Advocacy Day is Fast Approaching—Please Make Sure to Sign Up Today!

Registration is open for AACAP’s annual Advocacy Day. Join us May 8th and 9th in Washington, D.C!

Advocacy Day is the Academy’s premier meeting focusing on the major federal issues impacting child and adolescent psychiatry. The meeting will serve to prepare members to effectively engage in the current legislative, regulatory, and political process. Members will partner with residents, family members, and youths to help educate lawmakers and their staff on Capitol Hill about the serious mental health challenges facing America.

Act soon to confirm your attendance and book your room at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill (400 New Jersey Ave NW) as space is rapidly filling up!

For more information, contact Zachary Kahan, Legislative Coordinator, at zkahan@aacap.org.

ADHD Parents Medication Guide

Revised July 2013

Check out AACAP’s ADHD Parents Medication Guide in English and Spanish.

Updates to the guide include the addition of new research about children with ADHD in school, the transition of adolescents with ADHD into college and adulthood, and more effective treatments.

“We hope this Guide will aid families to better understand the advances being made in ADHD and its treatment, and to serve as a useful tool for clinicians caring for individuals with this disorder,” said Theodore Petti, M.D., medication guide workgroup chair.

The guide was revised by a workgroup from AACAP including contributions from the American Psychiatric Association (APA), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).

Back to Project Future is Here!

Back to Project Future - Plan for the Coming Decade, Dr. Marty Drell’s presidential initiative, is now available online for your review!

The focus of Back to Project Future was to identify where healthcare is going in the future, its impact on child and adolescent psychiatry, and to create priorities and plans to assist child psychiatrists both stay ahead of, and capitalize on both the challenges and the opportunities that face us.

In the report you’ll find a wealth of information collected, compiled, and crafted to better help predict a plan – or better yet provide a roadmap for our specialty across the next decade.