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June Issues of American Psychiatric Association Journals Cover Mental Health Disparities and Structural Racism and Collaborative Response to Behavioral Health Emergencies
The June issues of two of the American Psychiatric Association’s journals, The American Journal of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Services are available online.
APA Condemns Fatal Police Shooting in Philadelphia; Calls for Expansion of Crisis Intervention Capability
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) today issued the following statement in response to the police shooting death this week of Walter Wallace Jr., a 27-year-old Black male who had mental illness and needed crisis intervention.
Maui Wildfire Response: Resources for Mental Health Clinicians Who Are Helping
In the aftermath of the dreadful wildfires in Maui, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) Committee on Psychiatric Dimensions of Disaster has prepared the following list of resources for mental health clinicians. These resources are fully vetted by physicians and are free to all who may need them.
Indigenous Populations Face Unique Barriers to Accessing Mental Health Help
Indigenous populations face different barriers and are less likely than majority populations to receive professional help for mental health, according to a new study(1). Researchers at Lakehead University in Ontario, led by Christiana J. Goetz, M.A., looked at the barriers to and facilitators of help-seeking and service use for Indigenous populations in Canada, the United States, Australia, and the Pacific Islands.
Bias and Stigma in Health Care Systems
Stigma and bias toward mental illness can be major barrier to people accessing needed care. When that stigma and bias exists within the health care system, it can have an especially harmful impact. The Mental Health Commission of Canada has undertaken a multi-year effort to better understand equity and the systemic implicit bias against mental health and substance use, how it impacts health outcomes and quality of life, and what can be done to reshape and improve care for people with mental illn
New APA Poll: One in Three Americans Feels Lonely Every Week
In May 2023, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, M.D., M.B.A., called loneliness a public health epidemic. The latest Healthy Minds Monthly Poll from the American Psychiatric Association (APA) finds that, early in 2024, 30% of adults say they have experienced feelings of loneliness at least once a week over the past year, while 10% say they are lonely every day.
Visit the New Community Psychiatry Hub!
The Community Psychiatry Hub is a central gathering space throughout the five-day conference, featuring interactive sessions, engaging poster presentations, and networking opportunities.
SMI Adviser Honored with Three 2021 dotCOMM Gold Awards
SMI Adviser, a Clinical Support System for Serious Mental Illness administered by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), won three Gold Awards in the 2021 dotCOMM Awards. SMI Adviser’s mission is to advance the use of a person-centered approach to care that ensures people who have serious mental illness (SMI) find the treatment and support they need.
Decriminalizing Mental Illness and Promoting Mental Health Equity
A poll commissioned by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) found that only 1 in 5 Americans believe that those in jails and prisons are getting the mental health care they need while 75% believe mental health support should be provided for incarcerated people.
New Partnership to Focus on Gender Equity, Wellness and Leadership Issues Faced by Women Physicians
Female physicians face persistent challenges, including pay inequities, discrimination and an imbalance between responsibilities at work and home. To address those issues, six leading medical organizations have formed a partnership, Women’s Wellness through Equity and Leadership project (WEL), that will bring together early- to mid-career female physicians for networking, mentorship and leadership training.
The ‘Q’ in LGBTQ: Queer/Questioning
Most people are familiar with the term LGBT—lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. The acronym increasingly includes the letter Q, LGBTQ, referring to queer and/or questioning individuals. The terms queer and questioning are important because they encompass a larger number of individuals who identify as having same-sex attraction and behaviors.
DEA Special Registration for Telemedicine
On January 15, the DEA released a proposed rule for special registration related to prescribing controlled substances via telemedicine when the prescribing practitioner has never conducted an in-person medical evaluation of the patient prior to the issuance of the prescription.