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The Government Affairs Committee of CAL-ACAP reviews proposed bills, amendments and regulations to see how they might affect the mental health of children and adolescents in California. As such, its function lies at the core of CAL-ACAP's advocacy on behalf of California's children and teenagers.

As of July 2011, the members of the committee included:

Members:

Sonia Gaur, MD, President
Huey Merchant, MD, Past President

The purpose of CalACAP is to represent the California regional organizations of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry regarding legislation, public policy, advocacy, scientific knowledge, and clinical services relevant to the mental health of California's children and adolescents and their families.  

 
Jan 2011-Dec 2012
President: Roger Wu, MD
Secretary-Treasurer: Robin Randall, MD
Immediate past President: Stewart Teal MD
President-elect (Jan 2011-Dec 2012): Marcy Forgey, MD
Central California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Representative:  Fawzia Ashar, MD
Southern California Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Marcy Forgey, MD; alternate---William Arroyo, MD
Northern California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Roger Wu, MD