Good communication is the key to connection. Even between whales and musicians: mail.google.com/mail/u/1/#inbo… Please communicate what you value! Vote in the APA 2021 elections! directvote.net/apsya/default.…

"Where do we go from here: Chaos or community?" The title of MLK's last book, but also a question for the country and American Psychiatric Association. Let's come together. Let's be a community. Vote today! psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/…

Excited to announce February special issue of #academic psychiatry on DEI co-edited by by Bob Rohrbaugh and me. See the Commentary by Drs. Altha Stewart and Donna Sudak for what organized psychiatry can do. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

APA's Apology to Black, Indigenous and People of Color for Its Support of Structural Racism in Psychiatry psychiatry.org/newsroom/apa-a… A first and overdue step. But an important step nonetheless and I am proud to have been part of this effort. And now the real work begins...

Three more days to vote for Sandra for APA Secretary! Support experienced leadership/integrity as we work for social justice, protect scope of practice, and strengthen cohesiveness in our APA community in clinical care, education and research. my.psychiatry.org/APA_login?star…

Congrats to my mentee Matt Fadus and co-authors for their JAACAP publication on The Hidden Costs of Being a Black Student. Important reading for all! Here is a link: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Thrilled to be elected to a second term as APA Secretary for 2021-23. Thanks for the support!

.Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley I'm urging you to co-sponsor H.R. 2418 today! We can support those who are protecting our communities by forgiving student loans for health care workers making a significant contribution to COVID-19 treatment/research/recovery: tinyurl.com/3t3kthtc

psychiatryonline.org/finding-our-vo… Thanks to Sanya Virani who led a podcast discussion with Shireen Cama and myself on racism, sexism and intersectionality in psychiatry training. Mentorship, sponsorship, coaching and allyship are all key!

#JAACAP #LettertotheEditor finds #youth admitted to a #psychiatric #inpatientunit during #COVID19 #pandemic have higher rates of #substanceuse compared to pre-pandemic. #UTHealth #childrenmentalhealth jaacap.org/article/S0890-…

Great news! APA Advocacy is paying off! psychiatry.org/newsroom/news-…

Sign the petition to protect access to abortion for all Americans. #BansOffOurBodies sign.moveon.org/petitions/pass…

Check out this editorial on climate and health published yesterday by medical journals globally. Psychiatry needs to be engaged with climate and mental health! nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

Sharing an article about teaching addictions in psychiatry. Psychiatrists are uniquely trained to treat and teach about additions! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33709286/

Hope everyone takes a look at SG's Advisory on mental health in youth, incl emphasis on climate mental health. hhs.gov/sites/default/…

Check out AACAP's new Facts for Families on Supporting Youth Affected by Climate Change aacap.org/AACAP/AACAP/Fa…

Excited to publish with Drs. Cama and Miyamoto a review of the impact of Covid 19 on our youth. Psychiatr Clin N Am - (2021) -–- doi.org/10.1016/j.psc.… psych.theclinics.com

Impact of Covid on Child Psychiatry authors.elsevier.com/a/1eVvw,4QFJD-… Here's a link to the article courtesy of Elsevier for 1 month.

The AADPRT Addictions Committee continues to publish on how to train about addictions in general psychiatry residency. See our latest paper in Acad Psych on Patient Care and Medical Knowledge. rdcu.be/cMp6n

See the APA Report on the psychiatric beds crisis, including a chapter on youth beds and the need to fix the holes in our continuum of MH care for kids! psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/…