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Meetings of the American Psychiatric Association
Here is how to find information about upcoming major meetings of the American Psychiatric Association. MindFreedom calls for nonviolent protest until and unless the APA engages in constructive dialogue about human rights, alternatives and the "power imbalance" in the mental health system today. [updated 22 Dec. 2010]
The American Psychiatric Association holds a wide variety of meetings.
At bottom find a schedule for APA's major meetings.
MindFreedom International has helped organize a number of nonviolent protests outside of these meetings, pointing out the APA's immense and unfair power in the mental health industry, its unwillingness to engage in true open dialogue with mental health consumers/psychiatric survivors, the undue influence of the pharmaceutical industry in the APA, and more.
MindFreedom encourages peaceful, civil protests everywhere the APA appears, until and unless the APA engages in true constructive dialogue, and takes a position against the severe human rights violations the APA has promoted, including forced electroshock and forced drugging.
(Shown on right, MFI President Celia Brown speaking at peaceful protest by MindFreedom International and other sponsors, of APA in San Francisco.)
The two main annual meetings of the American Psychiatric Association are in May and October.
The Spring Annual Meeting is the largest. The Fall annual meeting is a bit smaller.
You can find out the latest meetings by use the Google search engine to search for:
American Psychiatric Association meetings
... Then find the link to 'future meetings' Here's the list as of December 2010:
APA Annual Meetings
- 2011 164th May 14-18 Honolulu, HI
- 2012 165th May 5-9 Philadelphia, PA
- 2013 166th May 18-22 San Francisco, CA
APA Institute on Psychiatric Services
- 2011 October 27-30 San Francisco, CA
- 2012 October 4-7 New York, NY
- 2013 October 10-13 Philadelphia, PA
- 2014 October 30-November 2 San Francisco, CA
- 2015 October 8-11 New York, NY
Note: This list changes as more dates are added. You can turn to the source of these dates on the APA web site here. If you can't find that page, then you can do a Google search for: American Psychiatric Association Future Annual Meeting Dates.
