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AACAP is the leading national medical association dedicated to treating families affected by childhood and adolescent mental illnesses. Follow/RT ≠ endorsement.
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🗓️Tomorrow night! Join us for a great conversation about #AI in child and adolescent psychiatry!
Register: aacap.org/virtual_forum
New research has found an alarming link between AI chatbot use and emotional problems among children and teens. AACAP member Consuelo Cagande, MD, weigh in:
nypost.com/2026/08/31/health…
🔧 The AACAP website and member portal are now back online following the recent service outage.
We appreciate the understanding shown by our members, partners, and visitors while our team worked to restore access. If you encounter any issues, please let us know.
Many parents struggle to decide whether medication should be part of their child's treatment plan. Dr. Alex Timchak has some
answers.
compasshealthcenter.net/unde…
In a new episode of "The Opinions" podcast from The New York Times, AACAP Distinguished Fellow Anthony L. Rostain, MD, MA, discusses what we know — and don’t know — about SSRIs. nytimes.com/2026/09/16/opini…
The Clancy trial has been “an opportunity to remind us all about the complexities of severe mental illness and the complexities of treating mental illness.”
cnn.com/2026/08/29/health/me…
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry retweeted
📣 The WPA has released a press release ahead of the World Congress of Psychiatry in Stockholm, 23–26 September.
Read it here: 🇬🇧 wpanet.org/.../09/WCP-2026-P…
🇸🇪 wpanet.org/.../09/WCP-2026-P…
It’s time to stop thinking about #screentime in isolation and start looking at the full digital ecosystem surrounding kids.
@AmerAcadPeds todaysparent.com/kids/new-sc…
As #onlinegambling becomes more ingrained in American society, experts say they are seeing more cases of vulnerable young adults developing addictions
espn.com/sports-betting/stor…
Psychiatrists including Leonard Lantz, MD, Heather Zaluski, MD, and Erin Amato, MD are fighting to restore reimbursement for services they say have been downcoded by their state’s BCBS plan.
bhbusiness.com/2026/08/28/pr…
Scientists are getting a step closer to understanding exactly how #autism develops in the brain – and what might work to treat it. @CNN
cnn.com/2026/08/27/health/au…
AACAP President John T. Walkup, MD, joins @jsirven's "What's Health Got to Do with It" podcast to discuss the youth #mentalhealth crisis.
news.wjct.org/show/whats-hea…
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry retweeted
How is social media shaping youth mental health?
The answer isn’t always simple. Join APA on September 25 at 12 p.m. ET for From Goldilocks to Getting By: A Practical Approach to Social Media Use in Children and Adolescents.
Register today: ow.ly/YgB550ZI1QS
Join the webinar of the 2nd IACAPAP Special Interest Group on Inpatient Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Register Now: bit.ly/4Adly1q
More information: iacapap.org/news/2nd-special…
In recognition of #NationalVoterRegistrationDay, and in partnership with Vot-ER, we're encouraging AACAP members and friends to take a moment to verify their voter registration status at vote.health/aacap.
The 4th IACAPAP Art Heals the Soul Drawing Contest is back!! We are looking for talented children and adolescents to help us decorate the covers of the IACAPAP Bulletin. For more information, please visit iacapap.org/events/4th-iacap…
"Even after decades of use, scientists are still untangling the biological changes that SSRIs trigger in the brain and body."
nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
What we know - and what we don't - about the newly approved #AHDH medication centanafadine. AACAP Member
Dr. Michael A. Volkert weighs in.
scarymommy.com/lifestyle/new…
This Georgia native has an important message: register before the Early Bird deadline, September 15, to save big on our 2026 Annual Meeting in Atlanta!
Register Now: aacap.confex.com/aacap/2026/…
#AACAP26 #EarlyBird #childandadolescentpsychiatry #CME #Atlanta 🪶
Despite its name, treatment-resistant #depression can improve and even be cured. @nytimes
nytimes.com/2026/08/20/well/…
