American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Non-profit psychiatry for children and adolescents.

United States

Membership

Over 10,000

Official language

English

2023–present President

Tami D. Benton, MD

Executive Director/CEO

Heidi B. Fordi, CAEWebsiteaacap.org

The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit professional association in the United States dedicated to facilitating psychiatric care for children and adolescents.^[1] The Academy is headquartered in Washington, D.C.^[2]^[3] Various levels of membership are available to physicians specialized in child psychiatry or pediatrics, as well as medical students interested in the field, in the United States and abroad.^[4]

Established in 1953 as the American Academy of Child Psychiatry (AACP),^[5] it became the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) in 1989.^[5] The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry's mission is to promote the healthy development of children, adolescents, and families through advocacy, education, and research.

Publications

Since 1962, the AACAP has published its monthly journal, Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP).

In addition, AACAP members receive AACAP News six times a year – January/February, March/April, May/June, July/August, September/October & November/December.

AACAP Life Members receive the OWL Newsletter 3 times a year. There are also other missives crafted and designed for other AACAP varied member audiences including Early Career Psychiatrists, Medical Students & Residents, and Mid-Year Career members.

There are also other resources available including AACAP & APA Parent’s Medication Guides available for free to the public.

For more information on what’s available to both Members and the public please visit www.aacap.org.

References

^ "American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry - National Organization for Rare Disorders". rarediseases.org. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
^ "About Us". AACAP. Archived from the original on 21 April 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
^ "Contact Us". Archived from the original on 21 April 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
^ "Who can become a member?". AACAP. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
^ ^a ^b Barthel, RP (2007), "The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry", Academic Psychiatry, 31 (2): 119–121, doi:10.1176/appi.ap.31.2.119, PMID 17344448, S2CID 26573825.