Dear SSPC Colleague, I hope you are planning to attend our 2015 conference. The theme this year, global mental health...
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Executive Director’s Note
We're busy here, actively preparing for the 2015 annual meeting which is less than five months away. Based on those...
Letter from the President
The 2014 annual meeting is only a memory. However, from my personal experience, discussions with those who attended,...
Past Newsletter News
Call for Nominations for SSPC Awards
Each year the Society presents two important awards for significant achievements by individuals who conduct advanced work in the field of cultural psychiatry. These are: The Lifetime Achievement Award: This is to be presented annually to a person who has made...
Previous Lifetime Achievement winners
2002 Ron Wintrob 2003 Joe Westermeyer 2004 Bob Kraus 2005 Ray Prince 2006 Ed Foulks 2007 Joe Yamamoto 2008 WenShing Tseng 2010 Laurence Kirmayer 2011 Spero M. Manson 2012 Renato Alarcon
From the Editor’s Corner
by Shannon Suo As you can tell by the Steven and Liz’s articles, excitement is in the air for the 2014 Annual Meeting in San Diego. Personally, I look forward to the chance to visit with old and new friends and participate in lively discussions on a multitude of...
Extra, Extra, Read All About It!
The Tenement Museum Tour in New York was a huge success, and many of you told us you'd like to have extra-curricular activities and opportunities to have dinner with other attendees. This year we have facilitated a few activities which, although not part of the SSPC...
Previous Creative Scholarship Award Winners
2002 WenShing Tseng 2003 Dave Kinzie 2004 Armando Favazza 2006 Laurence Kirmayer 2008 Francis Lu 2010 Richard Mollica 2011 James L. Griffith 2012 Dinesh Bhugra and Kamaldeep Bhu
Letter from the President
Our 2013 meeting in Toronto may only be a memory but the good feelings about it are still strong. I've heard from many of you since we wrapped up the program on May 5th and the opinions were that this meeting was one of the best. Thanks to all who made it successful,...
From the Desk of the Executive Director: You Told Us What You Want and We’re Responding
by Sylvanna Vargas and Elizabeth Kramer Thank you to all who participated in our anonymous survey and the luncheon discussion groups during the 2013 annual meeting. We were especially gratified to receive so many responses from long-term members. You gave us lots of...
SSPC’s First Time in Toronto: Annual Meeting Report
by Lisa Andermann The SSPC annual conference took place in Toronto, Canada for the first time, from May 3-5, 2013. Also for the first time, it was a collaborative effort with two cosponsors, the University of Toronto (which provided accreditation and CME credits) and...
Book Your Hotel Now for the 2014 Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting for 2014 is being held at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice, University of San Diego. A block of rooms is reserved for SSPC at the Fairfield Inn and Suites in Old Town, just a few minutes from the Kroc Institute. The room...
Quote – Annual Meeting 2013
“The SSPC (meeting) is a unique opportunity for residents to play an active role in learning how theory and policy directly affect clinical care...residents were also given the chance to make...