American Academy Of Child & Adoles

Research: through a number of federal and non-federal grants, the academy supports research and training fellowships in the field of child and adolescent psychiatry. The academy promotes and supports research careers, publicizes research and training opportunities and sponsors initiatives to foster the development and continuing excellence of child and adolescent psychiatrists through fellowship programs, distinguished member lectures and research stipends. In 2024, aacap awarded $1,630,825 to 166 individuals to further the health and wellbeing of children and families.

Membership and communication: the membership department is also responsible for development and maintenance of member benefits and services and maintaining all membership records and statistics. The academy sponsors committees that work to increase the knowledge base about specific areas of interest for the academy members and the public and help the academy disseminate information. 2024 membership was 8,726.

Journal of the american academy of child and adolescent psychiatry:aacap's portfolio of peer-reviewed scientific journals, journal of the american academy of child and adolescent psychiatry (jaacap), jaacap open, and jaacap connect focus on today's psychiatric research and treatment of the child and adolescent. Across the portfolio, aacap published 211 items and 107 full-length articles.

Advocacy: the government affairs department promotes advocacy efforts at the federal and state levels to improve policies and services for children and adolescents with mental illness. The organization works to educate policymakers and administrators about issues affecting child and adolescent psychiatry and children's mental health. Aacap initiated or signed on to over 40 letters to congressional or federal health agency leadership advocating for a range of issues impacting child mental health and child psychiatry workforce.

Clinical practice: the academy's clinical practice department is principally responsible for assisting members with issues related to their clinical practice, such as clinical practice guidelines, clinical updates, coordination of care/services, collaborating with other professionals and medical coding questions. Aacap initiated or joined ten clinical practice-related letters to congress or federal health agencies regarding policy governing telehealth flexibilities, stimulant drug shortages, marijuana/tobacco access safeguards, physician fee schedule reform, and mental health parity implementation.