Diversity and Cultural Humility
To support and assist the membership, which treats a diverse population and is comprised of psychiatrists with diverse identities, the MPS Community Psychiatry & Diversity Coalition advocates for integrating the elements of diversity into the MPS and acts as a liaison to other community organizations with related interests both clinically and academically. The committee recommends the following links as resources for diversity and cultural humility.
Local Resources
Baltimore Transgender Alliance– community for transgender support/resources
Chase Brexton Trans Care and Center for LGBTQ Health Equity
Community Forensic Aftercare Program – contact for questions if patients are out on conditional release
Hearts and Ears – Peer-run behavioral health wellness and recovery center for people in the LGBT community
Intercultural Counseling Connection Refugee Resources
Family Solutions of Maryland Refugee Resources
Spanish Speaking Community of Maryland
Esperanza Center – comprehensive immigrant resource center, including mental health care
Asian American Health Initiative in Montgomery County – extensive mental health resource library, which includes “Untold: Exploring Asian American Experiences”
National Organizations
Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture
World Association of Cultural Psychiatry
Black Psychiatrists of America
Black Psychiatry You Tube page
Association of Women Psychiatrists
AGLP: The Association of LGBTQ+ Psychiatrists
Indo-American Psychiatric Association
Refugee Health Technical Assistance Center
American Psychiatric Association Cultural Competency Page
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Resource Library
Pakistani Psychiatric Association of North America (PAPANA)
Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent of North America (APPNA)
Courses
Think Cultural Health – free online CME for treating diverse populations
Improving Cultural Competency for Behavioral Health Professionals – free e-learning program to develop knowledge and skills related to culturally and linguistically appropriate services
General Resources
McGill University Division of Social and Transcultural Psychiatry
South Asian Americans Leading Together
National Immigration Legal Services Directory