AACP Newsletter, Volume 22, Number 2, Spring 2008

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• President’s Column ...... Page 1

• Editor’s Brief ...... Page 3

• Calendar ...... Page 3

• Public and Community Psychiatry Training Fellowships ...... Page 4

• New Members ...... Page 4

• AACP Mentorship Project...... Page 6

• AACP Position Statements: ..... Page8

  • Access to Psychiatric Psychopharmacology Services in Underserved Areas ...... Page 8

  • Principles of System Design and Financing for Universal Health and Behavioral Health Care Coverage ...... Page 10

• AACP Membership ...... Page 12

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COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRIST is a publication of the American Association of Community Psychiatrists.
The views of the co-editors and staff are expressed only in editorials in this publication. Opinions expressed in articles, columns, and letters are those of the writer and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the AACP. Letters-to-the-Editor or other contributions should be typewritten and double-spaced if possible. Contributions by email are preferable when possible. If sending email attachments, please send them in Microsoft Word. Articles should be 1,000 words or less, and letters should be less than 350 words. We reserve the right to edit contributions to conform with space and stylistic constraints.

Warachal Faison, MD

Tel: (843) 740-1592 x12

email: faison@musc.edu

The American Association of Community Psychiatrists (AACP) was formed in October 1984. The impetus came from a group of community psychiatrists who began sharing their interests and concerns at the May 1984 American Psychiatric Association Meeting and at many local psychiatric meetings. We found that community psychiatrists are a concerned, dedicated, energetic, and underrepresented group. Our concerns had not been adequately addressed in other professional organizations, which often had other priorities.

The AACP has the following purposes:

• Promote and maintain excellence in the care of patients through the organization of psychiatrists practicing community mental health on state, regional and national levels.

• Help clarify and solve mutual problems commonly encountered by psychiatrists in community settings.

• Inform and educate the public about the role of the community health system in the care of the mentally ill.

• Establish liaisons with related professional organizations to advocate for relevant public policy issues.

• Promote cooperation between psychiatrists and other professional, paraprofessional, and consumer groups involved in mental health care.

• Encourage training and research in psychiatry which will increase the number of committed psychiatrists in community settings.