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Addiction Psychiatry

Get the latest addiction psychiatry resources and webinars (with CME) for PCSS-MAT and PCSS-O.

New Research: As Demand for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Rose, Promise in “Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Programs” Emerged

Referrals from primary care providers (PCPs) to Pediatric Mental Health Care Access (PMHCA) programs increased and involved more complex mental health concerns, particularly regarding mood and anxiety, during the pandemic, according to a new study published online today in Psychiatric Services. These trends underscore the importance of these programs to supporting the growing need for children’s mental health care.

APAPAC

APAPAC represents the profession of psychiatry and mental health care to the U.S. Congress. APAPAC is a non-partisan political action committee.

Social Determinants Sessions at the Annual Meeting

Learn how understanding the social determinants of mental health might help you re-conceptualize mental illness and rethink the best approaches to helping your patients and the disparities they face.

Better Together: Changing Public Health Outcomes in Virginia with the Co-Responder Model

  • Public awareness, Serious mental illness, Suicide and self-harm

The co-responder model is a recent innovation in behavioral health services that employs a mental health professional and a law enforcement official as dual first responders when an individual experiences a mental health crisis. The Marcus-David Peters Act (“Marcus Alert” or “MA”), signed into law in Virginia in late 2020, commemorates Marcus-David Peters, a young Black biology teacher in Richmond, VA, who was killed by police while undergoing a mental health crisis.

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