February, 2021

APA Condemns Pepper-Spraying, Handcuffing of 9-Year-Old Girl by Rochester Police

By drwong
February 3, 2021

American Psychiatric Association Feb. 3, 2021 APA today denounced the treatment by Rochester, N.Y., police officers of a 9-year-old girl who was pepper-sprayed, pushed into the snow, and handcuffed when they responded to a family disturbance. The girl is believed to have been experiencing a mental health crisis at the time. In a body-cam video released Sunday...   read more


‘I was just bawling in my PPE’: Surge fades, but anguish remains for healthcare workers

By drwong
February 3, 2021

Los Angeles Times By Soumya Karlamangla Feb. 3, 2021 Dr. Christine Choi balances the iPad in her hands and scans the callers on the screen. It is a family gathering, pandemic-style: People in the foreground have video-called others, who have video-called a few more. A collage of faces peer back at her. She asks them...   read more


APA, Pa. Psychiatric Society Announce Support for Rachel Levine, M.D., as Assistant Secretary of Health

By drwong
February 2, 2021

American Psychiatric Association Mon, Feb 1, 2021 APA and the Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society today urged the Senate to move swiftly to confirm the appointment of Rachel Levine, M.D., as assistant secretary of health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).Since 2017, Levine served as the secretary of health for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In...   read more