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AACAP Legislative Conference

AACAP’s 2022 Legislative Conference will be virtual again this year, with training being held from 3 - 6pm EDT on Thursday, May 5 and Congressional meetings scheduled throughout the day on Wednesday, May 11. Conference registration is FREE, and open to AACAP members only.  We look forward to AACAP members of all career-levels taking part in a key opportunity to meet with Members of Congress and their legislative staff to promote children’s mental health and efforts to support the psychiatric workforce. 


 

2022 Virtual Legislative Conference

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  • Agenda
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Issue Briefs

  • Improving Access to Children’s Behavioral Mental Health Care: Accessing Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists
    • MHLG Letter of Support for the Strengthen Kids’ Mental Health Now Act
  • Improving Equity in Access to Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Increasing the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Workforce
    • Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2021

2022 Virtual Legislative Conference Mandatory Training - May 5, 2022
  • 2022 Virtual Legislative Conference Briefing Slide Deck (PDF)
 
2021 Virtual Legislative Conference

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  • Virtual Hill Meeting Best Practices
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Workforce Shortage

  • Loan Relief to Address Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Workforce Shortage One-Pager
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  • Support Letter for MH Loan Repayment
  • Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Letter
  • Behavioral Health Workforce Report - SAMHSA

Mental Health in Schools

  • Increasing Mental Health Services for Students in Schools, K-12 One-Pager
  • Support Letter for MH Services in Schools

Mental Health Equity in BIPOC Communities

  • Increasing BIPOC Mental Health Equity One-Pager 

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