed Forces

Blog Article | MAR 27

New Partnership to Focus on Gender Equity, Wellness and Leadership Issues Faced by Women Physicians

Transcript | FEB 27

APA President Altha J. Stewart, M.D.'s Testimony Before U.S. House Appropriations Committee, "Reviewing the Administration's Unaccompanied Children Program..."

Psych News | JAN 25

APA Among Top Medical Societies in Leadership Gender Equity

Press Release | JAN 23

APA Expresses Great Disappointment in the Supreme Court Decision to Lift the Injunctions on the Administration's Ban on Transgender Servicemembers
2018

Coalition Letter | DEC 18

APA Joins Letter to DHS Calling for Investigation into Conditions of Those in CBP and ICE Custody

Letter | DEC 7

APA Response to DHS Proposed Rule Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds

Psych News | DEC 4

APA Collaborates to Promote Mental Health in Appalachia

Letter | NOV 6

APA Submits Comments to DHS on Propose Flores Rule

Press Release | OCT 31

APA Condemns Shooting at Pittsburgh Synagogue, Reiterates Impact of Violence on Mental Health

Press Release | OCT 19

APA CEO and Medical Director Saul Levin Honored During LGBT History Month

Press Release | OCT 1

APA Reacts to Media Coverage of Sexual Trauma, Calls for Survivors to Seek Mental Health Assistance

Coalition Letter | SEP 14

APA Joins Letter to Senate Committee on Homeland Security Opposing Family Detention Expansion

Letter | SEP 7

APA Comments on Veteran Affairs' RFI on Removal of Gender Alterations from Medical Benefits Package

Press Release | JUL 25

APA Awarded $7.1 Million Grant for Minority Fellowship Program

Press Release | JUL 24

APA Joins Health Care Community in Calling on Congress to Hold Hearings on Treatment of Children Separated From Parents at Border

APA Blog | JUL 23

How Psychiatrists Can Help Immigrant Families

Press Release | JUL 16

Top X Reasons Why America's Women's Health Providers Oppose Restrictions to Title X

Coalition Letter | JUN 30

APA Joins Letter to DOJ, HHS and DHS Opposing Family Separation

Press Release | MAY 30

APA Statement Opposing Separation of Children from Parents at the Border

Psych News | MAY 29

'Conversations on Diversity' Session Tackles Sensitive Clinical Scenarios

Press Release | MAY 10

Dr. Altha Stewart Takes Office as APA President, the First African-American to Lead the Organization

Press Release | MAY 7

Study Shows Continued Use of Certain Antipsychotics During Pregnancy May Increase Risk of Gestational Diabetes

Press Release | MAY 6

New Research: African-American Clergy's Attitude Toward Professional Mental Health Services

Press Release | APR 4

APA CEO Reacts to Death of Foreign Service Officer Whose Organization Trained Thousands of Black Health Officials in South Africa

Press Release | MAR 24

APA Reiterates Its Strong Opposition to Ban of Transgender Americans from Serving in U.S. Military

Coalition Letter | FEB 20

APA Joins Letter to HHS Concerning LGBTQ Patients and the Conscience and Religious Freedom Division in the HHS Office for Civil Rights

Press Release | JAN 30

APA and AAAP: Pregnant Women with Substance Use Disorders Need Treatment, Not Incarceration

Press Release | JAN 23

APA Applauds CHIP Reauthorization, Providing Continued Access to Health Care for Millions of Low-Income Children and Youth
2017

Coalition Letter | DEC 13

APA Joins Letter to Congressional Leadership Concerning Health Professions Students with DACA

Coalition Letter | OCT 24

APA Joins Letter to Hon. Kennedy in Support of H.R. 3192, Expanding Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services Under CHIP

Psych News | OCT 16

Government, Private Sector Leaders Develop Cultural Competency Tools at APA Event

Press Release | AUG 29

APA Extends Sympathy to the Victims of Gulf Coast Flooding, Offers Resources to Cope with Aftermath

Press Release | AUG 16

APA Condemns Violence in Charlottesville, Reiterates Impact of Racism on Mental Health

Press Release | JUL 27

APA Opposes Banning Transgender Service Members from Serving in Military

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