998 Results
Committee on Integrated Care
The Committee on Integrated Care is charged with advising and supporting APA on policy development and educational efforts to improve access to psychiatric care through improved care coordination and effective integrated care models.
Minority and Underrepresented (M/UR) Caucus Elections
APA has seven M/UR Caucuses open to all members who are interested in topics concerning psychiatrists or patients belonging to APA-recognized minority and underrepresented groups. Each caucus elects their leadership on an annual basis.
Get Trained
APA offers free* training (with CME) in the Collaborative Care Model for psychiatrists, primary care providers and behavioral health care managers. The Collaborative Care Model is the only integrates care model with a clear evidence base.
Military & Veterans Affairs
APA continues its efforts to ensure that quality mental health care services are readily available to our veterans. Filling the mental health needs of our nation@s military servicemembers, veterans, and their families is an extensive and ongoing issue.
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.
Women
Each year, 1 in 5 women in the United States has a mental health problem such as depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), or an eating disorder. Although women and men have similar rates of mental health problems, the types of mental conditions may differ.
Helping Patients Access Care
Use these resources to understand APA’s position on access to care, and to help your patients access appropriate care.
Older Americans Month: Highlighting Challenges and Opportunities
An estimated one in eight older adults had a mental illness and one in 11 had a substance use disorder in the past year according to a new report on mental health and substance use concerns among older adults (adults aged 60 or older).
Library and Archive
The Melvin Sabshin, M.D. Library and Archives, run by the APA Foundation, includes around 1,700 rare books, 200 artifacts, and 550 photographs and oral histories documenting the history of psychiatry and the APA.
Kempf Fund Award
The Kempf Fund Award recognizes research on the psychobiological, psychological, and/or sociological causes and treatment for schizophrenia.