What's New at the APA
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The APA and APAF have announced the recipients of the 2025 MOORE Equity in Mental Health Community Grants Program. The five organizations awarded grants are Aunt Rita's Foundation (Arizona), Burton Homes Community Outreach NFP (Illinois), Oakland Natives Give Back Fund, Inc. (California), Our Minds Matter (Washington, D.C.), and Peoples Empowerment Through Advocacy, Counseling, & Education (Georgia). These grants aim to support mental health equity initiatives for young people of color. You can find more details about the grant recipients and their work here.
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The APA and other leading U.S. medical organizations have issued a statement opposing the United States' withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO). The statement emphasizes that such a move would hinder the nation's ability to manage public health crises and impede collaboration with global health experts. The groups urge Congress to reject the withdrawal proposal to maintain the country's role in international health decision-making. You can read the full statement here.
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American Psychiatric Association (APA) released a statement expressing deep concern over a recent lawsuit filed by The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC), which seeks to invalidate the Final Mental Health Parity Rule. The APA emphasizes that this rule is crucial for improving access to timely care for mental health and substance use disorders by ensuring that insurers are held accountable for providing fair treatment. You can read the full statement here.
April Course of the month:
The Invisible Ones: Autistic Adults Without Intellectual Disability in Our Daily Psychiatrist Practices: How Not to Miss Them and Why?
Many autistic adults, especially women and people of color, remain undiagnosed, leading to overlooked mental health needs. This course explores key traits, diagnostic challenges, and strategies for identifying autism in psychiatric practice. Learn how to improve care, particularly in peripartum and substance use contexts, and enhance support for this often-misunderstood population.
Videos for Sharing:
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APA's Youtube channel has a plethora of mental health focused videos you can use on social media or share elsewhere. Check out our playlist of Spanish language mental health explainers.
New PsychNews Special Report Podcast Series Launched
We are excited to announce the launch of the PsychNews Special Report Podcast, hosted by Dr. Adrian Preda, Editor in Chief of Psychiatric News. In the inaugural episode, Dr. Preda interviews Dr. Marta Mudd about the intersection of nutrition and mental health, discussing common nutritional deficiencies in psychiatric patients and practical strategies for integrating nutrition into psychiatric practice. Each month, Dr. Preda will interview the author(s) of the Special Report featured in the latest issue of Psychiatric News. You can listen to the first episode here.
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Next Virtual Immersive to Explore Lifestyle Psychiatry​
Join your colleagues on Tuesday, March 18, for an all-day virtual event on how to apply each of the pillars of lifestyle psychiatry-toxic exposures, nutrition, stress, sleep, exercise, and connectedness-in your clinical practice to help your patients thrive. LEARN MORE AND REGISTER
Join the 2025 APA Advocacy Challenge
Want to engage in friendly competition with colleagues while working to advance the psychiatry profession and patient care? From now until October 31, every action you take from APA's Advocacy scorecard will be tracked. APA will highlight the top advocates from each Area in November, and the top three leaders overall will win sponsored attendance at the 2026 State Advocacy Conference. For questions, email advocacy@psych.org. You can find more details here.
Be a part of APA's Speakers Bureau
APA is seeking members who are active and engaged in Component activities to be a part of APA's Speaker's Bureau. The Speaker's Bureau is aimed at diversifying and broadening APA's bench of public-facing experts. In addition to traditional media requests, APA has a number of other opportunities available for members who are willing to share their expertise. This includes writing blogs on important mental health topics, providing government testimony, and participation in social media events, like Twitter chats, Instagram live, and more.
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