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APA Foundation, HOPE Center Harlem, Receive Grant from MTV Entertainment Studios to Promote Youth Mental Health
MTV Entertainment Studios recently announced a round of grants to mental health organizations and causes, including the American Psychiatric Association Foundation (APAF) in partnership with HOPE Center Harlem, ahead of Mental Health Action Day. HOPE (Healing On Purpose and Evolving) Center Harlem seeks to provide quality therapeutic services and promote health and wellness to minoritized groups within the Harlem, NY, community.
Immigration Toolkit
A guide for psychiatrists treating migrant children and their families in the community-based systems of care in which they practice.
International Resident-Fellows
View your International Resident-Fellow Member benefits and how to get the most out of your APA membership.
Immigrants and Refugees
Homicide reviews and analyses have consistently documented an over-representation of immigrant and refugee women among IPV-related homicide victims compared with U.S. born women. This guide intends to help mental health providers in treating IPV survivors. It includes definitions associated with IPV, data on the prevalence of IPV, and the impact of IPV on survivors and their families.
U.S. Surgeon General’s Warning on Marijuana Use and the Developing Brain
On August 29, the U.S. Surgeon General issued a new advisory on marijuana use and the developing brain. The advisory focuses on the dangers of marijuana for adolescents and for pregnant women. The statement from Surgeon General Vice Adm. Jerome Adams emphasized “the importance of protecting our Nation from the health risks of marijuana use in adolescence and during pregnancy. Recent increases in access to marijuana and in its potency, along with misperceptions of safety of marijuana endanger our
Distinguished Service Award
Distinguished Service Award honors individuals and/or organizations who have contributed exceptional meritorious service to the field of psychiatry and/or APA.
Child & Adolescent Telepsychiatry
Learn about various aspects of child and adolescent telepsychiatry in APA's Telepsychiatry Toolkit.
Advocacy Update: February 2019
Read about APA@s recent policy and government relations activities for the month of February.
Roeske Teaching Award
The Nancy C.A. Roeske, M.D., Certificate is awarded to individuals who have made outstanding and sustaining contributions to medical student education.
Membership
APA members receive the clinical updates needed to stay informed, the programs and patient care resources needed to deliver optimal care, and access to meetings, virtual events, and networking opportunities that helps to empower career advancement.