Mission

To advance the quality and effectiveness of psychiatric care through advocacy, professional education and camaraderie. The Northern California Psychiatric Society (NCPS) is a district branch of the American Psychiatric Association. The objectives and services of the Society are aimed at:

• improving the treatment, rehabilitation, and care of the mentally ill, the developmentally disabled and the emotionally disturbed
• promoting research, professional education in psychiatry and allied fields, and the prevention of psychiatric disabilities
• advancing the standards of all psychiatric services and facilities
• fostering the cooperation of all who are concerned with the medical, psychological, social and legal aspects of mental health and illness
• making psychiatric knowledge available to other practitioners of medicine, to scientists in other fields of knowledge, and to the public
• promoting the best interests of patients and users of mental health services
• providing education and support to members of the Northern California Psychiatric Society