Model Parity Legislation

APA has created parity-implementation legislation for all 50 states and the District of Columbia designed to require transparency and accountability from insurers and state regulators.

5 Key Things to Know About Kids and Climate Change 

• Anxiety

Many adults are anxious and concerned about the potential impacts of climate change – and many kids are too. Younger adults are more likely to be concerned that older adults, according to a recent APA poll, specifically More than half (57%) of young adults (18-34 years) feel climate change is already impacting the mental health of Americans compared to 41% of those 65 and older. Just over half (51%) of 18–34-year-olds are anxious about the impact of climate change on their own mental health comp

APA Leadership Statement on Anti-Asian American Racism and Mental Health

The APA strongly condemns racism, xenophobia, and intolerance against the AAPI community. Racism is considered an adverse event, and an assault to the mental health and wellbeing of individuals. In our role as physicians, we back efforts to eliminate bigotry and discrimination.

APA Statement on Psychiatry and Global Unrest

The American Psychiatric Association (APA) represents the physicians who deal with the interrelationship between physical and mental health and touch on human emotion, social connection, thought, and behavior. APA asserts that no matter where political lines are drawn, the human and societal tolls of war and conflict are devastating and have immediate and downstream effects on mental health.

Adolf Meyer Award

The Adolf Meyer Award honors an individual for lifetime achievement in psychiatric research.

Committee on Quality and Performance Measurement

The Committee on Quality and Performance Measurement is a reporting component of the Council on Quality Care that includes members with expertise in health systems, services, and quality measurement.

Resources: Choosing the Right EHR

APA's EHR resource page will help guide you through the HIT process and provide information on evaluating vendors and educational materials and tools.

Virtual Paid Courses

In-depth, clinically-focused content to equip you with practical skills to help you meet the challenges of daily practice.

Scientific Program Committee of the Mental Health Service Conference

The Scientific Program Committee of the Mental Health Service Conference meets in-person three times during the year to select the program for the meeting, which is held each fall.

Online Practice Handbook

Practice Management: the Basics is intended as a practical handbook for psychiatrists beginning a practice.

Stigma, Prejudice and Discrimination Against People with Mental Illness

Learn about Stigma, Prejudice and Discrimination Against People with Mental Illness

Clinical and Therapeutic Treatment Modalities

Learn about clinical and therapeutic treatment modalities via telepsychiatry in APA@s Telepsychiatry Toolkit.