VACP, the Virginia Association of Community Psychiatrists

<BODY TOPMARGIN="0" LEFTMARGIN="0" MARGINWIDTH="0" MARGINHEIGHT="0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <P>The primary function of the VACP is to facilitate communication and cooperation among all community psychiatrists to better provide and guide quality psychiatric care in Virginia. The VACP began at a meeting of psychiatrists in 10/00 from several CSBs and Western State Hospital. At the next meeting in 1/01 the VACP was named and formally launched with officers elected. You are already a "member" of the VACP if you are a psychiatrist that works full-time or part-time in a: * Community Service Board/ Community Mental Health Center * State Hospital or Training Center * University Psychiatry Residenty Program involved with community care * Prison or Jail Work within these settings creates unique needs and challenges. In many ways the VACP is philosophically and conceptually aligned with the American Association of Community Psychiatrists (AACP) and our plan is to work in full cooperation with the Psychiatric Society of Virginia (and therefore with the APA). However we want the VACP to be an inclusive organization in which membership is simply a result of the work affiliation. At our third meeting in 5/01 Phil Hirsh M.D., Medical Director of Central Virginia Community Services, in Lynchburg proposed the following Mission Statement which is shown below. We are accepting revisions and a final version will be voted on at the 9/22/01 meeting. This site is funded by AstraZeneca. Web Design and Web Hosting services provided by A2Z Site Solutions, http://www.a2zsitesolutions.net </P> </BODY>