Our Mentors

Meet the lead mentors of the Research Colloquium for Junior Psychiatrist Investigators - a program that provides guidance, mentorship, and encouragement to young investigators in the early phases of their training

Members Course of the Month

Each month, members have free access to an on-demand CME course on a popular topic.

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

Climate Change-Driven Mental Health Inequities

In the inaugural episode, our expert panelists touch on the difference between resilience and resistance, learning from ancestral indigenous knowledge and observation, tolerating uncertainty and eco-anxiety as clinicians, consumerism, centering equity into the climate crisis and more. Join us as we gain important insight from Dr. Robin Cooper, Dr. Carissa Caban-Aleman, Dr. Joe Neidhardt, and Dr. Jessica Isom.

Patients and Families

Patients and Families

Women

Learn more about treating women experiencing stress and trauma related to changing political and social environments.

Integrated Behavioral Healthcare

Integrated behavioral health is an evolving way of organizing the care people receive when they go to a primary care clinic. When you are in an integrated behavioral health clinic, you should expect to address common medical problems and also talk about common psychiatric, behavioral, and social problems. When these areas of your health are understood and addressed together, you have a better chance of being healthy.

Special Populations

Learn more about how to use the Collaborative Care Model in the treatment of special patient populations.

Public Health

APA works to inform policymaking to curb preventable hospitalizations, incarcerations, and suicides. Federal policymaking in many different areas can have a powerful impact on public health and the lives of those with mental illness and substance use disorders.

Physician Reimbursement & Quality Improvement

APA strongly supports federal efforts to provide appropriate compensation for psychiatrists, which ensures their ability to provide high-quality care and specialized services for their communities and patients.

Building Knowledge and Understanding to Help Prevent Suicide

• Anxiety, Depression

Each year more than 45,000 lives are lost to suicide in the U.S. Suicide is the fourth leading cause of death for adults 35 to 54 years old and the second leading cause of death for youth and young adults aged 10 to 34 years. (1) But there is hope. New research is helping us understand who is at greatest risk—and this understanding will help psychiatrists and the mental health field at large save lives.

Returning to School as the Pandemic Draws on: Addressing Concerns, Fears and Worries

• Patients and Families

Across the country, communities and families are challenged by the prospect of sending children back to school amidst the ongoing pandemic uncertainties. You and members of your community may be wondering: what should I consider when choosing to return to the classroom? How do we keep students and teachers safe? How are students coping mentally and emotionally? How can we tell when a child or teen might need help and support from a professional?  How can we make sure children can access the help