Formation | 1953 |
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Type | professional association |
Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
Location | |
Membership | 8,000 |
Official language | English |
2019–present President | Gabrielle "Gaye" Carlson, M.D.[1] |
Website | aacap.org |
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.[2] The Academy is headquartered in Washington, D.C.[3][4] 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.[5]
Established in 1953 as the American Academy of Child Psychiatry (AACP),[6] it became the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) in 1989.[6]