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Examine the leadership transition of the American Psychiatric Association and its implications for mental health care.

May 24, 2026

Names in the news: New APA president

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Examine the leadership transition of the American Psychiatric Association and its implications for mental health care.
Leadership transition announcement at APA's Annual Meeting
Statements from Mark Rapaport regarding objectives as APA president
Rapaport emphasizes the importance of collaboration among psychiatrists, policymakers, and health advocates.
Plans to reduce stigma and improve access to high-quality psychiatric care.

Abstract

Mark Rapaport, M.D., began his one‐year term as president of the American Psychiatric Association at the close of APA's 2026 Annual Meeting in San Francisco. Rapaport was the founding CEO, emeritus, of the Huntsman Mental Health Institute at the University of Utah and adjunct professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at Stanford. “Achieving true mental health parity will require all of us — psychiatrists, policymakers, health systems, advocates, philanthropists and business leaders — to work from a shared agenda,” he said. “As APA president, I look forward to working with APA members and partners across health care, policy and philanthropy to advance parity, reduce stigma and improve access to high‐quality psychiatric care.”

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