Community Psychiatry
Welcome to the Community Psychiatry Interest Group!
Our group aims to bring together all individuals within the greater ACLP organization who have an interest in community psychiatry, whether they be trainees, allied health professionals, medical providers or psychiatrists. We frequently partner with our colleagues in community medicine, and share many of the same values and goals. We seek to provide mental healthcare outside of traditional hospital settings, often directly in the communities where our patients live.
We aim to foster accessibility of mental health services, holistic integration of mental health services into a person’s medical care, and development and dissemination knowledge and skills for effective and sustainable practices and systems to advance population health. We believe in taking academically rigorous, evidenced based consultative care to some of the nations most needy and vulnerable populations.
Benefits of Joining:
- Foster a national network of like-minded colleagues from across the country
- Host networking opportunities at the annual meeting, such as the morning member’s meeting and lunch table
- Provide mentorship and consultation regarding community psychiatry
- Collaborate on workshops, posters and other academic pursuits
Leadership:
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Chair- Travis J. Fisher, MD (2025- 2028) |
Other Resources:
American Association for Community Psychiatry- American Association for Community Psychiatry
Community Mental Health Journal Home | Community Mental Health Journal | Springer Nature Link
Integrated Care Training Program, University of Washington- Integrated Care Training Program
The Comparison of Four Models of Community Psychiatry-A Systematic Review and Preliminary Meta-Analysis of the ACT Model. Clin Psychol Psychother. 2025 Jan-Feb;32(1):e70048. The Comparison of Four Models of Community Psychiatry—A Systematic Review and Preliminary Meta‐Analysis of the ACT Model - Wilk - 2025 - Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy - Wiley Online Library
Druss B (2025). Fifty years on: the enduring relevance of general systems theory to community psychiatry.. Psychiatric Services, 76(12), 1125-1126. Fifty Years On: The Enduring Relevance of General Systems Theory to Community Psychiatry | Psychiatric Services
Ogbu-Nwobodo L, Fang A, Gill H, Saenz SR, Wallace P, Mangurian C & Folk JB (2025). Implementing quality improvement initiatives within community psychiatry: challenges and strategies.. Community Mental Health Journal, 61(4), 674-681. Implementing Quality Improvement Initiatives Within Community Psychiatry: Challenges and Strategies | Community Mental Health Journal | Springer Nature Link
Join Us:
Please note: only current Academy members are permitted to join this group.
We invite anyone interested to join our SIG and participate!
ACLP members: Log into your ACLP account, go to https://members.clpsychiatry.org/sigs check the “Community Psychiatry” box and hit Save. Please allow 24 hours for this to take effect. Please see How to Join a SIG (https://clpsychiatry.org/sigs/how-to-join/) for more details.
Not an Academy member? For information about becoming an ACLP member and the benefits of membership, please see Join ACLP (https://clpsychiatry.org/about-aclp/join-aclp/). Note that there is no fee for students to join ACLP.