The American Psychiatric Association recently apologized for its in role in “structural racism.”
“Today, the American Psychiatric Association (APA), the oldest national physician association in the country, is taking an important step in addressing racism in psychiatry,” the group said in a January 18 news release. The statement is titled “APA’s Apology to Black, Indigenous and People of Color for Its Support of Structural Racism in Psychiatry.”
“The APA is beginning the process of making amends for both the direct and indirect acts of racism in psychiatry,” the group said.
The board of trustees for the APA apologized to “its members, patients, their families, and the public for enabling discriminatory and prejudicial actions within the APA and racist practices in psychiatric treatment for Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC).”