American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit professional association in the United States dedicated to facilitating psychiatric care for children and adolescents. The Academy is headquartered in Washington, D.C. Various levels of membership are available to physicians specialized in child psychiatry or pediatrics, as well as medical students interested in the field, in the United States and abroad.

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Formation1953
Typeprofessional association
HeadquartersWashington, D.C.
Location
  • United States
Membership
8,000
Official language
English
2019–present President
Gabrielle "Gaye" Carlson, M.D.
Websiteaacap.org

Established in 1953 as the American Academy of Child Psychiatry (AACP), it became the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) in 1989.

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