Diversity & Health Equity
Advocacy & News

Letter | MAY 14

APA and Provider Groups Reiterate Opposition to Family Separation at the Border During COVID-19

Press Release | MAY 14

America's Frontline Physicians Call For Immigration Protections For International Medical Graduate Physicians (IMGs) During COVID-19 Pandemic

Letter | MAY 4

APA and Health Professions Groups Advocate for DACA Protections During COVID-19

Letter | MAY 1

APA Leads Medical Society Letter Urging Administration to Extend Visas, Expedite Approvals for International Medical Graduates

Letter | APR 21

APA Urges HHS to Collect Data on COVID-19's Impact on Vulnerable Populations

Letter | APR 20

APA Joins Multisociety Letter Against Stigmatization of Asian American Culture During COVID-19

Press Release | APR 8

APA Statement on COVID-19 and Health Disparities

Psych News | MAR 3

APA to Award Pierce Human Rights Prize to Innovative Journalism Enterprise

Psych News | FEB 20

Minority, Underrepresented Members Connect Through Caucuses

Letter | FEB 25

APA and NAMI Respond to Recent Reports of Illegal and Unethical Sharing of Unaccompanied Minors' Mental Health Information

Letter | FEB 21

APA Responds to NIH's Proposed Research Initiative to Decrease Maternal Mortality

Press Release | FEB 18

APA Condemns Unethical Sharing of Therapist Records in Immigration Cases

Press Release | JAN 29

Top Organizations Encourage Appeals Court to Rule Against Trump Administration, End Detention of Migrant Children

Letter | NOV 27

APA Offers Solutions to House Committee on Expanding Mental Health Care to Rural and Underserved Areas

Press Release | NOV 20

APA Urges Action to End Disparities in Mental Health Coverage

Psych News | OCT 25

APA Board Forms Committee on Women

Press Release | SEPT 3

Nation's Top Child-Focused Organizations Strongly Urge California Federal Court to Oppose Trump Administration's Move to End Flores Settlement

Press Release | AUG 28

Joint Statement of America's Frontline Physicians Opposing Final Rule Rolling Back Protections in Flores Settlement Agreement

Press Release | AUG 23

APA Statement on the Administration's Decision to End the Flores Settlement Agreement

Psych News | AUG 20

When Diversity Is Not Enough

Press Release | AUG 13

Joint Statement of America's Frontline Physicians Opposing Public Charge Final Rule

Psych News | AUG 12

IMGs Have Played Major Role in Advancing Patient Care, Research, and Education

Letter | AUG 9

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

Letter | JUL 23

APA Letter to Speaker Pelosi Supporting the Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in CBP Custody Act

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

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

Letter | JUL 24

Senate Congressional Oversight Request Letter

Letter| JUL 24

House Congressional Oversight Request Letter

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

Coalition Letter | MAY 30

Joint Letter to USCIS Concerning Delays in H-1B Visa Processing for Non-U.S. International Medical School Graduates

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

Letter | MAR 27

APA Comments on Religious Rights Proposed Rule

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

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