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In the Wake of the School Shooting in Newtown, Connecticut

Vice President BidenAs an association dedicated to protecting the health of children everywhere, we are deeply saddened by the senseless act of violence that took so many innocent lives and affected so many more.

Press Releases:

AACAP Applauds President Obama on Gun Control Proposals

AACAP Meets with Vice President Biden's Gun Violence Taskforce

In hopes of helping families cope with such tragic events AACAP created the following resources:


Check out the NEW Ethics Center!

Ethics CenterThe Center is a practical resource for all practitioners working in the area of child and adolescent psychiatry, from medical students to experienced physicians. Child and adolescent psychiatrists routinely deal with ethical concerns regardless of their type of practice.

Child and adolescent psychiatry necessitates interaction with multiple parties, which may have competing values and interests. To be a competent child and adolescent psychiatrist at any level of training requires theoretical and practical knowledge of general and specific ethical principles.

AACAP and the Ethics Committee developed the Center to support the ethical practice of child and adolescent psychiatry.

Be sure to check out the Ethics Center!
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