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APA Expresses Great Disappointment in the Supreme Court Decision to Lift the Injunctions on the Administration’s Ban on Transgender Servicemembers

Washington, D.C. – The American Psychiatric Association (APA) is greatly disappointed with the Supreme Court’s decision to lift the injunctions on the Administration’s ban on transgender servicemembers before all the lower court cases are decided.

“The APA continues to stand firmly against discrimination against anyone,” said APA President Altha Stewart, M.D. “We are extremely concerned that the military will discriminate against transgender Americans who want to serve their country while these lower court cases are being decided. Banning transgender service members from serving our country harms not just those transgender Americans who have dedicated themselves to service of others, but it unfairly casts a pall over all transgender Americans. And as psychiatrists, we know all too well the negative impact that...

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Author: mbourdase - Published: Feb 1, 2019

APA Celebrates New Headquarters in District of Columbia

Washington, D.C. – The American Psychiatric Association (APA) hosted a Grand Opening celebration today at its new Washington, D.C. headquarters. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Monty Hoffman, Founder and CEO of PN Hoffman, participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony along with APA leadership and addressed a crowd of nearly 200 leaders in mental health, business and government. 

“APA’s new headquarters reflect both the past and future of psychiatry,” APA President Anita Everett, M.D., said. “The offices use the latest technology to help connect with and serve our members, but they also highlight rare books and artifacts from the organization’s 174 years in operation. I hope all of our members will take the time to visit when they are in the District – this office is as much for them as for the employees of the...

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Author: mbourdase - Published: Mar 19, 2018

APA Supports Participants in March for Our Lives Event

Washington, D.C. – In advance of the March for Our Lives event on Saturday, March 24, in Washington, D.C., the American Psychiatric Association (APA) today released this statement:

The American Psychiatric Association commends the students and families taking part in the March for Our Lives on March 24th in Washington D.C. for their participation in political discourse. We agree with the students that separating gun violence from mental illness reduces stigma and encourages people with mental health and/or substance use disorders to seek treatment. We encourage all young people to be politically active in seeking improved access to mental health care and eliminating the unnecessary and harmful stigma surrounding these illnesses.

American Psychiatric Association...

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Author: mbourdase - Published: Mar 19, 2018

MEDIA ADVISORY: Media Encouraged to Attend Grand Opening of APA Headquarters


WHAT:

The American Psychiatric Association (APA) will host a grand opening of its new headquarters in Washington, D.C., featuring a ribbon-cutting ceremony and remarks by leaders in mental health, business and government. APA's new headquarters are part of the District Wharf development, which opened in October 2017. The APA offices occupy three floors at 800 Maine Ave., SW, and include a rare books room, a member lounge for APA's more than 37,800 psychiatrists, and art installations highlighting the history of psychiatry in the United States.

WHO:

  • Muriel Bowser, Mayor, District of Columbia 
  • HyeSook Chung, Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services, District of...
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Author: mbourdase - Published: Mar 5, 2018

School Peer-to-Peer Awareness Program Addressing Adolescent Depression

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A high school peer-to-peer program to develop depression awareness campaigns can lead to improved knowledge and attitudes toward depression, greater likelihood to seek help if needed and reduced stigma, according to a new study published online today in Psychiatric Services in Advance.

An estimated 7.5 percent of adolescents experience depression in a given year and depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide. Depression often first develops in the teen years and is associated with problems functioning, recurrent depression later in adulthood, other mental disorders, alcohol involvement and poor academic performance.

Researchers led by Sagar V. Parikh, M.D., with the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, looked at the effectiveness of the Peer-to-Peer Depression Awareness...

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Author: mbourdase - Published: Mar 1, 2018

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