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Cultivating Future Generations of APA Leadership
Doctors Jacqueline Feldman and Dwight Kemp of the University of Alabama at Birmingham explore present efforts, discuss barriers to recruitment and retention, and review the necessary skills sets of good leaders.
APA Reasserts Support for Affordable Care Act as Supreme Court Hears California v. Texas
The Supreme Court is hearing arguments today on California v. Texas, litigation challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The suit seeks to have the ACA entirely invalidated now that the so-called individual mandate has been essentially removed.
March Issues of American Psychiatric Association Journals Cover Genomics and Mental Illnesses and Associations Between Recent Public Health Crises with Traumatic Stress
The March issues of two of the American Psychiatric Association journals, The American Journal of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Services are available online.
What APA is Doing for You: Seeking Answers on COVID-19 Health Care Disparities
Among the global disruption caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, we are seeing the alarming data about the impact that the virus is having on minority and underrepresented groups. While we are still coming to grips with the full implications of this pandemic, it is evident that these health disparities are a fact that is exacerbated by the COVID-19 crisis.
Federal Advocacy Conference
APA's Federal Advocacy Conference is a unique opportunity for psychiatrists to lobby members of Congress in our nation’s capital on the issues that affect mental health care.
Council on Addiction Psychiatry
Learn more about volunteer opportunities with the Council on Addiction Psychiatry.
What Are Bipolar Disorders?
Learn about bipolar disorder, including types, symptoms, and treatment options
Moore Equity in Mental Health Youth Summit
This summit aimed to increase mental health awareness, empower youth to advocate for their own mental wellness, facilitate peer support and engagement, and introduce youth attendees to early career mental health clinicians.
Model CoCM Legislation
APA has created legislation that would increase access to mental healthcare by having private insurers reimburse Collaborative Care billing codes.
Berson Senior Psychiatrist Award
The Berson Senior Psychiatrist Award acknowledges a senior member who has made a significant contribution to psychiatry.
What APA Is Doing for You: Update on Clozapine REMS
In November 2021, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) instituted a new Clozapine Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) to monitor prescribing and dispensing of the drug, which is used to treat schizophrenia. The new REMS led to confusion for manufacturers, pharmacies, prescribers, and patients. Some clinicians stopped prescribing the already underutilized drug, and some pharmacies stopped dispensing it. This chaotic situation led the FDA to stop enforcing certain requirements of the