About CAL-ACAP---And a message to the Membership (July, 2010)

The California Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (CAL-ACAP) is the state-wide umbrella organization that draws together the four regional councils of child and adolescent psychiatrists in California.  Its purpose and mission is to represent the interests of the four regional organizations in California's legislation, public policy, advocacy, scientific knowledge and clinical services as they are relevant to the mental health of California's child, adolescents and families.
 
The membership of the Academy is made of the child and adolescent psychiatrists who belong to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) as national members and locally, to their respective regional councils.  The regional councils each have representation on the Executive Council of CAL-ACAP and governance is through votes of the elected/appointed representatives.
 
The four Regional Councils are:

In 2008, the aggregate membership represented more than 500 concerned child and adolescent psychiatrists across the state.
 
July 2010 President's Addenda

Northern California ROCAP felt strongly that child psychiatry should support the field trial to add Developmental Trauma Disorder (DTD) to the DSM-V. Their organization donated $1000. They requested that CAL-ACAP make a similar donation which would help to enlarge the field trial. Following debate at our July 6th, 2010 meeting,  it was suggested that the information be made available to all our members and that people could donate individually if they so desired. Please read the following information and support this endeavor if so moved.
Stewart Teal M.D. President, CAL-ACAP
 
 
 
http://www.traumacenter.org/products/DTD_Field_Trial.php