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    Personal Perspectives on Family Engagement and Support

    Ken Duckworth, M.D., chief medical officer, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) leads a deep discussion with individuals who reflect on their years of lived experience with serious mental illness (SMI) and the critical role family members played in their journeys.

    Lessons from Rapid Expansion of Telemedicine During the Pandemic

    • Patients and Families

    Widespread lockdowns earlier this year in response to COVID-19  pandemic led to the rapid use of telehealth. A recent study in the Journal of Adolescent Health focused on  one health clinic in California serving adolescents and young adults as they rapidly transitioned to telehealth. As was the situation across the country,  the clinic went from 0 to almost all (97%) of patient visits occurring via telehealth within a month.

    Mental Health Equity Spotlight: Dionne Hart, M.D.

    • Diversity News and Updates

    Dr. Hart is board certified in psychiatry and addiction medicine and licensed in both Illinois and Minnesota. She is also an adjunct assistant professor of psychiatry at Mayo Clinic and medical director of Care from the Heart.

    New Study Examines Relationship Between Parental Acceptance of Lesbian and Gay Children and Later Life Mental Health

    A new study, released today at the American Psychiatric Association’s 2021 Annual Meeting, held online, examines the relationship between parental acceptance of lesbian and gay children’s sexual orientation and their mental health in later life. The study finds that a consistent perspective, even negative, leads to better outcomes for lesbian and gay people, than parents with changing perspectives.

    Unveiling APA’s Access Agenda

    • APA Leadership

    As President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and the 117th Congress took office, they arrived in the midst of multiple crises impacting Americans’ mental health—the pandemic, economic crisis and systemic racism—as well as the aftermath of the Capitol insurrection. Americans are feeling more anxious and overdose deaths reached a record high last year. Federal policymakers have a fresh opportunity in the next six months to make an impact.

    Autism, Anxiety and Sensory Challenges

    • Anxiety, Autism, Patients and Families

    Anxiety disorders are common in children and adolescents, and sensory reactivity is also common among young children. Both conditions are more common in children with autism than children without autism. Researchers are exploring the connections and relationships between these conditions.

    Rosalynn Carter: Ahead of Her Time as a Mental Health Advocate

    This is how Former First Lady of the United States Rosalynn Carter opened her remarks to the American Psychiatric Association (APA) on May 16, 1979. Nearly 45 years later, it might seem odd to younger generations that mental health was ever treated as a taboo topic. For many, COVID-19 accelerated an irreversible transition to speaking openly about mental health and substance use disorders – but historically, the topic has been treated quite differently by the press, in the workplace, and by legi

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