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Washington ABC7: Mental Health 5K
Seven's on your side raising awareness of the mental and health needs of children of color in the district. The American Psychiatric Association hosts its first annual "Moore Equity In Mental Health 5K." Dr. Regina James, Chief of the Division of Diversity and Health Equity joined us to discuss the event.
News 4 Your Sunday: Effect of the George Floyd Case
News4’s Pat Lawson Muse spoke with American Psychiatric Association Deputy Medical Director Regina James, M.D., about the effect of the George Floyd murder and the trial and conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.
Attend Cured: The Past, Present, and Future of LGBTQ Rights and the APA
We are excited to bring everyone’s attention to Cured. This documentary chronicles the fight to get homosexuality taken out of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual as a mental illness.
Women’s History Month: Spotlighting the Women Leaders of APA
March is Women’s History Month and we’re highlighting several women currently leading the organization: APA President Vivian Pender, M.D., President-Elect Rebecca W. Brendel, M.D., J.D., and Assembly Speaker Mary Jo Fitz-Gerald, M.D., M.B.A.
Joseph C. Napoli, M.D., Assumes Post as APA Assembly Speaker
t the close of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) Virtual Highlights Meeting, Joseph C. Napoli, M.D., assumed the role of Speaker of the APA Assembly of District Branches.
Philadelphia Inquirer: Shatter the myths about suicide and kids of color
APA CEO and Medical Director, Saul Levin, M.D., M.P.A and APA Department of Diversity and Health Equity Chief, Regina James, M.D. penned an op-ed in the Philadelphia Inquirer, "Shatter the myths about suicide and kids of color."
Make an Impact by Voting in APA Elections
One of the great things about the American Psychiatric Association is how much the organization welcomes its members getting involved. Whether it is sitting on a council or committee, advocating at the local, state and national level, or serving on the APA Assembly, there are plenty of ways for members to work to promote the interests of our patients and our profession.
Bring Your Comfy Shoes, There’s a lot to Do in Los Angeles
Forty years is a loooong time. That’s why APA is so excited to bring the in-person 2025 APA Annual Meeting to Los Angeles on May 17-21, 2025.
Climate Change-Driven Mental Health Inequities
In the inaugural episode, our expert panelists touch on the difference between resilience and resistance, learning from ancestral indigenous knowledge and observation, tolerating uncertainty and eco-anxiety as clinicians, consumerism, centering equity into the climate crisis and more. Join us as we gain important insight from Dr. Robin Cooper, Dr. Carissa Caban-Aleman, Dr. Joe Neidhardt, and Dr. Jessica Isom.
Women Psychiatrists Caucus Chats: A Conversation with Dr. Nada Stotland
In this episode, Dr. Gupta is joined by Dr. Nada Logan Stotland. Dr. Stotland obtained her undergraduate, medical, and residency education at the University of Chicago, her psychoanalytic training at the Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis, and her MPH at the University of Illinois.
Paul O'Leary, M.D., Assumes Post as APA Assembly Speaker
At the close of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) Annual Meeting on May 22 in San Francisco, Paul J. O'Leary, M.D., assumed the role of Speaker of the APA Assembly of District Branches.
Mental Health Effects of the War in Palestine and Israel
The war in Palestine and Israel has destroyed and imperiled the lives and the mental and physical health of Palestinians, Israelis, and others in the region. We express deep compassion for all those who are suffering as well as alarm for the future psychological and behavioral consequences that will affect the people caught in this conflict. The magnitude of death, destruction, and violence threatens to destabilize the region and has sent shock waves around the world, affecting many of us in our