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Opioid Epidemic
The opioid crisis in America has destroyed families and communities alike; the time for intensive action is long overdue.
Online Practice Handbook
Practice Management: the Basics is intended as a practical handbook for psychiatrists beginning a practice.
Ask An App Advisor
Members of the our Expert Panel hold a monthly mini-webinar (~15 minutes) followed by a Q@A. The goal of these webinars is to explain how our App Evaluation Model can work in real time, and to address questions from both the provider and patient perspectives about the Model
Patient Safety Webinar
Join APA@s Council on Advocacy and Government Relations on Jan. 26 for a live webinar advocacy strategies for forming relationships with legislators in the 2021 legislative session and examine the issues and questions legislators will likely look to psychiatrists to address through these advocacy meetings.
Patient Safety Webinar Thank You
The APAPAC Board invites our APAPAC contributors, to meet virtually for an update on the 117th Congress and a discussion on the PAC Board@s process for determining PAC support for members of Congress and candidates in congressional races.
Governance Meetings
View information for APA members including meeting schedules, materials, and archives.
African Americans
Rates of mental illnesses in African Americans are similar with those of the general population. However, disparities exist in regard to mental health care services. The resources below assist mental health providers serving African Americans as well as individuals interested the community.
Appalachian People
Appalachian people experience disproportionately adverse living conditions, when compared to the nation. Appalachian counties are over-represented in the nation's worst quintile for four of the five measures of social determinants of health.
Asian American
Asian Americans are less likely to seek mental health help than other Americans. There are several barriers to this population seeking help from mental health professionals, including language barriers, stigma, and lack of awareness of resources and mental health services.
Hispanics and Latinos/as
While many Hispanics/Latinos have lived in the U.S. for many generations, others are recent immigrants who are at risk of facing inequities in socioeconomic status, education, and access to mental health care services.