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Position Statement on Homicide Prevention and Gun Control
Position Statement on Homicide Prevention and Gun Control
Position Statement on Corporal Punishment in Schools
Position Statement on Corporal Punishment in Schools
APA Position Statement on Bullying-Related Morbidity and Mortality
APA Position Statement on Bullying-Related Morbidity and Mortality
Mental Health Courts
Mental health courts (MHCs) are one of a range of “problem-solving courts” operated on the premise that the criminal law can be used to therapeutic ends to the benefit of both individual defendants and society as a whole, a concept known as therapeutic jurisprudence (Winick 2003). Other examples of problem-solving courts include homelessness courts, veterans’ treatment courts, and domestic violence courts. Many psychiatrists are unfamiliar with MHCs despite their rapid expansion in recent years.
Position Statement on Psychiatric Services in Jails and Prisons
Position Statement on Psychiatric Services in Jails and Prisons
Position Statement on the Endorsement of the Patient-Physician Covenant
Position Statement on the Endorsement of the Patient-Physician Covenant
Position Statement Relationship Between Treatment and Self Help
Position Statement Relationship Between Treatment and Self Help
Suicide in Communications and Media
Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States. Research demonstrates that how media reports on suicide and suicide attempts may either increase contagion risk or decrease the risk of future suicide attempts, rendering the issue a matter of public health and safety.
Ethical and Practical Implications of Psychedelics in Psychiatry
This resource document focuses on several of the ethical and practical issues surrounding psychedelics in their current investigational stage, and also discusses issues for psychiatrists to consider if psychedelics one day become available for broad clinical use.
Addressing the Migration Emergency and Human Rights of Haitians
Thousands of Haitians are traveling to the U.S.-Mexico border to seek asylum in the U.S., with many settling in camps after being denied entry. The U.S. government is responding with the deportations of thousands to Haiti. These deportations put Haitians at risk of violence, being unhoused, and even death amid Haiti’s political, economic, and environmental crises.