April 2024
How Individual Psychiatrist Advocacy Can Drive Needed Change
by Paul Yoder
What can I—as just one busy psychiatrist—do to help drive legislative change?
The short answer is: A Lot! —and we’ll get to specifics in a minute. You, as a voting SCPS member, have direct representation in the California State Association of Psychiatrists (CSAP) Home - CSAP (calpsychiatrists.org). You ultimately call the shots in terms of CSAP’s robust advocacy to advance mental health policies that support the needs of the psychiatric profession, allied fields, and patients in California.
Please read Paul Yoder's complete article beginning on Page 8
