About Us

Purpose

To provide a working body of persons who, by their training, interest, collective experience and research capacity in child and adolescent psychiatry, shall be qualified to study, represent and promote such practices as would contribute to the advancement of all aspects of the mental health of children and adolescents.

Goals

• To constitute a scientific forum representing all the varieties of function within child and adolescent psychiatry (administration, research, training, clinical expertise) for the discussion of subjects related to the emotional needs of children and adolescents.
• To promote the teaching of child and adolescent psychiatry in our state.
• To be concerned with research investigation and evaluation in the field of child and adolescent psychiatry.
• To communicate and collaborate with other professional groups concerned with the health, welfare and education of children and adolescents.
• To provide liaisons with constituted professional, lay and political organizations at local, state and national levels in areas of our concern.
• To be available as authorities in the field of child and adolescent psychiatry to local and state community groups (public and private) concerned with health, we1fare, and educational services for children and adolescents.