Psychiatry and the Community
The Psychiatry and the Community Committee focuses on the intersection of community and psychiatry.
ABOUT OUR COMMITTEE
The Psychiatry and the Community Committee recently published a landmark report - A Roadmap to an Ideal Crisis System: Essential Elements, Measurable Standards, and Best Practices for Behavioral Health Crisis Response. A downloadable and easy to navigate version of the report along with other up-to-date crisis related resources and news can be found here https://www.crisisroadmap.com/
PAST WORK
Psychiatrists Report on Letters to Dear Abby from People With Schizophrenia
Resident's Guide to Treatment of People with Chronic Mental Illness
Improving Adherence: Understanding and Collaborating with Consumers
People With Mental Illness in the Criminal Justice System: Answering a Cry for Help
A Family Affair: Helping Families Cope with Mental Illness
Chair: Michael Flaum
Fellow: Alex McClanahan
Current Committee Members: Curtis Adams, Matthew Goldman, Margie Balfour, Ken Minkoff, Dianna Dragatsi, Jacqueline Feldman, Anne Hackman, Steve Leifman, Stephanie LeMelle, Paula Panzer, Joe Parks, Sarah Baker, Sam Jackson, Robert Cotesm, Dwight Kemp, Caitlin Stork
Consultant: Keris Myrick
Member Emerita: Leona Bachrach