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Explore Sessions on Diversity & Health Equity at the 2024 Annual Meeting
Check out some featured sessions on Diversity & Health Equity at this year's Annual Meeting.
Chief's Corner – Dr. Regina James
Welcome to Women's History Month. This month, we are highlighting yet another phenomenal woman and mental health equity champion, Dr. Mary Hasbah Roessel.
Explore Session on Humanities at the 2025 Annual Meeting
The field of Medical Humanities is considered an important complement to psychiatry's basic sciences and clinical mission, drawing on the creative and intellectual strengths of disciplines in the arts, social sciences, and the humanities to explore experiences of health and illness.
Explore Sessions on Technology at the 2025 Annual Meeting
Technology has opened a new frontier in mental health care. How can we harness emerging treatments involving technology in the future, so that we keep our discipline on the cutting edge? The track will discuss digital health tools, social media, adolescent development, virtual reality, and other advancements in psychiatry.
Explore Sessions for International Medical Graduates at the 2025 Annual Meeting
International Medical Graduates (IMGs) face distinctive challenges in navigating the mental health workforce. This track is tailored to address the unique needs of IMGs, offering tools and strategies crafted for their specific circumstances and daily challenges.
Explore Sessions on Resident, Fellows, and Medical Students at the 2025 Annual Meeting
This track provides trainees with a tailored meeting experience and content spanning all five days of the meeting with topics ranging from how to apply to residency or get involved with the APA as a medical student to getting started in your mental health career.
New Research: As Demand for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Rose, Promise in “Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Programs” Emerged
Referrals from primary care providers (PCPs) to Pediatric Mental Health Care Access (PMHCA) programs increased and involved more complex mental health concerns, particularly regarding mood and anxiety, during the pandemic, according to a new study published online today in Psychiatric Services. These trends underscore the importance of these programs to supporting the growing need for children’s mental health care.
APA Foundation Joins the Mental Health Coalition; Will Support Work to End Stigma
As it enters its 30th anniversary year, American Psychiatric Association Foundation (APAF) has joined the Mental Health Coalition, a group of leading mental health organizations, brands, and individuals who have come together to end the stigma surrounding mental health and to change the way people talk about, and care for, mental illness.
APA Foundation Encourages Action with First Major Mental Health Public Awareness Initiative
The APA Foundation announces the launch of Mental Health Care Works, a new public awareness campaign empowering individuals to take the first step to address their mental health.
Americans’ Pets Offer Mental Health Support to Their Owners, 1 out of 5 Pet Owners Has an Emotional Support Animal
They say in Washington, if you want a friend, get a dog. The results of an American Psychiatric Association Healthy Minds Monthly Poll released jointly with the American Veterinary Medical Association seem to align with that adage: Among the many mental health benefits of pets, nearly two-thirds of pet owners say that their animals offer companionship (65%), are a true friend (65%) and provide unconditional love and support (64%).
Media Encouraged to Attend APA Annual Meeting Online May 1 - 3, 2021
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) Annual Meeting will be held online May 1 - 3, 2021. The theme for the meeting is "Finding Equity Through Advances in Mind and Brain in Unsettled Times," and the program will examine the concept of equity in many forms. Among the major topics to be discussed are racism, climate change, health equity, technology, COVID-19, trauma, and social determinants in community functioning.
Dr. Jeffrey Geller Takes Office as APA President
Jeffrey Geller, M.D., M.P.H., began his one-year term as President of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) at the conclusion of the APA Virtual Highlights Meeting. At the same time Vivian Pender, M.D., began her term as APA President-elect.