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Alexandra Symonds Award
The Alexandra Symonds Award recognizes and honors a female psychiatrist who has made significant contributions to promoting women’s health and the advancement of women.
About the Conference
Learn more about the 2024 Mental Health Services Conference, providing up to 17.5 continuing education credits for physicians, psychologists, social workers, and nurses.
Reporter Toolkit: Recommendations on Covering the AAPI Community
The unprecedented rise in anti-AAPI* (Asian American and Pacific Islander) hate incidents and crimes that began during the COVID pandemic has taken a heavy mental health toll on the AAPI community — high levels of stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma-related symptoms have been reported. Collective trauma resulting from being targeted has the community reeling and searching for answers. Equally concerning is the fact that this mental health burden is falling on the very group with the lowest r
Simon Bolivar Award
The Simon Bolivar Award honors a prominent advocate for Hispanics and is designed to sensitize APA members to the mental health problems and goals of Hispanics.
Frank J. Menolascino Award
The Frank J. Menolascino Award recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions to psychiatric services for persons with intellectual development disorders/development disabilities, through direct clinical services.
O’Leary Award for Innovation in Psychiatry
The O'Leary Award for Innovation in Psychiatry provides seed money to launch innovative ideas in the field of mental and behavioral health.
How to Write Effective Letters of Medical Necessity
While significant progress has been made in recent years, there are still challenges to obtaining insurance coverage for mental health and substance use disorder treatment. Insurance companies may deny claims for a variety of reasons, including that the care is not “medically necessary.”
Struggling with Screen Time: A Look at Internet Use Disorders
Internet use disorders are a growing concern in today’s technology-driven society, marked by excessive and compulsive use of the internet, leading to negative consequences in various aspects of an individual's life. Online activities of concern include overuse of social media sites, gaming, gambling, problematic use of online pornography, and other digital platforms. This is a global phenomenon affecting individuals of all ages
Unveiling APA’s Access Agenda
As President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and the 117th Congress took office, they arrived in the midst of multiple crises impacting Americans’ mental health—the pandemic, economic crisis and systemic racism—as well as the aftermath of the Capitol insurrection. Americans are feeling more anxious and overdose deaths reached a record high last year. Federal policymakers have a fresh opportunity in the next six months to make an impact.