Edutours at the in-person 2025 Annual Meeting are designed to provide a unique experience and to change the way in which attendees think about psychiatric research, treatment, and care delivery.
Space is limited and reserving a spot requires a fee. Registration for EduTours is available as an add-on in the registration platform as you register for the in-person Annual Meeting. If you have already registered, visit the Registration Resource Center to add an EduTour to your registration.
Twin Towers Correctional Facility
The Twin Towers Correctional Facility, also referred to in the media as Twin Towers Jail, is a complex erected in Los Angeles, California. It is the world’s largest jail as well as the nation’s largest mental health facility. One known attribute is their approach of improving the overall medical health of prisoners to reduce incarcerations.
- Monday, May 19
- Noon – 4:00 p.m.
- Price: $99 Non-residents, $49 Residents
Confirmed registrants will board a bus leaving the Los Angeles Convention Center at 12:00 pm to arrive at the Twin Towers Facility by 12:30 p.m., and will return to the Convention Center, no later than by 4:00 p.m.
Visitors to Twin Tours must complete the following tasks prior to approval (no exceptions): (1) sign a waiver and (2) provide a copy (front and back) of a state/governmental ID (i.e., driver’s license). Registrants must provide these by April 30, 2025 (you will receive a separate email with instructions on how to upload these documents once you have registered).
Metropolitan State Hospital Museum
Metropolitan State Hospital Museum: The museum offers a small window into the past through which people can see how the state of California has treated those with mental illness during the last century. The opening of the museum coincided with the hospital’s celebration of its 100-year anniversary and its history of treating mental illness through psychiatry and care. Metropolitan is the third state hospital still in operation to reach 100 years in age.
- Tuesday, May 20
- 1:00 – 3:30 p.m.
- Price: $35/attendee
Confirmed registrants will board a bus leaving the Los Angeles Convention Center at 1:00 pm to arrive at the State Hospital Museum by 1:30 p.m., and will return to the Convention Center by 3:30 p.m.
Visitors to the Museum must complete the following tasks prior to approval (no exceptions): (1) sign a waiver and (2) provide a copy (front and back) of a state/governmental ID (i.e., driver’s license). Registrants must provide these by April 30, 2025 (you will receive a separate email with instructions on how to upload these documents once you have registered).