AACAP Congressional Statements

• Christopher Bellonci, M.D. Testifies Before House Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support
• Christopher Bellonci, M.D. Testifies Before House Education and Labor Committee
• AACAP Statement for the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Hearing on Mental Illness and Brain Disease: Dispelling Myths and Promoting Recovery Through Awareness and Treatment*
  June 28, 2006
• Joint Statement from the AACAP and the APA for the Senate Indian Affairs Committee Hearing on Suicide Among American Indian Youth*
  May 17, 2006
• Joint AACAP/APA statement on FDA Drug Approval Process
  March 1, 2005
  Full Text*
  Executive Summary*
• Joint AACAP/APA statement on Pediatric Antidepressant Hearing*
  September 9, 2004
• Children with Mental Illnesses in the Juvenile Justice System*
  July 7, 2004
• Children's Mental Health*
  April 28, 2004
• Psychotropic Medications*
  May 6, 2003
• Pediatric Drug Testing*
  May 8, 2001
• Parity*
  June 11, 2001
• Bullying*
  June 26, 2001
• Teen Suicide*
  March 3, 2004
• Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)*
  April 25, 2002

Regulatory Issues

• Representative Kennedy’s letter to Departments of Labor, Treasury, and HHS
• New Clarification on DEA Prescription Policy
  August 26, 2005
• APA/AACAP Letter to DEA on Multiple Prescriptions Policy*
  March 21, 2005

Information on HIPAA Compliance

• Introduction to AACAP Members
• United States Department of Health and Human Services - Office for Civil Rights - HIPAA
• Georgetown Health Privacy Project - State Privacy Laws
• American Medical Association - How to "HIPAA" - Top 10 Tips
  December 12, 2004
• AMA Plain and Simple HIPAA Compliance Guide
• Protecting Personal Health Information in Research: Understanding the HIPAA Privacy Rule*
• The HIPAA Privacy Rule and Public Health*
  April 11, 2003

Special Reports

• AACAP Monograph: Recommendations for Juvenile Justice Reform*
  October 2005
• Surgeon General's Reports
  • Closing the Gap: A National Blueprint to Improve the Health of Persons with Mental Retardation*
    February 2001
  • Mental Health
  • Children's Mental Health
  • Youth Violence
  • Culture and Diversity
  • Suicide
    1999

Other Resources

• New Research: Juvenile Brains, Behavior and the Law*
• Americal Medical Association House of Delegates Resolution concerning Direct-to-consumer Advertising of Pharmaceutical Products*
• Adjudication of Youths as Adults in the Criminal Justice System Position Statement*
• Improving the Mental Health & Well-being of America's Children Fact Sheet*
  January 29, 2007

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