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Welcome to the American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry

The American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry serves as a professional network for its members and a specialized community dedicated to education development and advocacy for adolescents and the adolescent psychiatric field.

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About the American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry

Since its founding in 1967, the American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry (ASAP) has served as a professional network for its members and a specialized community dedicated to advocacy for adolescent mental health, and the education and development of mental health professionals who serve adolescents and young adults. Membership is open to psychiatrists and other mental health professionals with an interest in adolescents and/or young adults.  READ MORE


July 18 & 19, 2020                     12:00 - 4:00 pm (each day)

Shots Fired:  Gun Violence and Youth Mental Health

Registration          Annual Meeting          Program Schedule

 Due to the severity and priority of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ASAP Executive Committee rescheduled our virtual 2020 Annual Meeting.    
Be safe, be healthy, be well.

Face-to-face CANCELLED: 
Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, PA  19147
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ASAP Annual Business Meeting 
(members only)
Thursday, May 21, 2020

President:  William Connor Darby, MD
President-Elect:  Shady Shebak, MD
Vice President:  Ellen Platt, DO
Treasurer:  Kirby Turner, MD
Directors-at-Large.   Aaron Krasner, MD and Ilene Zwirn, MD

Full list of current Executive Committee and Governing Board Members

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Have you read our latest newsletter?

Adolescent and Young Adult Psychiatry

ASAP has revised our newsletter and given it a new look.  It will be published on a bi-monthly basis.  If you would like to subscribe, please email [email protected] with your name and email address.

 

 

The Benefits of Membership

Members of the American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry become a part of the most prominent organization dedicated to Adolescent Psychiatry. ASAP provides continuing medical education programs to mental health professionals. Members also receive national and local fellowships, access to ASAP's referrals network, and help provide a voice for adolescent psychiatry. We invite you to join ASAP and a recognized member of the adolescent treatment community.  

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What is Certification in Adolescent Psychiatry?

The American Board of Adolescent Psychiatry (ABAP) was established to offer a route to certification for psychiatrists with competence in treating adolescents who have not obtained formal subspecialty training in the treatment of children. In 2011, ABAP was reorganized under the auspices of the American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry (ASAP).  The exam for certification is offered annually in conjunction with our ASAP's meeting in New York.     

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