About CCPS
The Central California Psychiatric Society is one of five district branches within California. It encompasses the Central Valley, Sacramento Valley, the Sierras, the North Coast, and California's eastern deserts. It is composed of the counties of Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, and more.
Mission
The Mission of the Central California Psychiatric Society is to meet the professional needs of its members and to promote the quality treatment and prevention of mental illness in Central California by:
Identifying and serving the professional needs of the membership
Representing those needs to the the American Psychiatric Association and supporting there activities;
Provide and publicizing continuing medical education courses;
Educating people with mental illness, their caregivers and providers, and the general population about mental health and mental illness; and
Promoting access to quality psychiatric care.
In performing these functions, members of the Central California Psychiatric Society are mindful of the special features of our region, including its cultural diversity, largely rural character, and the presence of the state capital.
History
The Central California Psychiatric Society is one of five district branches of the California Psychiatric Association. It encompasses the Central Valley, Sacramento Valley, the Sierras, the North Coast, and California's eastern deserts. It is composed of the counties of Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Lassen, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Tulare, Tuolumne, Yolo, and Yuba. It is geographically the largest and most diverse district branch.
Central California Psychiatric Society was incorporated as a District Branch of the American Psychiatric Association in July of 1954. As membership grew over time the council formed 6 regional chapters to represent the large geographical area that the Society covers within California. The chapters that were formed consist of the Shasta Chapter, Sacramento Chapter, Yosemite Chapter, San Joaquin Chapter, Sierra Chapter, Kern Chapter. This allowed the Society to have local chapter meetings to keep APA members updated on current training as well as updates on new national and state legislation.
Voices of CCPS
