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AACAP's Strategic Plans to Enhance the Diversity of the Child Psychiatry and Child Mental Health Workforce Across all Mission Areas.

AACAP's Strategic Plans to Enhance the Diversity of the Child Psychiatry and Child Mental Health Workforce Across all Mission Areas.

Authors :
Brown TR
Benton TD
Ng WYK
Source :
Child and adolescent psychiatric clinics of North America [Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am] 2024 Jan; Vol. 33 (1), pp. 95-109. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 19.
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) promotes the healthy development of children, adolescents, and families through advocacy, education, and research. This requires effectively meeting the mental health needs of historically minoritized communities. A diverse clinician workforce is an essential component of meeting those needs. This article will discuss AACAP's strategic plan for diversifying the workforce, this will be done with 3 main points: promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) across all mission area, creating a pipeline of child and adolescent psychiatrists, and monitoring DEI activities and progress on an organizational level.<br />Competing Interests: Disclosure T.R. Brown, W.Y.K. Ng, and T.D. Benton declare no financial conflicts of interest. There was no funding for this article.<br /> (Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1558-0490
Volume :
33
Issue :
1
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Child and adolescent psychiatric clinics of North America
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
37981341
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chc.2023.09.002