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AGPA addresses social issues and legislative policies that we believe affect the mental health of individuals and communities. Please see below for the public statements we have released proclaiming stances rooted in our ethics and values as a professional mental health association.
AGPA Statement in Response to the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) public charge amendments rule...
In concert with the American Psychological Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the U.N....
The American Group Psychotherapy Association is a professional organization dedicated to the field of group...
This policy will be widely publicized on the website and in Meeting materials, including the...
NEW YORK, June 1, 2020— In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and its disproportionate...
GUIDELINES FOR CREATING AFFIRMING AND RESTORATIVE GROUP EXPERIENCES RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE AGPA TASK FORCE FOR...
NEW YORK, March 24, 2021— It is with sorrow, concern and outrage that we express...
February 25, 2022 This week, the attorney general in Texas issued a legal opinion characterizing...
May 17, 2022 The American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA) is a professional organization dedicated to...
June 27, 2022 On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court overturned the landmark decision in Roe...
October 24, 2023 In response to the terrorist attacks and atrocities committed by Hamas in...
The American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA) leadership recognizes that systemic forces in our socio-cultural and...
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