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In response to last winter’s decision by the Department of Homeland Security to allow immigration enforcement actions in health care settings and other sensitive locations, the Legal Action Center has released a guide substance use disorder (SUD) treatment programs can reference for responding to such actions. The guide “highlights the particular legal and practical issues for programs covered by the federal privacy law for SUD treatment records.”

AAPP is a proud supporter of the national We're Your Pharmacist campaign led by ASHP. Other health care providers rely on your specialized knowledge and expertise to achieve the best patient outcomes. Help to show how far reaching the work of a psychiatric pharmacist is by sharing your unique story. 

AAPP is accepting applications for 4 membership recognition awards. Applications are accepted through October 1. 

The U.S. Government Accountability Office recently released Behavioral Health: Federal Activities to Support Crisis Response Services, reviewing how states use resources from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to enhance the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, provide mobile crisis response units, expand crisis response staff and improve access to services in remote areas. The report is congressionally mandated by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023.