Advocacy Updates

Read past issues of APA@s monthly email updates about legislative and advocacy efforts.

Assembly District Branch Best Practice Award

The Assembly District Branch Best Practice Award recognizes a District Branch for exemplary standard practices and/or innovative programs.

Assembly Profile of Courage Award

Assembly Profile of Courage award recognizes an APA member who has, at risk to her/his professional and personal status, taken an ethical stand against intimidating pressure for the good of patient care and in keeping with APA Principles of Ethics.

Carol Davis Ethics Award

The Carol Davis Ethics Award promotes the educational role of the ethics process and is presented to an APA member who has authored an outstanding publication on ethics.

Manfred S. Guttmacher Award

The Manfred S. Guttmacher Award recognizes an outstanding contribution to the literature of forensic psychiatry in the form of a book, monograph, paper, or other work published/presented at a professional meeting.

Hartford-Jeste Award for Future Leaders in Geriatric Psychiatry

The Hartford-Jeste Award for Future Leaders in Geriatric Psychiatry recognizes an early-career geriatric psychiatrist who has made noteworthy contributions to geriatric psychiatry through excellence in research, teaching, clinical practice, and community service.

Blanche F. Ittleson Award

The Blanche F. Ittleson Award recognizes outstanding and published research in child and adolescent psychiatry that has resulted in, or promises to lead to, a significant advance in promoting the mental health of children.

Agnes Purcell McGavin Award for Distinguished Career Achievement in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Agnes Purcell McGavin Award for Distinguished Career Achievement in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry recognizes outstanding career achievement in child and adolescent psychiatry.

William W. “Bill” Richards Rural Psychiatry Award

The William W. Richards Rural Psychiatry Award recognizes individuals who have made exemplary contributions to the treatment of patients and the practice of psychiatry in rural geographic areas.

Ronald A. Shellow Award

The Ronald A. Shellow Award recognizes departing members of the Assembly who have served the Assembly far beyond the general standards of service shown by most members of the Assembly.

Kun-Po Soo Award

The Kun-Po Soo Award recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions toward understanding the impact and importance of Asian cultural heritage in areas relevant to psychiatry.

George Tarjan Award

The George Tarjan Award recognizes a physician who has made significant contributions to the enhancement of the integration of international medical graduate into American psychiatry.