Black history month is a time to look at history and discuss mental health inequities in African American patient populations. youtube.com/watch?v=YYQoYX…

Join us for the annual Black History Month Celebration featuring keynote speaker Altha Stewart, M.D., M.D., Senior Associate Dean for Community Health Engagement at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center on Thursday, Feb. 24 at noon CT. Register today: bit.ly/3HE24r1

If you're curious about the claims process, look no further - our Claims Team answered some of the most common questions they receive - from what is considered a claim, to what to expect if faced with a lawsuit - in our blog post linked below! prms.com/prms-blog/arti…

APA & Morehouse School of Medicine's African American Behavioral Health, have partnered to provide learning modules on disparities in African American/Black mental health care. Visit ow.ly/KGJf50HWYh7 to learn more. #AchieveMentalHealthEquity

Research has shown that women are twice as likely to suffer from stress and anxiety as men. Thankfully, research has also shown us many ways to reduce stress and keep #OurHearts healthy. Learn more from this fact sheet from @NIH_NHLBI and The Heart Truth: nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/…

DUE NEXT WEEK: Are you a public health graduate student interested in a public service career? Apply for the new NHMA and HACU Hispanic Leadership Development Fellowship Program! Fellows will be able to work with senior staff at HHS.gov.
Apply now at bit.ly/3eftdnk.

(1) We're excited to announce our in-person conference at the Cambridge Clinical School on 12/3/22, which will be themed on 'Tackling Stigma and Inequalities'! We'll be hosting a great lineup of speakers, workshops, a poster competition, an OSCE revision session and free lunch.

Even if you are not experiencing especially negative impacts, social media and its continual ups and downs can be a drain on wellbeing. Here are a few tips to help control/manage your social media use. #mentalhealth #socialmedia

Hi #medtwitter #psychtwitter 👋🏿👋🏿 so incredibly excited to say that I'm 100000% going in the best field ever, PSYCHIATRY!! Excited to join the ~2% of black female psychiatrists. Currently brainstorming away rotations! any tips? Also, rooting for all the #match2022 peeps! ❤️

How do you reach 16 to 24 years-olds with important messages about #COVID19 ? Learn how and where public health researchers in St. Louis are encouraging young Missourians to get vaccinated for COVID19. bit.ly/33trclC #NIHCEAL

Medical Students can get expert advice at our Selecting a Residency Program Workshop at our 25th Annual Conference! Workshop B4 will feature speakers from the University of Texas, Weill Cornell Medicine, and Stanford University. Register at nhmamd.org/2022-conference. #MedTwitter

The American Psychiatric Association Foundation (APAF) has been awarded a $379,200 grant from the Brave of Heart Fund to help address the well-being and burnout concerns of frontline healthcare workers. ow.ly/HbL650HX5SN

Thoughts of suicide can touch any person anywhere, but there are some groups in the U.S. that are at greater risk for different reasons.

Learn about risk factors, warning signs and action steps you can take to help prevent suicide: fal.cn/3mbIc #NativeHealth

If you or a loved one is experiencing a mental health problem, you can use APA's Find A Psychiatrist online tool to find help near you. Visit finder.psychiatry.org to get started. #mentalhealth #psychiatry

Have you made any progress on your 2022 resolutions? If you haven't started yet, check out a few suggestions from PRMS' Risk Managers. Review our resolutions and access tools and resources to help you implement them and make 2022 your best year yet at PRMS.com/Resolutions.

February 3 marks the birthday of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman to receive a medical degree in the U.S. in 1849. Today, in honor of National Women Physicians Day, we celebrate the achievements of women in the field of psychiatry!

Here are some of our awesome editorial board members at our Spring meeting. We discuss future edition themes, projects, & ways we could grow our journal! If you are interested in joining us next year, check out our Dec edition for details on applying.

Interested in getting your work published in the American Journal of Psychiatry Residents Journal? Click the link for information & instructions on how to submit an article for review!

ajp.psychiatryonline.org/residents_jour…

Thank you @APAPsychiatric for honoring me on #NationalWomenPhysiciansDay during #BlackHistoryMonth2022 ! I stand on the shoulders of many of those that came before, from Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler to Dr. June Jackson Christmas and so many others!🙏🏽❤️

Because people think we shouldn’t.

Because people think we can’t.

Because people think we aren’t.

We should.

We can.

And we ARE.

#NationalWomenPhysiciansDay