Pets and Mental Health: 2024 Social Media Toolkit

• Healthy living for mental well-being, Patients and Families, Public awareness

We're back again! March is here, and so is #Paws4MentalHealth, celebrating the mental health impact of our cats, dogs and other furry (and not furry) friends. Join the movement and take a "paws" in your day to share how your pets positively influence your well-being. Let's make this a month to remember! #Paws4MentalHealth

Culture Corner: Culinary Medicine for Positive Mental and Physical Health

• Diversity News and Updates

Variety may be the spice of life, but a variety of spices might be just what the doctor orders for a long and healthy life. Spices bring dishes to life, defining flavor profiles that impart distinctiveness to cuisines.

Dr. Rebecca W. Brendel Is Named APA President-Elect

The members of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) have chosen Rebecca W. Brendel, M.D., J.D., as the medical society’s next president-elect. The results were released today but are not official until the APA Board of Trustees confirms them at its March meeting.

Overview of Quality Programs

A general overview of current federal or national quality performance and reporting programs for health care, designed to introduce APA members and their staffs to these programs.

Membership Committee

Learn more about volunteer opportunities with the Membership Committee.

Telepsychiatry & Integration with Other Technologies

Learn about telepsychiatry and integration with other technologies in APA@s Telepsychiatry Toolkit.

Historical Addendum to APA's Apology to Black, Indigenous and People of Color for Its Support of Structural Racism in Psychiatry

In this document, the APA hopes to elaborate on some past events that have contributed to structural racism's pervading presence today.

Advocacy Update: June 2023

Learn more about June 2023 Advocacy Update at psychiatry.org

Mental Health and Men of Color: Addressing Common Misconceptions

• Diverse populations, Men, Patients and Families

The prevailing thinking is that men simply don’t express their emotions, however, this couldn’t be further from the truth. The discrepancy lies in how we define the term “express” as a man may choose to navigate frustration and anger in a quieter and more reserved manner or in a more visibly angry, explicit manner. Both are valid ways of expressing emotion. All men are different and operate along a spectrum of emotional expression.

Suicide Prevention

Learn about suicide prevention, including risk factors, warning signs, and what you can do.

Vasilis K. Pozios, M.D., Assumes Post as APA Assembly Speaker

At the close of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) 2023 Annual Meeting, Vasilis K. Pozios, M.D., assumed the role of Speaker of the APA Assembly of District Branches.

Statement from the American Psychiatric Association Board of Trustees

In light of this week’s news from Columbia University involving APA Past President (2013-14), Jeffrey A. Lieberman, M.D., the American Psychiatric Association’s (APA) Board of Trustees today issued this statement to the APA membership and the public: