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Social Determinants of Mental Health: Food and Nutrition Security
Food insecurity—limited access to nutritious food—is a powerful determinant of mental health, directly linked to depression, anxiety, and other psychiatric disorders.
Committee on Mental Health IT
The Committee on Mental Health IT is charged with advising APA leadership and stakeholders, including developing educational tools and resources for members, on the technical, regulatory, and clinical landscape of asynchronous technology in the practice of psychiatry.
Council on Healthcare Systems and Financing
The Council on Healthcare Systems and Financing works to foster parity and nondiscriminatory mental health coverage.
New Report: In Construction Industry, Concern for Mental Health Is High, But Willingness to Discuss Mental Health is Low
As the pandemic continues to impact the economy and mental health of many workers, construction experiences the second highest rate of suicide among major industries. A new survey of the construction workforce from the American Psychiatric Association (APA) Foundation’s Center for Workplace Mental Health, the Construction Financial Management Association, CSDZ and Holmes Murphy, calls attention to this issue and offers insights during Suicide Prevention Awareness Month.
Creative Arts: Enhancing Mental Health and Well-being
Creative arts are used in supporting mental health care in a variety of ways. Art therapy uses creative means to treat mental illnesses and improve mental health. It can involve various treatments, such as theater therapy, dance movement psychotherapy, music therapy, poetry, pottery drawing, painting and craft therapy. Art therapy uses integrative techniques to captivate the soul, body and mind in ways that verbal expression alone doesn't appear to (Shukla)
Council on Advocacy & Government Relations (CAGR)
Learn more about volunteer opportunities with the Council on Advocacy & Government Relations (CAGR).
APA Statement and Resources on the Mental Health Impact of the War in Ukraine
Today, the American Psychiatric Association CEO and Medical Director Saul Levin, M.D., M.P.A., and Chair of APA Committee on the Psychiatric Dimensions of Disaster Joshua Morganstein, M.D., offered the following APA statement and resources in response to the War in Ukraine:
Helping a Loved One Cope with Mental Illness
Learn about what you can do to help a loved one cope with a mental illness
APA SAMHSA MFP Spring Leadership Institute
Learn more about the APA SAMHSA MFP Spring Leadership Institute.
Most Teens Who Use E-Cigarettes Have Tried to Quit
More than half of middle and high schoolers who use e-cigarettes said that they intend to quit and about two-thirds had tried to quit during the past year, according to a recent study in Pediatrics.
APA Public Opinion Polls
APA monthly and annual public opinion polls on anxiety, mood, workplace mental health, children's mental health, climate change, and more.