Advocacy & Position Papers
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The Tennessee Psychiatric Association, in cooperation with the American Psychiatric Association (APA), advocates for psychiatrists, their patients, and access to quality mental health care through education, engagement, and legislative action.
These are position papers from the American Psychiatric Association,
https://www.psychiatry.org/ There are many, many more on the APA website.
Go visit.
Position-2018-Abortion
(pdf)
Position-Medical-
Necessity (pdf)
Position-Cannabis-Impact-Children-Adolescents (pdf)
Position-Treatment-of-Transgender-Gender-Diverse-Youth (pdf)
Position-Off-Label-
Treatments
(pdf)
Position-Telemedicine-in-Psychiatry
(pdf)
Position-Trial-and-Sentencing-of-Juveniles (pdf)
Position-Continuing-Care-Criteria (pdf)
Position-Role-of-Psychiatry-in-HIV (pdf)
Position-Mental-Health-Needs-of-Immigrants-Forced-Displacement (pdf)
Position-Impact-of-Structural-Racism-on-Substance-Use (pdf)
Position-Police-Interactions-with-Children-Adolescents-in-Crisis (pdf)
Position-Use-of-Psychedelic-Empathogenic-Agents (1) (pdf)
Position-Statement-Transcranial-Magnetic-Stimulation (pdf)
Position-Capital-Sentencing-Death-Penalty (pdf)
