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New Fellowship in Community and Telepsychiatry
The University of Virginia Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences is proud to announce the...

Webinar: Advocacy and Empowerment in Mental Health Promotion
Join us for our next webinar Advocacy and Empowerment in Mental Health Promotion Feb 20, 2021 10-12pm PST / 1-3pm EST...

SSPC Elections and Awards Nominations
Call for Nominations for Officers and Board As usual, this winter we will be sending out a ballot for election of...
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SSPC Endorses APA Statement condemning violence in the US Capitol
We would like to express our strong endorsement and support for the American Psychiatric Association statement linked below, condemning the violence, denoting the exposed inequities, and recognizing the events' traumatic impact on our collective mental well-being. We...

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...

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....

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...

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...
Professional Risk Management Services
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FINAL SSPC 2015 Annual Meeting Program Schedule
Culture and Global Mental Health

Members in the News: Psychiatry Residency Builds Global Reach by Using Local, Overseas Settings
by Aaron Levin Mental illness knows no boundaries, a fact that some psychiatry residency programs are incorporating into their training. “Global mental health is mental health anywhere but here,” said James Griffith, M.D., chair of psychiatry at George Washington (GW)...
Things to Do in Providence
It takes about 45 minutes to drive across Rhode Island, or just enough time to watch the opening scenes of Interstellar on your laptop. Forstall, because historic Providence is worth a visit. East Side of Providence Brown University is located on the East Side of...