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Deadline extended for 2021 Call for Abstracts: Submit by Friday, Dec 11
The Deadline has been extended for 2021 Call for Abstracts. Please submit by Friday, December 11.
Abstract submission deadline is December 11, 2020
SSPC Mentorship Day
Please join us for a half day mini-conference focused on mentorship. This event includes this year’s Work-in-Progress and Trainee Consultation sessions that are part of our annual meeting. We will also have a plenary roundtable focused on careers in cultural psychiatry, global mental health, and mental health advocacy. Be sure to submit your questions for the plenary roundtable when you register.
Even if you registered for our virtual annual meeting, please register for this separate (free) event.
If you have already registered for the event, visit the event directory to participate. You’ll find links to join the virtual conference, view the program, and more.
42nd Annual Meeting: Call for Abstracts
The 2021 Annual Meeting will extend the 2020 theme of Collaboration to include a specific orientation towards equity, diversity, and social justice in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic and enduring structural inequities that have been laid bare by the pandemic.
Abstracts can be submitted for Workshops, Symposia, Individual Papers or Posters, Works in Progress, and Trainee Fellowship Papers.
Workshops that allow for participants to gain skills in issues related to Collaboration or cultural psychiatry writ large are strongly encouraged and will be given priority. Submissions based on qualitative, quantitative, or mixed-methods primary data and clinical encounters will be given preference over position pieces. Participants are encouraged to submit abstracts early. SSPC will provide technical assistance for abstract submissions up to 48 hours before the deadline.
All submissions undergo a multiple-reviewer selection and scoring process. Notification of acceptance or rejection will be sent by early 2021. After notification of acceptance, all presenters (including workshop co-facilitators and discussants) will be required to pay the conference registration fee by February 1st for their submission to be included in the annual meeting program.
Abstract submission deadline is December 1, 2020 December 11, 2020
Dr. Ronald Wintrob’s Passing
Dear Friends and Colleagues:
It is with great sadness to inform you that Dr. Ronald Wintrob had passed away. Dr. Wintrob had been a seminal pioneer in cultural psychiatry and the founder of SSPC, serving as president for many years. We were all delighted that he presented at our conference last year, sharing the historical background of SSPC, celebrating the SSPC’s 40th anniversary with us, while inspiring us all about our future directions. He had mentored generations of cultural psychiatrists and founded many key international organizations on cultural psychiatry. His leadership, passion, and generosity had touched and inspired us all. He will be greatly missed. Deepest condolences to his family and friends on behalf of the board and the members of SSPC.
Dr. Kenneth Fung
President
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SSPC Champions Social Justice
In recognition of the urgent and critical need to address racism and its impact on health, the SSPC is endorsing and supporting the following statements:
The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) statement on police brutality and racism in America and their impact on health:
A Call to Action on Racism and Social Justice in Mental Health, joining 388 Organizations and Individuals:
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SSPC MEMBERS
SSPC members receive a free subscription to the journal Transcultural Psychiatry and a discount on our annual meeting registration. SSPC members also enjoy free access to recorded versions of our webinars. Please visit our webinar page to see what’s available.